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http://agathe.gr/overview/funding_the_excavations.html Funding the Excavations The excavations began in the 1930's with the substantial support of John D. Rockefeller, who also funded the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos (1953-1956) to serve as the site ... Rockefeller, who also funded the reconstruction of the Stoa of Attalos (1953-1956) to serve as the site museum. In recent years the work has been supported by the David and Lucile Packard foundation and the Packard Humanities Institute. ... Kress Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, Princeton University, Randolph-Macon College, and the Panathenaic Society, among others. ... Should you wish to support any aspect of work at the Agora, please contact: Athenian Agora Excavations The American School of Classical Studies at Athens 54 Souidias GR 106 76 Athens Greece Telephone: +30-10-3310963 Fax: +30 210-331-0964 |
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 ... H.: 0.253 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 27646. ... H.: 0.16 m. Athens, Agora Museum P 5061. ... H.: 0.10 m. Athens, National Archaeological Museum 18876. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/sources_and_documents.html Sources and Documents Our understanding of the workings and history of Athenian democracy comes from a variety of sources. Most useful, perhaps, are the ancient literary texts that survive, many of which ... : 0.067-0.127 m. Athens, Agora Museum B 1292, 705, 707. ... Some 7,500 inscriptions have been found in the Agora excavations, and over 10,000 more come from other areas of Athens and Attica. The central archives building of Athens, known as the Metroon because it also housed a sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods (meter), contained thousands of documents, now lost. ... The records and decrees of Athens were stored in the Old Bouleuterion where the Boule met during the 5th century B.C. |
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