[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Boundary Stones and House of Simon the Cobbler

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Boundary Stones and House of Simon the Cobbler Inscribed marble posts were used to mark the entrances to the Agora wherever a street led into the open square. Two have been found in situ, inscribed with ... around 500 B.C. (Figs. 23 ... Figure 23. Agora boundary ... Tholos, ca. 500 B.C. Figure 24.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: South Stoa I

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South Stoa I Measuring some 80 meters long, South Stoa I takes up much of the south side; its eastern end is the better preserved (Figs. 31, 32). It had a double colonnade, with sixteen rooms behind. It ... 430–420 B.C. and economies ... 2nd century B.C. to make ... ca. 430–420 B.C. Figure 32.

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Excavations

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The Excavations Excavations in the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens commenced in 1931 under the supervision of T. Leslie Shear. The systematic excavation of this important ... Homer A. Thompson, Eugene ... Dorothy Burr (Thompson ... Gladys Baker, Homer Thompson

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Staff

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The Archaeologists The First Generation The Agora Excavations staff and work force, 1933. Archaeologists, staff, foremen, and workmen gathered under the Hephaisteion for a group photograph. The staff of ... Dorothy Burr [Thompson ... Spector, Homer Thompson ... Thompson, director of the Agora

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Boule

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The Boule (The Senate) The Athenian legislature also included a deliberative body known as the Boule. It was made up of 500 members -- 50 from each of the 10 tribes -- who were chosen by lot and served ... about SOO B.C. Model by ... building (23.30 m. X 23.80 m.), ... B.C. and had simple wooden

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

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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 ... from 1600 to 1100 B.C. These ... B.C.) and over 80 graves, ... democracy in 508/7 B.C. led to

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Judiciary and Lawcourts

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Judiciary and Lawcourts The lawcourts of Athens, a city notorious throughout Greece for the litigiousness of her citizens, were both numerous and large. Several of these lawcourts were in the immediate ... (23), which in the fourth ... the fifth century. 23 ... Agora, ca. 300 B.C. In one of

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Altar of Zeus and Statue of Hadrian

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The Altar of Zeus The Agora Excavations began with the aim of revealing the monuments and history of the ancient Agora. Of course, every artifact or feature that was exposed held importance, but when something ... 503–504; July 23, 1931. On July 23, 1931, the excavator ... century B.C. and later