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http://agathe.gr/overview/the_excavations.html The Excavations Excavations in the Athenian Agora by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens commenced in 1931 under the supervision of T. Leslie Shear. The systematic excavation of this important ... Homer A. Thompson, Eugene ... funded largely by John D. ... [Nb.] E I, p. 74; May 25, |
http://agathe.gr/overview/the_notebooks.html 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, ... p. 18.) Fragments of many ... life-size” (Nb. Ε I, p. 4; April ... features are preserved in a |
http://agathe.gr/overview/photography.html 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 ... m” (Nb. Ε I, p. 140; June ... Photography A photograph ... silver halide process is a |
http://agathe.gr/overview/the_staff.html The Archaeologists The First Generation The Agora Excavations staff and work force, 1933. Archaeologists, staff, foremen, and workmen gathered under the Hephaisteion for a group photograph. The staff of ... Excavations, 1931–1945. Homer A. ... Athens, 1939–1980 [1984], p. ... Picturebook 26 [2006], p. 53). |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_popular_courts.html The Popular Courts The popular courts, with juries of no fewer than 201 jurors and as many as 2,500, heard a variety of cases. The courts also had an important constitutional role in wielding ultimate ... a variety of cases. The ... allowed also an appeal to a ... since parties to a |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/solon_the_lawgiver.html 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 ... harm. I stood with a mighty ... (Plutarch, Life of Solon 18 ... (measures) of grain a year which |
http://agathe.gr/overview/the_museum.html The Museum On display in the public galleries of the stoa is a selection of the thousands of objects recovered in the past 75 years, reflecting the use of the area from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1500. The public ... from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1500 ... stoa is a selection of the ... ostracism in 417–415 B.C. (P |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_army.html 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 ... Museum P 15837. A warrior with ... whereby a politician ... fighting in a full set of armor. |
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