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http://agathe.gr/democracy/democracy.html Introduction Classical Athens saw the rise of an achievement unparalleled in history. Perikles, Aischylos, Sophokles, Plato, Demosthenes, and Praxiteles represent just a few of the statesmen and philosophers, ... The Athenian Agora c. 500 B.C. Model by Petros Demetriades and Kostas Papoulias, Athens, Agora Museum. ... The Athenian Agora c. 400 B.C. Model by Fetros Demetriades and Kostas Papoulias, Athens, Agora Museum. ... The model of the Agora in 400 B.C. shows the civic center at a time when Athens had provided herself with all the public buildings necessary for the functioning of the fully developed democratic system. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/administration_and_bureaucracy.html Administration and Bureaucracy The economy of Athens was supervised by numerous boards of officials in charge of the mint, the marketplace, weights and measures, and the grain and water supplies. Most ... X 0.034 m. Athens, Agora Museum B 495, 492, 497. ... H.: 0. 09 m. Athens, Agora Museum B 1082. ... Athens, Agora Museum. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/practice_of_ostracism.html 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 ... Max. dim.: 0.11 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 14490. ... Max. dim.: 0.073 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 6107. ... Max. dim.: 0.07 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 16755. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/sokrates.html 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 ... D.: 0.015-0.025 m. Athens, Agora Museum BI 738. ... L. of shafts: 0.015 m. Athens, Agora Museum IL 1361. ... D.: 0.073 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 22998. |
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