[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Democracy from the Past to the Future

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Democracy from the Past to the Future Searching for models for the new government they were creating, America's Founding Fathers studied both the democracy of Athens and the republic of Rome, but they ... Athens and the republic of ... Athens was too easily ruled by ... continuity. He claims that Athens

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Democracy

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Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. Perikles, Aischylos, Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, and Praxiteles represent just a few of the statesmen and philosophers, ... Athens saw the rise of an ... when Athens numbered among ... practice of democracy in Athens

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Introduction

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Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. Perikles, Aeschylus, Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, Thucydides, and Praxiteles represent just a few of the statesmen ... Athens saw the rise of an ... Athens was the foremost ... waned, Athens remained the

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Administration and Bureaucracy

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Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... Bureaucracy The economy of Athens ... in Athens as well as at ... Athens, Agora Museum B 495,

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Aristocracy

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The Athenian Aristocracy Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. Silver deposits south ... Athens was prosperous ... south of Athens, quarries of ... Athens. Social prestige and

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Law Against Tyranny

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Law Against Tyranny In the fourth century B.C. the Athenians were faced with the dangerous possibility of tyranny. Although the Macedonian king had guaranteed Athenian democracy in the peace following ... Demos (the people of Athens ... Athens, whoever kills him who ... democracy in Athens has been

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Marble Stele

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Law Against Tyranny In 338 B.C. Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander defeated the Athenians and other Greek states in a battle at Chaironeia in central Greece. In the following year (337/6 B.C.) ... Athens. Stele with a relief ... Demos (the people of Athens), ca. 337 B.C. Athens, Agora

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Altar of the Twelve Gods

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Altar of the Twelve Gods Near the middle of the open square, somewhat to the north, lay the Altar of the Twelve Gods (Fig. 7), today largely hidden under the Athens–Piraeus railway (1891). A corner of ... Athens–Piraeus railway (1891). A ... Athens–Piraeus railway. The altar was ... Gods in Athens to Olympia.