[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Royal Stoa

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Royal Stoa On the west side, lying just south of the Panathenaic Way, are the remains of the Royal Stoa (Stoa Basileios), one of the earliest and most important of the public buildings of Athens (Figs ... thanks to Pausanias and two ... [Sokrates speaks]: "I must now ... extensively rebuilt in the 5

[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 ... (Pausanias 1.5) ... (Fig. 22). It served as a ... Figure 22. Restored drawings

[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 ... excavated, shedding light on 5 ... speaks]: "'I have never feared ... deceive each other. If I keep

[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 ... 19, 1931 July 22, 1931 ... m” (Nb. Ε I, p. 140; June ... Section Ε on July 7, 1931, at 5

[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 ... the late 5th century B.C ... traveler Pausanias identified ... 1.3.1). Pausanias describes

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Practice of Ostracism

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Ostracism Soon after their victory over the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C., the Athenians began the practice of ostracism, a form of election designed to curb the power of any rising tyrant ... Constitution 22). More than 4,000 ... 22). The procedure was used ... mid-5th century B.C. Max. dim.:

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Church of the Holy Apostles

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The Church of the Holy Apostles Though several churches were removed in the clearing of the site for excavation, it was decided to save and restore the little Byzantine church dedicated to the Holy Apostles ... on either side” (Nb. HA I, ... February 22 two workmen began

[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 ... matters. Part I, by Gerald V ... to the 5th century A.D ... Pausanias. JSTOR | Search for