[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 ... Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Administration and Bureaucracy

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Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... the name of the weight but ... Bureaucracy The economy of Athens ... boards of officials in charge

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

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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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[Corinth Object] KV 1352: MINIATURE PLATE, CONVENT. STYLE

Miniature plate with outturned flaring rim. Conventionalizing style. Black band along interior rim, red in center. Very pale brown clay. Complete or intact. Intact; worn paint, chip of rim missing. C22 ... KV-176 (previous number, duplicate entry).

[Agora Coin] N 7662

Apameia ... Coin no. 21. Surface. Head of Zeus r., laureate. [Aπ]AME at r. of Cult statue of Artemis Anaitis; [magistrate's name] at l. 427 ... Ca. 133-48 B.C ... BMC Phrygia, nos. 33-36, 40-42, 48, 61 etc.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 260, p. 250

Cooks. Dionysios, tilemaker. T. Coponius Maximus. Dionysios II of Syracuse. Copy clerk. Dionysos. Corinth. Council. Croesus. Dioskorion, at Pherai. Curse tablets. Dioskouroi. Customs duty. Dioteimos, archon ... Agora 3 250 ... Duplication of names of shrines etc ... Dionysios II of Syracuse ... Demetrios of Magnesia

[Agora Object] SS 8596: Stamped Amphora Handle: Knidian

Circular stamp; boukranion. Same stamp as SS 8595 (ΓΓ 149) and SS 8599 (ΓΓ 153). Par: SS 08595, SS 08599* Rdg: shows duplicated lets in ep's name (VG)* Pit; soft fill; top of well. [ Ἐπὶ] Εὐφραγόρ(αγορα) ... 29 April 1939 ... Par: SS 08595, SS 08599* Rdg: shows duplicated lets in ep's name (VG)* ... Pit; soft fill; top of well.

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[Agora Image] 2009.22.0075

Section ΒΘ East, end of season. Areas I, II, III, and IV are marked by their respective Roman numerals; Byzantine Walls 1, 2, and 4 are marked by their respective wall numbers. DUPLICATE ... Craig Mauzy ... Raw files etc in Unworked - Projects - 2009 Excavation. north Horizontal (normal) ... 4 Aug 2009 ... Raw files etc in Unworked - Projects - 2009 Excavation.

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[Corinth Object] KP 1403: INSCRIBED BOWL

Corinthian echinus cup with torus ring foot, convex body with rounded vertical lip. Graffito on undersurface incised through black slip, showing fabric underneath. Black exterior and interior. graffito ... 3rd quart. 4th c. (Corinth 15.3) ... graffito. AI (alpha iota). Possibly abbreviation of the owner's name ... Fragment. 1 frgt. of vessel preserving foot and part of the wall to the rim ... Potters' Quarter: Double Stele Shrine.

[Corinth Object] KV 591: MINIATURE CLOSED SHAPE

Miniature globular closed shape. Concave on both sides. Small knob on top. Small round horiz. Loop handle attached on side. Minor flat base. Larger than other forms in context (KV-594, etc.) Brownish-red ... (KV-594, etc.) ... Brownish-red top, black band along center of body and handle. Brownish-red ... Potters' Quarter. Stelai shrine A.

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[Agora Publication] Graffiti and Dipinti

Lang, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Over 3,000 informal inscriptions scratched or painted on pottery, lamps, or other clay fragments have been found in the excavations of the Athenian Agora. In this volume, 859 of these graffiti and dipinti ... 1976 ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: The Council and Magistrates

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The Council and the Magistrates Like selection for military service, allotment to the Council was organized according to the division by tribes; 50 members from each tribe acted as a unit in the Council ... name of an office) on the ... the shrine of the Mother of ... (prytany) of the Council for one

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[Corinth Coin] 1981 40: Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1143 - AD 1180)

Uncertain Greek ... Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B, Manuel I ... AE OGE VP(in ligature) - GI[OW] ƒEOPƒIOS Bust of St. George, beardless and nimabte, wearing tunic, breastplate, and sagion; holds in r. hand spear, and in l. shield St George bust nimb w spear & shield ... AD 1143 - AD 1180 ... Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half Tetarteron of Manuel I, 1143-1180 – Type B, Uncertain ... Byzantine Copper/Bronze Half-Tetarteron of Manuel I, Uncertain Greek Mint (AD 1143 - AD

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[Corinth Object] KP 545: PROFILED TREFOIL OINOCHOE, CONVENTIONALIZING STYLE

Small-scale trefoil oinochoe of "profiled" type with disk foot, concave undersurface. Squat inverted concave body, with sharply sloping shoulder. Sharp, narrow concave neck with flange flaring to flaring ... 3rd or 4th quarter 5th c. BCE ... Small-scale trefoil oinochoe of "profiled" type with disk foot, concave ... Complete or intact. Intact vessel. Preserved handle, body, foot, etc. Brown ... Potters' Quarter. Stelai shrine A.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Citizenship Tribes and Demes

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Citizenship: Tribes and Demes Every male Athenian, above and beyond the regular universal military training for service in the citizen army, was subject to universal political service. Besides being a ... Superintendents, etc. Even many of the ... a member of the Assembly, ... of the Council (Boule) of

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[Agora Object] P 14431: Bowl with Lead Seal Attached

Several pieces, including chunks from sides and rim, missing. Flat bottom; straight sides; flat-topped projecting rim. Orange-buff clay. Light slip. Surface much worn. On side wall, just below rim, a ... 9-12 February 1937 ... a duplicate of either of ... exact duplicate of either of ... giving the names to each of

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2009 by Dan Leon, Ben Sullivan (2009-04-23 to 2009-04-24): Rooms S of South Courtyard

EXCAVATION SUMMARY We, Ben Sullivan and Dan Leon, began excavation north of Nezi Field in the area previously excavated in the 1960s under the direction of H.S. Robinson, in the area immediately to the ... Rooms S of South Courtyard

[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 ... the name of Athens cannot ... With thousands of names from ... index of persons named in the

[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 ... of these are named, most ... suit of a woman named ... commercial and political center of

[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 1234: Upper Dump Fill of cut 1245

Deposit 1107 1234 0 Lot 2013-026 Soil color, mixed: red, black. Among inclusions were pebbles, gravel (large and small), fragments of tile, pottery (fine and coarse), bone, shell, iron slag, large stones ... late 11th-1/2 12th century (contimated from Frankish pit) ... small), fragments of tile, ... eastern edge of 1234, we left a ... distinct deposit of reddish

[Corinth Report] South Stoa east 2016 by An Jiang and Catharine Judson (2016-04-05 to 2016-04-21): South Stoa Shop I Rear

An Jiang, Catharine Judson 2016 Corinth Session I South Stoa Excavation, Shop 1 Rear Coordinates: N: 1092.3, S: 1084.7, E: 355.9, W: 349.6 Excavation Dates: April 5-21, 2016 Introduction This is ... report of the first session of ... for every context of the ... of excavation was bounded

[Corinth Basket] Nezi Field, context 1238: 2nd dump fill-- arbitrary continuation of 1234

Deposit 1107 1238 0 Lot 2013-026 Soil: mixed, black, red. Among inclusions were pebbles, gravel (large and small), fragments of tile, pottery (fine and coarse), bone (large), shell, iron slag, large stones ... late 11th-1/2 12th century (contimated from Frankish pit) ... 2nd dump fill-- arbitrary continuation of 1234

[Corinth Report] Nezi Field 2013 by Alison Fields, Jessica Lamont (2013-06-23 to 2013-06-24): Session 3 2013 White: Late Classical to Frankish Strata in NE Nezi Field

Alison Fields and Jessica Lamont Team White, Session 3 Nezi Field Excavations Interim Report Area 1: N-S 1016.05-1011.70, E-W 274.18-278.91 Area 2: N-S 1009.51-1005.94, E-W 278.90-271.47 May 27-June 14 ... session of the 2013 excavations in the northeast area of ... consisted of Alison Fields and