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http://agathe.gr/democracy/administration_and_bureaucracy.html 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 ... Stater. 0. 063 m. X 0.064 m.; quarter: 0.039 m. X 0.039 m.; sixth: 0.033 m. X 0.034 m |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/practice_of_ostracism.html 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 ... 0.073 m. Athens, Agora Museum ... 0.07 m. Athens, Agora Museum |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/sokrates.html Sokrates The philosopher Sokrates was one of many Athenians critical of the people and their control over affairs of state. His probing public debates with fellow citizens led to his trial for impiety ... Shoemakers"' (2 ... 0.015-0.025 m. Athens, Agora Museum ... 0.015 m. Athens, Agora Museum |
http://agathe.gr/overview/photography.html Photography A photograph made using the traditional silver halide process is a visual record largely unaltered by the photographer. It is this quality of capturing a mirrored image of the scene that lends ... p.m. The photograph above ... 33). “In 5/A at -2.50 was ... m” (Nb. Ε I, p. 140; June |
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 ... century B.C. H.: 0.253 m ... ornament. 2. The hippeis ... m. Athens, Agora Museum P |
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 ... about 470-460 B.C. 9.2 ... H.: 0. 077 m. Athens, Agora ... (jug). H.: 0.133m. Athens, |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/theater.html 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 ... Athenians 2.18) Terracotta mask ... about 250 B.C. H.: 0.27 m ... of the Royal Stoa (19.2 |
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 ... square in plan (38.75 m. on |
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