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http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_athenian_aristocracy.html 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 ... Athenian (Attic) black-figure olpe Oug), 540-530 B.C. ... The vase is decorated in the black-figure technique in which the figures are rendered in black on the natural red clay surface of the vase; details are done by incision through the black, or with red and white colors. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/tyranny.html 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 ... The impact of this fine new water system is reflected in the fountainhouse scenes painted on dozens of black-figure hydrias (water jars) and other pots in the late 6th century. ... Athenian (Attic) white-ground, black-figure lekythos (oil container), about SOO B.C. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_prytaneis.html 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 ... Tholos dining ware, about 470-460 B.C. 9.2 Black-glaze kylix (drinking cup). ... On the black-glaze cup the inscription is incised with a sharp tool through the glaze, while on the jug the letters are painted in glaze. ... A woman sits on a stool nearby, with another male figure on the left. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/slaves_and_resident_aliens.html The Unenfranchised II - Slaves and Resident Aliens Also excluded from political participation were two other large segments of the population: slaves and metics (resident aliens). Slavery was common in ... Athenian (Attic) red-figure kylix (drinking cup), about 480 B.C., attributed to the painter Onesimos. ... Athenian (Attic) red-figure plate, 520-510 B.C. ... His costume may be that of a Skythian, who were a nomadic people inhabiting the shores of the Black Sea. Skythians sometimes signed on as mercenaries in the pay of the Athenian state and so became resident aliens in Athens. |
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