[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

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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 ... H.: 0. 077 m. Athens, Agora ... (jug). H.: 0.133m. Athens, ... showing a banquet, 4th century

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Solon the Lawgiver

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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 ... century B.C. H.: 0.253 m ... 8th century B.C. H.: 0.16

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: History of the Excavations

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History of the Excavations Some of the Agora monuments have never been fully buried and were explored by the Archaeological Society starting in the 19th century: the Stoa of Attalos (1859–1862, 1874, and ... Samuel H. Kress Foundation

[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 ... H.: 0. 09 m. Athens, Agora ... about 1/4 pint. Clay public measure, second half of the 4

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Women

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The Unenfranchised I - Women Numerous people resident in Athens and Attica had little part in the political life of the state. Most glaring by modern standards was the exclusion of women, although a similar ... B.C. H.: 0.055 m. Athens, ... about 460 B.C. H.: O.O57 m ... 34.3-4),

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Army

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The Athenian Army From the very beginning, the Athenians were compelled to fight for their new democracy. Their dramatic victories over the Boiotians and Chalkidians in 506 B.C. led many to attribute Athenian ... H.: 0.12 7 m. Athens, Agora ... Roundabout Painter. H.: 0.138 m ... records, 4th century B.C. L.:

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Theater

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Theater Western drama was an Athenian invention which developed late in the 6th century B.C. out of the festivals celebrated in honor of the god Dionysos. Originally held in the Agora, the plays were soon ... terracottas date to the 4th century ... during the 4th century. The ... about 250 B.C. H.: 0.27 m.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Political Organization of Attica

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Political Organization of Attica: Demes and Tribal Representation Each tribe was divided into three parts, and each third (trittys) was from one of the three regions of Attica, plain, coast, or hills ... representatives (4% of the citizens of ... tokens, 450-425 B.C. H.: 0. 03 ... red-painted letters, 222/1 B.C. H