[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Mint

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Mint Just east of the fountain house lie the miserable remains of a large square building with several rooms; the northern half lies under the Church of the Holy Apostles and the Southeast Temple (Early ... (Early Roman) (Figs. 36, 37; ... Originally built in ca. 400 B.C ... B.C. as the mint for bronze

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Southwest Fountain House

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Southwest Fountain House Closer to the agora proper a row of five public buildings lined the south side of the square in the Classical period (Fig. 29, 36). They comprise several important monuments, though ... period (Fig. 29, 36). They ... Figure 36. South side of the Agora, ca. 400 B.C. The

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Standard Weights and Measures

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Standard Weights and Measures The Controllers of Measures (Metronomoi) have also left us many samples of their work. One set of bronze weights (34), inscribed as standard weights of the Athenians, are ... B.C. 35. Countermarked lead weight, fourth century B.C. A ... little jug (36) holds one

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Sokrates

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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 ... 5th century B.C. was ... Sth century B.C. D.: ... century B.C. L. of shafts:

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Metroon

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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

[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 ... 36 days as the Prytaneis, ... B.C. Model by Petros ... about 470-460 B.C. 9.2

[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 ... half of the 1st century B.C ... 7th century B.C. to the 1st ... the 1st century B.C. to the

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Photography

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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 ... Total height preserved: 1.36