[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 ... H.: 0.26 m. Athens, Agora ... gold earrings. L.: 0.065 m ... burial of the mid-9th century

[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 ... about 470-460 B.C. 9 ... H.: 0. 077 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 5117. 9.3 Small olpe

[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 ... "granaries" on the lid, mid-9th century B.C. H.: 0.253 m ... m. Athens, Agora Museum P

[Agora Webpage] Overview: Photography

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Photography A photograph made using the traditional silver halide process is a visual record largely unaltered by the photographer. It is this quality of capturing a mirrored image of the scene that lends ... p.m. The photograph above ... m” (Nb. Ε I, p. 140; June ... June 4, 1931, 11 a.m.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Army

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The Athenian Army From the very beginning, the Athenians were compelled to fight for their new democracy. Their dramatic victories over the Boiotians and Chalkidians in 506 B.C. led many to attribute Athenian ... B.C. D.: 0. 02 9-0.034 m ... H.: 0.12 7 m. Athens, Agora ... Roundabout Painter. H.: 0.138 m

[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 ... 16.7-9) That Peisistratid rule ... 425 B.C. H.: 0.15 m. W.: 0.195 m. Athens, Agora Museum

[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 ... 978-0-87661-201-9Volume: 1 Presented in ... M.Publication Date: 1954ISBN: ... B.C. Author: Brann, E. T.

[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 ... B.C. L.: 0.102 m. Athens, ... 0.015-0.023 m. Athens, Agora Museum