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[Agora Report Page] 1934 Β, s. 13

Arrangement of interior columns ... 1934 Β ... Arrangement of interior columns

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[Agora Image] 1997.05.0470 (86-515)

Restored plan with the interior columns ... John Travlos ... PD 1911 Horizontal (normal) ... 1939 ... Restored plan with the interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 2012.58.0386 (86-515)

Restored plan with the interior columns ... John Travlos ... PD 1911 AMS Horizontal (normal) ... 1939 ... Restored plan with the interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0381 (XIX-52bis)

Hephaisteion: plan with the interior columns restored ... AMS Rotate 90 CW ... 1939 ... Hephaisteion: plan with the interior columns restored.

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[Agora Drawing] PD 1911 (DA 4238)

Restored plan of the Hephaisteion with interior columns ... John Travlos ... Scanned. DB: 79. XIX-90 XIX-90 Torn Abraded Repaired Faded Cartridge Paper Drafting Ink ... 1939 ... Restored plan of the Hephaisteion with interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 2002.01.1911

Restored plan of the Hephaisteion with interior columns ... J. Travlos ... PD 1911 Horizontal (normal) ... 1939 ... Restored plan of the Hephaisteion with interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0420 (XIX-90)

Restored plan of the Hephaisteion with interior columns ... PD 1911 AMS Cf. XIX-52 Horizontal (normal) ... 1939 ... Restored plan of the Hephaisteion with interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 1997.08.0067 (XLII-79)

Piers for the interior Columns XI and X from the south end ... southeast 1859 Horizontal (normal) ... June 1950 ... Piers for the interior Columns XI and X from the south end.

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[Agora Image] 2012.52.1170 (XLII-79)

Piers for the interior Columns XI and X from the south end ... AMS southeast 1859 Horizontal (normal) ... June 1950 ... Piers for the interior Columns XI and X from the south end.

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[Agora Image] 1997.05.0492 (XIX-52)

Plan with the interior columns restored. Cf. 1997.05.0470 with three columns along the west end of the cella ... B.H. Hill? ... PD? Horizontal (normal) ... 1939 ... Plan with the interior columns restored. Cf. 1997.05.0470 with three columns along the west end of the cella.

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[Agora Image] 2012.51.0380 (XIX-52)

Plan with the interior columns restored. Cf. 1997.05.0470 with three columns along the west end of the cella ... B.H. Hill? ... PD? Horizontal (normal) ... 1939 ... Plan with the interior columns restored. Cf. 1997.05.0470 with three columns along the west end of the cella.

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[Agora Image] 1997.07.0249 (LXXIV-94)

View to show ancient masonry left exposed. Two piers which supported the two northernmost interior columns ... Horizontal (normal) ... 28 Apr 1955 ... Two piers which supported the two northernmost interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 2012.54.1075 (LXXIV-94)

View to show ancient masonry left exposed. Two piers which supported the two northernmost interior columns ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... 28 Apr 1955 ... Two piers which supported the two northernmost interior columns.

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[Agora Image] 2002.01.2597

Traces of interior and exterior columns in the Royal Stoa ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... PD 2597 ... 1986 ... Traces of interior and exterior columns in the Royal Stoa.

[Agora Drawing] PD 2598 (DA 2121)

Restored interior and exterior columns using column fragments from the Royal Stoa ... W.B. Dinsmoor, Jr ... Refer to PD 2461 ... 1986 ... Restored interior and exterior columns using column fragments from the Royal Stoa.

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[Agora Report Page] 1934 Β, s. 1

The Tholos. Documentary evidence. Ancient authors. Lexicographers and scholiasts. Inscriptions. Θολος. Σκιας. Πρυτανικον. Modern writers. Archaeological evidence. The five building periods. Structural ... 1934 Β ... Arrangement of interior columns

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[Agora Image] 2012.36.0406 (Section Ι 561)

Interior of late Roman fortification at southwest corner of Library looking north before removal of columns ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Interior of late Roman fortification at southwest corner of Library looking north before removal of columns.

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[Agora Image] 1997.07.0366 (80-20)

View of the interior colonnade. Five Pergamene columns in place, the back wall to full height and the shop-front wall begun ... southeast ... 3 Jan 1956 ... View of the interior colonnade. Five Pergamene columns in place, the back wall to full height and the shop-front wall begun.

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[Agora Image] 2012.55.0108 (80-20)

View of the interior colonnade. Five Pergamene columns in place, the back wall to full height and the shop-front wall begun ... AMS southeast ... 3 Jan 1956 ... View of the interior colonnade. Five Pergamene columns in place, the back wall to full height and the shop-front wall begun.

[Agora Object] A 4369: Column Drum Fragment: Doric

Broken above, below and at back. Parts of four flutes of a Doric drum preserved. Interior order of Parthenon (WBD Jr.). Pentelic marble. Northern bench along west wall of Room 2 of street stoa. 969 Leica ... 2 June 1972

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[Agora Object] P 57: Red Figure Lebes Stand Fragment

Along the top is a band of alternating lotus and palmette pattern, strongly conventionalized; beneath is a band of narrow, pointed leaves. This band crowns two Doric columns, of which the abacus, echinus, ... 15 July 1931 ... This band crowns two Doric columns, of which the abacus, echinus, and part of the shafts are preserved. ... Traces of red (or golden brown) are to be seen in the palmettes and the flutes of the columns. Interior, bands of black glaze alternating with reserved bands.

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[Agora Image] 1997.07.0071 (XLVII-49)

New Pergamene capital, for second storey interior order, set up near the Stoa ... April 1951

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[Agora Image] 2012.53.0128 (XLVII-49)

New Pergamene capital, for second storey interior order, set up near the Stoa ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... April 1951

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1489 (HAT 49-144)

Acanthus and lotus interior capital found in the south part of the Odeion ... 1949 ... Site | By Area | Central | Odeion | Architectural Details | Columns, Pilasters, Capitals ... Special Collections | Homer Thompson | Odeion | Orders | Interior: Acanthus and Lotus

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[Agora Image] 1997.10.0127 (XXXVIII-50)

Wash rendering of lotus and acanthus capital, interior order. Restoration based on A 471 ... Marian Welker ... PD 727 ... 1949

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[Agora Image] 2012.52.0822 (XXXVIII-50)

Wash rendering of lotus and acanthus capital, interior order. Restoration based on A 471 ... Marian Welker ... PD 727 AMS Horizontal (normal) ... 1949

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[Agora Image] 1997.10.0129 (5-284)

Restored elevation of a lotus and acanthus capital from the interior order. Based on A 471 ... John Travlos ... PD 522 ... June 1935

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[Agora Image] 1997.10.0146 (XXXII-53)

Restored elevation of a lotus and acanthus capital from the interior order. Based on A 471 ... PD 113 Cf. Hesperia 19 (1950), pl. 34b (watercolor). Horizontal (normal) ... 1946

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[Agora Image] 2008.01.0004

Wash rendering of lotus and acanthus capital, interior order. Restoration based on A 471. Marian Welker ... PD 727 Horizontal (normal)

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[Agora Image] 2012.52.0262 (XXXII-53)

Restored elevation of a lotus and acanthus capital from the interior order. Based on A 471 ... PD 113 Cf. Hesperia 19 (1950), pl. 34b (watercolor). Horizontal (normal) ... 1946

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.0646 (HAT 59-72)

Tower of the Late Roman Fortification Wall at the southwest corner of the Library of Pantainos. Interior view. Cf. Agora XXIV, pl. 5, Tower W3. Interior view after excavation ... MAF-Ekta ... Cf. 81-584 southeast ... 1959

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[Agora Image] 2012.24.0044 (5-284)

Photo of restored elevation of a lotus and acanthus capital from the interior order. Based on A 471 ... John Travlos ... PD 522 AMS Horizontal (normal) ... June 1935

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[Agora Image] 2008.18.0196 (LXVII-88)

Interior of the Church of the Holy Apostles. View from the narthex of the eastern apse after excavations and before refilling. Three of the four columns had been replaced. The southwest column (bottom ... Cf. 1997.16.0123 east Horizontal (normal) ... 21 Jan 1955 ... Interior of the Church of the Holy Apostles. ... Three of the four columns had been replaced.

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[Agora Image] 2004.01.1488 (HAT 49-143)

Two lotus and acanthus capitals (left, A 471; right, A 1154) ... 1949 ... Site | By Area | Central | Odeion | Architectural Details | Columns, Pilasters, Capitals ... Special Collections | Homer Thompson | Odeion | Orders | Interior: Acanthus and Lotus

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Church of the Holy Apostles

http://agathe.gr/guide/church_of_the_holy_apostles.html

Church of the Holy Apostles Several churches were removed following the excavation of the modern neighborhoods overlying the Agora. The Church of the Holy Apostles, because of its early date, was deemed ... The central dome is supported on four interior columns. The outer walls are adorned with decorative brickwork known as "kufic" (Arabic writing developed in the city of Kufa).

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[Agora Report Page] 1934 Β, s. 16

Section Β 1934; Index for Volumes I-VI. Tholos. Summary of season 1934. Pottery Lists. Coin Lists. Floor. Fallen bricks and tiles on floor. Lamps Type XXVIII from fill on floor. Wall and wall trench. Isolated ... 1934 Β ... Interior columns

[Agora Object] AP 3025: Closed Shape Fragment

Ridged ware. Red on buff. ADDENDA 2018: Four sherds mended into a single large fragment of a closed shape with flat, splaying rim. The exterior decoration consists of two narrow bands at the rim and ... Proto-Attic ... On the neck of the vessel there are alternating vertical wavy bands and vertical columns of dots. The flat surface of the rim has groups of bars (10). The interior of the rim has two narrow bands.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Tholos

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Tholos The south half of the west side was given over to the major administrative buildings used to run the Athenian democracy (Fig. 14). The buildings are poorly preserved, but the identifications are ... Built around 470 B.C., the building was an unadorned drum, with six interior columns supporting a conical roof of large diamond-shape terracotta roof tiles (Fig. 15).

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[Agora Report] 2009 Excavations

Preliminary Report on the 2009 Excavation Season ... John McK. Camp II ... Excavations were conducted in four sections: Γ, ΒΘ, ΒΗ and ΒΖ. In Section Γ, the investigation of the Classical buildings south of the Tholos continued with the aim to find out if they were civil, commercial ... 8 Jun-31 Jul 2009 ... In section ΒΗ, most of the 10th century A.D. house walls were removed and more remains of the back wall and two interior columns of the Stoa Poikile were exposed.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Late Roman Fortification Wall

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Late Roman Fortification Wall East of the East Building and Mint we arrive once again at the Panathenaic Way, which in this area is lined along its eastern side by a massive wall built in the 3rd century ... The wall is made up almost entirely of reused architectural pieces taken from buildings and monuments destroyed by the Herulians: marble architrave blocks, Ionic and Doric columns, inscriptions, and statue bases were all used to make two solid faces, while the interior was filled with rubble.

[Agora Webpage] Overview: The Church of the Holy Apostles

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The Church of the Holy Apostles Though several churches were removed in the clearing of the site for excavation, it was decided to save and restore the little Byzantine church dedicated to the Holy Apostles ... The structural elements of the church—the walls, columns, and vaulting—had been restored by late summer of 1955. ... View from the narthex into the interior, December 1955. ... The fresco of Saint Spyridon was set on the left side of the central door leading into the interior and the fresco of Saint Anthony was set on the right side.

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[Agora Publication] Agora XX: The Church of the Holy Apostles

Frantz, M. A ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The Church of the Holy Apostles stands at an important crossroads in the southeast corner of the area of the ancient Agora. The earliest church on the site, built over a wall of the 5th-century B.C. Mint ... 1971 ... The original plan was revealed as a tetraconch cross-in-square with dome on pendentives carried on arches supported by four freestanding columns, the west of the four apses penetrating into the narthex. ... In a second period, probably in the late 17th or early 18th century, repairs after damage from the 1687 fighting made changes in the narthex and dome and the interior was covered with paintings.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa Poikile

http://agathe.gr/guide/stoa_poikile.html

Stoa Poikile Across modern Hadrian Street are the most recent excavations (2003), along the north side of the square. Here have been revealed the remains of another large stoa, identified on the basis ... The stoa was of the Doric order outside, with Ionic columns inside, built mostly of limestone, with marble for the interior column capitals (Figs. 65, 66). ... Cross section of the Stoa Poikile, with Doric columns outside, Ionic within; ca. 470–460 B.C.

[Agora Webpage] AgoraPicBk 16 2003: Stoa of Attalos

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Stoa of Attalos Lining the east side of the Agora square is the Stoa of Attalos (Fig. 47), built during the reign of Attalos II of Pergamon (159–138 B.C.), who studied in Athens under the philosopher Karneades ... The facetting of the lower part of the outer colonnade reflects the intense use of the building; lots of people and goods will have passed through, rubbing and banging against the columns, so there was little point in fluting them at the level of potential damage and wear. ... Figure 49. Interior view of the lower colonnade of the Stoa of Attalos.

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Popular Courts

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 ... This original complex was replaced toward the end of the 4th century with a large colonnaded court, square in plan (38.75 m. on each side), each interior wall lined with columns. Individual courts may have functioned simultaneously in the various colonnades; the space between the columns and back wall on each of the four sides could have accommodated a court of 500 jurors.

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[Agora Object] P 42: Red Figure Cup: Type B and Inscribed

Repaired from many fragments; both handles, about two-thirds of the rim and a bit of the base missing. Interior: medallion complete except for a bit of the maeander on the left side. Double maeander broken ... 2 July 1931 ... Repaired from many fragments; both handles, about two-thirds of the rim and a bit of the base missing. Interior: medallion complete except for a bit of the maeander on the left side. ... His shield lies behind him, turned to reveal part of the interior. The altar has a gable formed by a palmette suspended between a double volute; in the pediment, two snakes. ... On the other side, of which only the lower half is preserved, are three figures, one of whom stands between two columns with a shield resting against one of them.

[Agora Webpage] Publications: Monographs

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Monographs Excavations in the civic and cultural center of classical Athens began in 1931 and have continued almost without interruption to the present day. The first Athenian Agora volumes presenting ... The original plan was revealed as a tetraconch cross-in-square with dome on pendentives carried on arches supported by four freestanding columns, the west of the four apses penetrating into the narthex. ... In a second period, probably in the late 17th or early 18th century, repairs after damage from the 1687 fighting made changes in the narthex and dome and the interior was covered with paintings.