[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Notebooks

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The Notebooks The process of excavating an archaeological site is essentially destructive but the irrevocable features are preserved in a notebook. The excavator records his thoughts and observations, ... 21, Block 631 (Section E) ... demolished, House 21, Block 631 ... life-size” (Nb. Ε I, p. 4; April

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Monument of the Eponymous Heroes

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Monument of the Eponymous Heroes Across the street from the Metroon lie the remains of the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes (Fig. 21). When Kleisthenes created the democracy in 508/7 B.C., he assigned ... (Fig. 21). When Kleisthenes ... democracy was built. Figure 21 ... the 4th century B.C. The

[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 ... speaks]: "'I have never feared ... deceive each other. If I keep ... 5th and 4th centuries to

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Sokrates

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Sokrates The philosopher Sokrates was one of many Athenians critical of the people and their control over affairs of state. His probing public debates with fellow citizens led to his trial for impiety ... (Memorabilia 4.21), and Diogenes ... penalty do I deserve to pay or suffer, in view of what I have

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Women

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The Unenfranchised I - Women Numerous people resident in Athens and Attica had little part in the political life of the state. Most glaring by modern standards was the exclusion of women, although a similar ... The Unenfranchised I - ... oration is illuminating: If I ... henceforth be in widowhood, I will

[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 ... of Mehmed I (1413-21 ... matters. Part I, by Gerald V ... Pausanias. JSTOR | Search for

[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 ... 0876616325Picture Book: 4 The artifacts ... Roman tourist Pausanias have ... workshops in the 3rd and 4