[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Practice of Ostracism

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Ostracism Soon after their victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of any rising tyrant ... 0.11 m. Athens, Agora Museum ... have produced over 11 ... Megakles (14.1), may have had a

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... 11th-century church that stands at ... 0876616112Picture Book: 11 Preserved ... 0876616333Picture Book: 14 “Return the

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, ... 978-0-87661-211-7Volume: 11 Over 170 catalogued ... 978-0-87661-214-9Volume: 14 The subtitle, The