[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 ... (Thucydides 2.45) Athenian (Attic) red-figure fragment of a kylix (drinking cup), late 6th century B.C. ... Athenian (Attic) red-figure fragment of a vase, about 460 B.C.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Slaves and Resident Aliens

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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.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Army

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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 ... Fragment of an Athenian (Attic) red-figure bell-krater (mixing bowl), Stb century B.C. ... Athenian (Attic) red-figure lekythos (oil container), late 6th century B.C., attributed to the Roundabout Painter.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Athenian Aristocracy

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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.