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http://agathe.gr/guide/stoa_of_zeus_eleutherios.html Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios Lying just south of the railroad tracks, along the west side, are the remains of the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios (Freedom) (Figs. 8, 9). This cult of Zeus was established after the ... (Freedom) (Figs. 8, 9). This cult ... of Greece. Figure 8. Plan ... Euphranor, a famous 4 |
http://agathe.gr/guide/metroon.html Metroon (Archives) The Metroon served two functions; it was both a sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods and the archive building of the city, a repository of official records (Fig. 19). The present remains ... mid-2nd century B.C. and ... the late 2nd century B.C.; ... 4th century B.C.; one of |
http://agathe.gr/guide/history_of_the_agora.html History of the Agora The excavations of the Athenian Agora have uncovered about thirty acres on the sloping ground northwest of the Acropolis (Fig. 3). Material of all periods from the Late Neolithic to ... the Twelve Gods [2]) were ... later Metroon [8], the ... 5th and 4th centuries to |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/solon_the_lawgiver.html Solon the Lawgiver By the early 6th century B.C. social tensions in Athens had become acute, pitting the poorer citizens against rich and powerful landowners. Many citizens were reduced to the status of ... (Plutarch, Life of Solon 18.4 ... ornament. 2. The hippeis ... 8th century B.C. H.: 0.16 |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_popular_courts.html The Popular Courts The popular courts, with juries of no fewer than 201 jurors and as many as 2,500, heard a variety of cases. The courts also had an important constitutional role in wielding ultimate ... and as many as 2,500, heard ... laws. (Life of Solon 18.2 ... ridiculed by the 4th century B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_navy.html The Athenian Navy With thousands of kilometers of coastline and hundreds of islands, the Greek world was likely to be dominated only by a naval power. A generation after the establishment of democracy ... Constitution of the Athenians 1.1-2 ... 4th centuries B.C. The ship ... Athenian vases from the 8th to |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/sources_and_documents.html Sources and Documents Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian democracy comes from a variety of sources. Most useful, perhaps, are the ancient literary texts that survive, many of which ... styluses, 2nd-1st century B.C ... in the 2nd century B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_prytaneis.html The Prytaneis (Executive Committee) The senators administered their meetings themselves. Each tribal contingent in the Boule served in rotation for a period of 35 or 36 days as the Prytaneis, or Executive ... an inner radius of 8 ... about 470-460 B.C. 9.2 ... showing a banquet, 4th century |
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