[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Southeast Fountain House

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Southeast Fountain House The slight traces just south of the Church of the Holy Apostles have been identified as the remains of an early fountain house (Figs. 33, 34). The identification is based on a ... people. In the 2nd century A.D. Pausanias identified this ... 6th century B.C. by the

[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 ... Pausanias, are unclear. Figure 19 ... the late 2nd century B.C.;

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios

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Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios Lying just south of the railroad tracks, along the west side, are the remains of the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios (Freedom) (Figs. 8, 9). This cult of Zeus was established after the ... of Greece. Figure 8. Plan ... (Freedom) (Figs. 8, 9). This cult ... According to Pausanias it was

[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 ... middle of the 6th century, and ... the Twelve Gods [2]) were ... later Metroon [8], the

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: State Religion

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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 ... Basileos) in the late 6th century ... building. The 2nd-century A.D. traveler Pausanias identified

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Hephaisteion

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Hephaisteion Overlooking the Agora from the hill to the west (Kolonos Agoraios), is the Hephaisteion, the best preserved example of a Doric temple in mainland Greece (Fig. 12). It was dedicated jointly ... Pausanias, disappeared long ago.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Solon the Lawgiver

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Solon the Lawgiver By the early 6th century B.C. social tensions in Athens had become acute, pitting the poorer citizens against rich and powerful landowners. Many citizens were reduced to the status of ... ornament. 2. The hippeis ... the early 6th century B.C ... 8th century B.C. H.: 0.16

[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 ... Pausanias. JSTOR | Search for ... 978-0-87661-206-4Volume: 6 The volume contains a