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[Agora Monument] Altar of Ares

Altar, Religious Unknown Unknown Poor, cutting only ... 5th B.C. 1st A.D ... Altar, Religious

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[Agora Monument] Altar of Zeus Agoraios

Altar, Religious Unknown Pentelic Marble Fair, several blocks preserved ... 4th B.C ... Altar, Religious

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[Agora Monument] Altar of the Twelve Gods

Religious Peisistratos the Younger Limestone Fair, foundations and sill and paving preserved ... 550-500 B.C ... Altar of the Twelve Gods ... Altar of the Twelve Gods

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[Agora Monument] Altar and Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania

Religious, Altar Unknown Island Marble, Limestone Interior Fair, half of superstructure minus cap stones ... Late 6th B.C ... Site | By Area | North | Sanctuary of Aphrodite Ourania

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

http://agathe.gr/overview/the_altar_of_zeus_and_statue_of_hadrian.html

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 ... The Altar of Zeus The ... block (A 404) of the Altar of ... Altar of Zeus Agoraios, an

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

http://agathe.gr/guide/altar_of_the_twelve_gods.html

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 ... AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Altar of the Twelve Gods

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[Agora Monument] Sanctuary of the People and Graces

Temple, Sanctuary, Altar Unknown Marble Sanctuary poor condition, destroyed. Altar good condition, preserved in National Museum ... Hellenistic ... Site | By Area | West | Kolonos Agoraios | Area around the Temple of Hephaistos

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[Agora Monument] Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria

Temple, Religious Unknown Limestone, Conglomerate Poor, foundations only ... 4th B.C ... Site | By Area | West | Temple of Zeus and Athena | Altar of Zeus Phratrios and

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[Agora Report] 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest: A Portrait of an Imperial Priest

John McK. Camp II ... A Roman portrait head was found on the north slopes of the Acropolis. The crown on his head indicate that the man was a priest of the imperial cult. Imperial worship in Athens is attested as early as the ... 19-20 Jun 2002 ... 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

http://agathe.gr/democracy/tyranny.html

Tyranny As happened in many other Greek states, a tyrant arose in Athens in the 6th century B.C. His name was Peisistratos, and after several unsuccessful attempts he seized power in 546 B.C. and ruled ... Altar of the Twelve Gods ... tyranny, dedicated the Altar of ... remain of the altar itself,

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 257, p. 247

Academy. Alphitopolis. Altars. Achaians. Acharnai. Altar of Aidos. Achilles. Altar of Aphrodite Hegemone. Acropolis. Altar of Apollo Patroos. Altar of Apollo Pythios. Altar of Apollo under several titles ... Agora 3 247 ... Altar of Horme ... Altar of Aidos ... Altar of Aphrodite Hegemone

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: State Religion

http://agathe.gr/democracy/state_religion.html

State Religion: The Archon Basileus There was no attempt in Classical Athens to separate church and state. Altars and shrines were intermingled with the public areas and buildings of the city. A single ... Altars and shrines were ... and buildings of the city ... of impiety and when a man

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Boule

http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_boule.html

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 ... Birth of Democracy: The Boule

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[Agora Object] A 3373: Altar Fragment

Broken above and on one side. Some of the top surface is preserved; bolsters missing at either end. Molding at bottom. From Sanctuary of Artemis Aristoboule. Poros. Inventory number erased. Not found 2016 ... June 1958, 1963 ... Architecture | Altars

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[Agora Object] I 3706: Altar

Inscribed altar. Both sides and bottom preserved and part of top. It has the rolled edge preserved on the left side. On the right the top of the stone has been cut off. The face and sides show pick marks ... Second half of 4th. century B.C ... On Site-In front of the Temple of Zeus Phratrios

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

http://agathe.gr/guide/history_of_the_agora.html

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 ... AgoraPicBk 16 2003: History of the Agora

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[Agora Object] A 774: Altar

Badly chipped and part of volutes missing. Poros. ADDENDA Note traces of white wash or stucco on molding at one of narrow ends. Finished Built into Wall F (Byzantine); fragments of volutes found built ... 29 May 1937 ... Altar

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[Agora Object] A 775: Altar

Volutes missing and a large part of one of the upper ends; much battered. Poros. Finished Built into north wall of Building A (Byzantine). Leica PD 2348 ... May 29 1937 ... Architecture | Altars

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[Agora Object] I 1797: Altar

Inscribed altar of Zeus. Broken at top and base moulding much chipped. The bottom reused as a threshold. The right side batters more than the left. Two lines of the inscription preserved; the upper chipped ... 12 April 1934 ... Altar

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[Agora Report Page] 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest, s. 8

A.D. Nock, HSCP 41, 1930, pp. 1-62. Bibliography. Babritsas, A., Χρυσῆ Προτομή ἐκ Διδυμοτείχου, AAA, 1, 1968, pp. 194-197. Benjamin, A.S., The Altars of Hadrian in Athens and Hadrian's Panhellenic Program, ... 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest ... 2002 A Portrait of an Imperial Priest

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[Agora Object] I 3794: Altar

Small inscribed altar. Broken at bottom; rough finished surface of depression in top preserved, but edges of top broken, on all sides. Boukranion in relief on front and back surfaces; sheaves of wheat ... 18 March 1936 ... Altar

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[Agora Object] I 5960: Altar

Inscribed altar of Zeus Hypsistos; votive offering (?). A columnar type altar with plain projecting moulding at top. In upper surface a circular depression. Inscribed on column just below moulding. Hymettian ... 2nd.-3rd. centuries A.D ... Altar

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[Agora Object] I 6709: Altar

Altar of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria. Four vertical slabs which once formed the sides of the altar. Lower moulding a cyma reversa, upper moulding an ovolo. Hymettian marble. Catalogued 30 March ... 1937 ... Altar of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria. Four ... the sides of the altar ... Found in excavation of Sanctuary on Athenas Street.

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[Agora Object] S 2525: Altar

Battered and broken off at top. Round altar, which sits on plinth with two fasciae, the upper one recessed 0.042m. Moldings on altar, from bottom, are two fasciae, the upper one recessed 0.045m., and ... 7 June 1973 ... altar) 0.10, (upper fascia of ... (lower part of altar) 1.20, ... P.H. (altar) 0.69; H.

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[Agora Object] I 5516: Altar Fragment

Inscribed fragment. From the upper left hand corner of an altar with a boukranion or ram's head at the corner, garlands on the two adjoining faces. Two lines of the inscription preserved, with one letter ... 10 June 1938 ... of an altar with a ... adjoining faces. Two lines of the ... letter and parts of two

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[Agora Object] A 2829: Altar Fragments

a) Fragment from lower corner of altar similar to A 2827 an A 2828. b) Fragment from lower corner. c) Fragment of molding. Moldings well preserved. Traces of thin white stucco or wash. Poros. Area of Circular ... 11 June 1959 ... Altar Fragments

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[Agora Object] A 2828: Altar

One corner broken; moldings and one bolster damaged. Trimmed off diagonally at one end for some later reuse. Full length seems preserved. Bolster at this end missing. Traces of thin whitewash on sides ... 11 June 1959 ... missing. Traces of thin ... Area of Circular Building.

[Agora Object] T 3072: Altar Fragment

Corner of stepped base only preserved; inside bevelled below. Groove at outer edge of steps. Traces of solid dark red glaze preserved. Pink clay with dark buff core; remains of light buff surfacing. Northeast ... 29 May 1951 ... Corner of stepped base ... edge of steps. Traces of ... buff core; remains of light

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[Agora Object] A 403: Altar Side Block

Preserved at the right end and broken at the left; much battered; broken also above. Along both preserved faces a series of base and crown moldings, comprising, from bottom to top, guilloche, Lesbian leaf, ... 1931 ... Architecture | Altars

[Agora Object] T 919: Altar

Top, bottom, one face and parts of two others preserved. Finished with heavy mouldings top and bottom; in the top surface, a small circular depression. Coarse pink clay with buff slip. Built into wall ... 10 June 1935 ... Altar

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[Agora Object] A 2827: Altar

One corner missing; projecting molding mostly broken off. Poros. Finished Lying as left after earlier excavations east of Hypapanti Church. 251 Leica ... April 1959 ... Lying as left after earlier excavations east of Hypapanti Church.

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[Agora Object] T 3675: Altar Fragments

Two non-joining fragments, but fragment b) made up of joining ones. Fragment a), top of altar ornamented with scrolls, rosettes, acroterion and dentils of "Tarentine" altar type. Fragment b), relief on ... 1962 ... Altar Fragments

[Agora Object] I 6627: Altar Fragment

Small inscribed fragment of altar to Serapis. About half of a small cylindrical altar, preserved to its full height. A heavy moulding at top and bottom. In top surface a shallow depression roughly dressed ... 23 June 1953 ... Altar Fragment

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[Agora Object] I 4039: Altar

Inscribed marble altar. Complete but battered. A small altar cut from a reused block. Right side smooth from original use, with traces of a moulding hacked away from its front edge by the reusers. Front ... 24 April 1936 ... Altar

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[Agora Object] A 1199: Altar Fragments

a) Fragment with part of a columnar surface (side or top) with projecting rough-picked fascia (as if of semi-attached column) at side, and smooth finished front surface with two sharp cut grooves, forming ... 26 August 1946 ... a) Fragment with part of ... rough-picked fascia (as if of ... traces of red in incised

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[Agora Object] A 3774: Altar Fragments

a) Full height of block preserved with top of finial mended on. Broken away at left. Surfaces for joining at right and bottom. Cyma reversa crown pediment. Incised lines on vertical face of raking geison ... 23 September 1969 ... Fragments of Early Altar in ... a) Full height of block preserved with top of finial

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[Agora Object] I 3781: Altar Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Broken at bottom only; badly chipped and burned. At top a heavy moulding on all four sides; apparently a small altar. Three lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Found ... 19 March 1936 ... Altar Fragment

[Agora Object] T 2284: Altar Fragment

Fragment from lower corner of a large altar, with base mouldings, parts of two sides, and plain inside surfaces. Base mouldings: cyma, with leaf pattern in relief. Traces of relief decoration preserved ... 31 May 1946 ... corner of a large altar, with base mouldings, parts of two ... Traces of relief decoration

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[Agora Object] I 7047: Altar Fragment

Inscribed slab. Fragment preserves upper right corner of slab of altar (?) or perhaps, less likely, an horos stone. Broken on bottom and left side; face smoothed with toothed chisel; right edge top and ... August 1968 ... Altar Fragment

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[Agora Object] A 1198: Altar Fragments

Crowning moldings, hawk's beak with front, joint surface with anathyrosis at left, and concave top surface preserved. Soft yellow poros with thin layer of fine stucco on surface; traces of red paint on ... 26 August 1946 ... Altar of Twelve Gods. Cf. A ... thin layer of fine stucco on surface; traces of red paint on ... Packing for floor of Peribolos.