[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 ... period of one year. The Boule ... The Boule (The Senate) The Athenian legislature

[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 ... Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Ekklesia

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The Ekklesia (Citizens' Assembly) All Athenian citizens had the right to attend and vote in the Ekklesia, a full popular assembly which met about every 10 days. All decrees (psephismata) were ratified ... The Ekklesia (Citizens' ... had the right to attend and vote in the Ekklesia, a full

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Jury

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The Jury The jurors for each trial were chosen from a large body of citizens available for jury duty for the period of one year. At the beginning of the year, each juror was given a bronze pinakion, a ... available for jury duty for the period of one year. At the ... The Jury The jurors for

[Agora Coin] N 79366: Coin of Athens, AE

Very worn both sides; details partially illegible. Obv.: Helmeted head of Athena, r.; border of dots. Rev.: ΑΘΕ; Athena advancing r., armed with spear and aegis; in front, an owl; the whole in a wreath ... Augustan Period ... Augustan Period

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Aristocracy

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The Athenian Aristocracy Before democracy, from the 8th to the 6th century B.C., Athens was prosperous economically but no more significant than many other city-states in Greece. Silver deposits south ... Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Aristocracy

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[Agora Notebook Page] ΜΜ-7-51 (pp. 1290-1291)

The Augustan Street. Stoa Poikile ... ΜΜ-7 1290, 1291 ... The Augustan Street

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[Agora Report] 1939 ΜΜ: Section ΜΜ Season of 1939

Homer A. Thompson ... Section Μ was to be refilled this year and supplementary explorations took place to resolve some remaining obscurities. The most significant discovery was a road running northwest-southeast, probably the ... 20 Feb-8 Apr 1939 ... wider road in the Augustan ... This report has three parts: The Augustan Street; Note on Early East-West ... obscurities. The most significant