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[Agora Object] I 4008: Dedication Fragments

Inscribed fragments. Dedication by the "επιλεκτοι" of the tribe Demetrias. Fragment ΗΗ 215 a), inscribed face and part of the bottom is preserved, the bottom picked, with a dressed edge at the front. One ... 3rd. century B.C ... (fragment d, line 2) 0.008; W. a)

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[Agora Deposit] J 1:11: Mycenaean Chamber Tomb

Brian Martens ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. At this point the full western extent of the chamber has not been located because of ... LHIIIA ... still-standing Wall P. the stomion and ... Cf. Hesperia 87 (2018), p. ... about 3x2.25 m. The ceiling

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

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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 ... 16.1-2) Aristotle has further ... no trouble during his rule ... 16.7-9) That Peisistratid rule

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[Agora Deposit] K 3:2: Byzantine Layer with Complete Pots

James Artz Pirisino Daniele Kylindreas Miltiades ... Excavation in Room 3 of ΒΘ West revealed 5 ceramic vessels in a row against the eastern face of Wall 12. 3 complete vessels (ΒΘ 122, 124, and 125) were catalogued, along with the base of a plain glazed ... 9th-11th c. A.D ... report (ΒΘ West, p. 11) ... uniform in consistency, and no ... assigned to Deposit K 3:2 during

[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 ... Athens, 1939–1980 [1984], p. ... Picturebook 26 [2006], p. 53) ... Archaeology Magazine (vol. 1, no.

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Picture Books

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Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... 0876616341Picture Book: 2 Named after its ... Pantainos seem familiar: “No book ... Author: Kleiner, F.

[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 ... 978-0-87661-202-6Volume: 2 Of the 55,492 coins ... 16th centuries A.D. were ... 2nd centuries B.C. These