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http://agathe.gr/democracy/standard_weights_and_measures.html Standard Weights and Measures The Controllers of Measures (Metronomoi) have also left us many samples of their work. One set of bronze weights (34), inscribed as standard weights of the Athenians, are ... AgoraPicBk 4 2004: Standard Weights and Measures |
| Official measures ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Official measures. |
| Dry measures ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Dry measures. |
| Lang, M. Crosby, M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). Although humble objects, the detailed study of these everyday items provides archaeological ... 1964 ... The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). |
| Klepsydra, official measures and weights ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Klepsydra, official measures and weights. |
| Klepsydra, official measures and weights ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Klepsydra, official measures and weights. |
| Klepsydra, official measures and weights ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... Klepsydra, official measures and weights. |
| Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... The two objects in the bottom right corner are mislabeled: DM 42=DM 43 (B 1082 BIS) and DM 43=DM 42 (B 1082) ... 1960 ... Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang. |
| Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... 1960 ... Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang. |
| Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... 1960 ... Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang. |
Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... 1960 ... Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang. |
Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... 1960 ... Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang. |
Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang ... Hero Athanassiades ... 1960 ... Profiles of public measures for Mabel Lang. |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang ... Agora 10 v ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Table of Contents. The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and ... Agora 10 ix ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Table of Contents ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Table of Contents; Preface ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Table of Contents; List of Plates |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Introductions ... Agora 10 1 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Introductions |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; List of Plates ... Agora 10 x ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; List of Plates |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens ... Agora 10 i ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Bronze and Lead Weights. The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights ... Agora 10 2 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Bronze and Lead Weights ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Bronze and Lead Weights; Standards and Equivalents |
| An assortment of official dry measures for grain and nuts ... Craig Mauzy ... Image created from 2008.19.0046, 2008.19.0047, and 2008.19.0048. Horizontal (normal) ... 19 May 2001 ... An assortment of official dry measures for grain and nuts. |
Fragments of public measures ... 5th B.C ... Fragments of public measures. |
Late black figure; public measures ... Early 5th B.C ... Late black figure; public measures. |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Preface. Margaret Crosby, Hesperia 28, 1949, pp. 108-113 ... Agora 10 vii ... April 1963 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Preface |
| Official measures. From left to right: AP 1103, P 3559, P 14431, P 13429 ... Horizontal (normal) ... Official measures. From left to right: AP 1103, P 3559, P 14431, P 13429. |
| Case 26. Public antiquities. Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. New arrangement of the case ... 1962 ... Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. |
| Case 26. Public antiquities. Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. New arrangement of the case ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... 1962 ... Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. |
| Studies. Ancient Weights and Measures. Plastic Lamps of Imperial Times. Seventh Century Vases. Greek Lamps. Sculpture. Skeletal Material ... 1954 Excavations Ζ, Κ, Μ, ΜΣ, Τ ... May 1954 ... Ancient Weights and Measures |
| Case 26. Public antiquities. Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. Cf. 1997.07.0314 for new arrangement in 1962 ... 1959 ... Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. |
| Case 26. Public antiquities. Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. Cf. 1997.07.0314 for new arrangement in 1962 ... AMS Horizontal (normal) ... 1959 ... Official weights and measures. 6th-4th centuries B.C. |
| Well at 15/ΛΔ. Well. List of Objects. Pottery; Noteworthy Pieces. Official Measures. Red Figures. Panathenaic Amphorae. West Slope. Sherd With Applied Relief; West Slope. Kernos. Pottery; General, Inclusive ... Β-6 1101, 1102 P 3497 P 3559 P 3562 P 6060 P 6061 P 3506 P 3781 P 3556 P 4417 P 3557 P 3782 P 4439 P 4464 P 4465 P 4438 P 4440 P 4418 P 4419 P 4420 P 4421 P 3499 P 3500 P 3501 P 3502 P 3503 P 3504 P 3507 ... Official Measures |
| Mabel Lang, Margaret Crosby, Weights, measures, and tokens, Agora X, Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1964, p. 113, pl. 29, no. L268B (IL 219). Modern Token: Lead. Sculpture Fragments: ... Η'-12 2321, 2322 Η' 1115 IL 2048 IL 2215 S 3628 S 312 S 1870 S 1665 S 2221 IL 2048 IL 2215 S 3628 ... August 2000 ... Mabel Lang, Margaret Crosby, Weights, measures, and tokens, Agora X, Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1964, p. 113, pl. 29, no. |
| Inscribed fragment.
Broken on all sides and probably behind.
Law about weights and measures.
Fifteen lines of the inscription preserved.
Hymettian (?) marble; fine grained, bluish-white. Found in a late ... Late 2nd. century B.C ... Law about weights and measures.
Fifteen lines of the inscription preserved.
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| Agora Excavations 2007. Section ΒΖ South; Plan 1. Section ΒΖ North; Plan 1. Mabel lang and Margaret Crosby, The Athenian Agora, Volume X, Weights, Measures and Tokens, Princeton, 1964, esp. pp. 76-78 ... 2007 Excavations ... Mabel lang and Margaret Crosby, The Athenian Agora, Volume X, Weights, Measures and Tokens, Princeton, 1964, esp. pp. 76-78 |
| Official measures: the first on the left (AP 1103) and the last on the right (P 3559) bear the inscription DEMOSION, the last on the row is also stamped with a double bodied owl and a head of Athena. The ... Horizontal (normal) ... 1 Jun 2000 ... Official measures: the first on the left (AP 1103) and the last on the right (P 3559) bear the inscription DEMOSION, the last on the row is also stamped with a double bodied owl and a head of Athena. |
| The lower part of the handle preserved. At the angle of the handle a stamp: head of Athena in Attic helmet to right. The inside of the pot covered with thin glaze; the handle is daubed with the same. ... 10 May 1935 ... Stamped handles from public measures of amphora type found earlier, have been catalogued as stamped amphora handles: SS 1420, SS 3299. |
| Handle roundish in section.
Fairly fine pink clay.
Stamped on the curve, the head of Athena, right, wearing a crested helmet.
Cf. SS 3299; P 5909 (B 15640 and P 5910 (B 1565). Par: for a sim hdl w/ a ... 22 April 1933 ... Par: for a sim hdl w/ a double owl, see SS 03299*Frg: further frgs
from amph-type measures, P 5909? and P 5910*Msc: stored w/ other frgs,
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| Susan I. Rotroff ... Grave 5. Adult (female?) inhumation.
Cist grave lined and covered with slabs of limestone, sandstone and schist. Cut into virgin soil under Royal Stoa at I/12,13-5/3,4. Grave measures 1.79x0.39-0.49x ca ... Final Mycenaean/Submycenaean ... Grave measures 1.79x0.39-0.49x ca. 0.30 deep, oriented ne-sw.
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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 ... 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. ... Dry measures normally had a cylindrical or mug-like form; liquid measures, much less abundant, were in the shapes of jugs, amphoras, or other vessels. Clay measures were found concentrated around the Tholos. |
| Inscribed rectangular statue base. Smooth face with chipped edges.
Statue inlay is rectangular with rounded corners and measures roughly 0.52 x 0.265 x 0.05m deep. Inlay cuts into a second Hellenistic ... 2 August 2013 ... Statue inlay is rectangular with rounded corners and measures roughly 0.52 x 0.265 x 0.05m deep. |
| Anne McCabe ... Adjacent to the SW face of Byzantine Wall 14. The circular cutting, 0.90m in diameter, appeared at 53.504m under a layer of loose rubble (Lot 481). Wall of the well roughly built, consisting at the top ... 11-19 July 2006
24 June-21 July 2009 ... Most are broken; a complete segment measures 0.39 by 0.65m. |
| Two joining fragments.
Abacus, fillets, and top of volutes recut to make base for interior support of fourth period of church. Lower part of volutes cut off.
Developed fifth century type egg and dart ... 18 February 1936 ... Square dowel hole in center of under side measures 0.073m. x 0.073m. x 0.053m.
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| IG., II², 1013. Demosthenes, XIX, 249, 314 and scholia. Agora, 003, p. 179. Hesperia, Supplement I, pp. 15ff., 24. Aristotle, Ath. Pol., 44, 1. Andokides, I, 45. C.W.J. Elliot, Phoenix, XXI, 1967, pp ... Agora 14 44 I 5344 I 250 ... Mabel Lang and Margaret Crosby, Agora, 010, Weights, Measures and Tokens |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/political_organization_of_attica.html Political Organization of Attica: Demes and Tribal Representation Each tribe was divided into three parts, and each third (trittys) was from one of the three regions of Attica, plain, coast, or hills ... Found inside the remains of the South Stoa, this inscription is a record of the metronomoi, the inspectors of weights and measures, of whom Aristotle wrote in the Athenian Constitution (51.2): "There are ten metronomoi appointed by lot, five for the city and five for Piraeus. They are responsible for all measures and weights, to ensure that the salesmen use honest standards." ... A good example of this concern with fairness is the fragmentary inscription which records the transfer of the official weights and measures from the outgoing board of officials (metronomoi) to the incoming board. |
http://agathe.gr/guide/south_stoa_i.html South Stoa I Measuring some 80 meters long, South Stoa I takes up much of the south side; its eastern end is the better preserved (Figs. 31, 32). It had a double colonnade, with sixteen rooms behind. It ... The off-center doors indicate the placement of dining couches in the rooms, perhaps used by magistrates fed at public expense, and an inscription found in the building suggests that at least one room was used by the metronomoi, the officials in charge of weights and measures. Numerous coins found in the excavations also reflect the commercial function of the building. |
| Lion guarding fountain. Menodoros. Lions, beneath throne. Menon. Livia. Metalworkers. Logistai. Meter. Logisteria. Metichos or Metiochos. Lokros. Meton. Lollianos. Metragyrtes. Long Rocks. Metronomoi ... Agora 3 254 ... Measures |
| Lang, M ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The artifacts and monuments of the Athenian Agora provide our best evidence for the workings of ancient democracy. As a concise introduction to these physical traces, this book has been a bestseller since ... 1960
2004 ... The book ends with some of the lasting products of classical administration; the silver coins accepted around the known world, and the standard weights and measures that continue to protect the consumer from unscrupulous merchants. |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Abbreviations and Bibliography. Bellinger, A.r., The Chronology of the Attic New Style Tetradrachms, ... Agora 10 xi ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 10; Weights Measures and Tokens; Part I; Weights and Measures by Mabel Lang; Abbreviations and Bibliography ... Johnston, J., Solon's Reform of Weights and Measures, J.H.S., LIV, 1934, pp. 180-184 |
| Mycenaean Chamber Tomb opposite ΣΑ pier 15. It was discovered about 20m to the west of Pier 15 of the Stoa of Attalos and almost in a line and a few meters south of Tomb XX. although the entire upper part ... Myc. II-IIIA/B ... It was discovered about 20m to the west of Pier 15 of the Stoa of Attalos and almost in a line and a few meters south of Tomb XX. although the entire upper part had been cut away in Classical times, leaving only the lowest o.50 to 0.80m., and a Classical pit had cut away the northwest corner of the chamber, the burials were remarkably undisturbed and the chamber could be planned and measures. the dromos opening to the northeast, was short and steep and irregularly cut. it was 0.70m wide and was preserved to a length of 1.50m; a few stones of the blocking wall of the doorway remained.
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Michael Laughy ... Debris pit, located in Room 2 of ΒΘ East. Pit measures ca. 2.30 by 1.70m., and nearly a meter deep. The pottery from the pit dates ca. 10th-12th c. A.D. The fill of the pit consisted of soft, black charcoal ... 10th-12th c. A.D ... Debris pit, located in Room 2 of ΒΘ East. Pit measures ca. 2.30 by 1.70m., and nearly a meter deep. |
| Mycenaean Small Chamber tomb.
The cist measures 1,90m E to W, 0.75-0.90m N to S, max. depth -1.30m. Nothing was found in it; cleaned in modern times and used as a cesspool. Some of the SW part of it had ... Myc. IIIA, early 14th c ... The cist measures 1,90m E to W, 0.75-0.90m N to S, max. depth -1.30m. |
| Brian Martens ... Mycenaean Chamber Tomb J 1:11, located in the area north of Wall K, was partially excavated during the 2014 season. At this point the full western extent of the chamber has not been located because of ... LHIIIA ... At season-end, the chamber measures about 3x2.25 m. |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/athenian_citizenship.html Athenian Citizenship The government of ancient Athens concerned itself with many aspects of the lives of its citizens. In the pure democracy of Athens the government was not only of the people and for ... These material remains, as illustrated here, fall into several classes: records inscribed on marble or lead, currency, standard weights and measures, paraphernalia of the lawcourts, tokens, ostraka, and buildings. |
| Abbreviations and Bibliography. A. Adriani, Un vetro dorato allessandrino dal Caucaso, Bulletin de la Société Archéologique d' Alexandrie 42, 1967, pp. 105-127. Agora 004, R.H. Howland, Greek Lamps and ... Agora 22 xiii ... Crosby, Weights, Measures and Tokens, Princeton, 1964 |
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 ... All the people were divided into four classes, and political power was distributed among them. 1.The pentekosiomedimnoi, those whose land produced at least 500 medimnoi (measures) of grain a year which equals 730 bushels. ... The five cone-shaped objects on the lid have been identified as model granaries and may refer to the woman's status as a member of the highest class, the landed aristocracy designated by Solon pentekosiomedimnoi, whose land produced 500 medimnoi (measures). Each of the five granaries would thus represent 100 medimnoi. |
| The Athenian Agora; Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Agora 1, Evelyn B. Harrison, Portrait Sculpture, 1953. Agora 2, Margaret Thompson, Coins: From ... Agora 29 ii ... Agora 10, Mabel Lang, Weights, Measures, and Tokens, 1964 |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/citizenship_tribes_and_demes.html Citizenship: Tribes and Demes Every male Athenian, above and beyond the regular universal military training for service in the citizen army, was subject to universal political service. Besides being a ... He might be allotted for a year’s service to any of a number of committees or boards such as Treasurers, Lessors of Public Contracts, Auditors, Market Controllers, Controllers of Measures, Grain Wardens, Port Superintendents, etc. |
| The Athenian Agora; Results of Excavations Conducted by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Agora 1, Evelyn B. Harrison, Portrait Sculpture, 1953. Agora 2, Margaret Thompson, Coins: From ... Agora 31 ii ... Agora 10, Mabel Lang and Margaret Crosby, Weights, Measures and Tokens, 1964 |
http://agathe.gr/overview/the_stoa_of_attalos.html The Stoa of Attalos The Stoa of Attalos was originally built by King Attalos II of Pergamon (159–138 B.C.), as a gift to the Athenians in appreciation of the time he spent in Athens studying under the ... The building was made of local materials, marble for the facade and columns, and limestone for the walls; it measures 116 meters long and had 42 shops in all. |
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 ... Over fifty such references in the ancient sources describe a full range of documents kept in the building: laws, decrees, records of lawsuits, financial accounts, lists of ephebes, sacred offerings and weights and measures. None of the archives have actually survived, since most of them must have been kept on papyrus or some other perishable material. |
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 ... Both vases hold standard measures of liquid, suggesting their connection with the public kitchen and indicating that the democratic principle of a fair share for each was carried out. |
| Agora 007, Lamps of the Roman Period, First to Seventh Century after Christ, by Judith Perlzweiger, 1961. Agora 008, Late Geometric and Protoattic Pottery, Mid Eighth to Late Seventh Century B.C., by Eva ... Agora 14 xxiii ... Agora 010, Weights, Measures and Tokens, by Mabel Lang and Margaret Crosby, 1964 |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 26; The Greek Coins; Selected Bibliography and Abbreviations. M. Thompson, Agora 2, Coins: From the Roman through the Venetian Period, 1954. R.E. Wycherley, Agora 3, Literary ... Agora 26 xi ... Crosby, Agora 10, Weights, Measures and Tokens, 1964 |
| Bibliography and Abbreviations. Abadie, C., and T. Spyropoulos. 1985. Fouilles à Hèlleniko (Fua de Thyréatide), BCH 109, pp. 385-454. Adams, W.Y., and E. Adams. 1991. Archaeological Typology and Practical ... Agora 29 xvii ... Crosby, Weights, Measures and Tokens, Princeton 1964 |
http://agathe.gr/democracy/the_council_and_magistrates.html The Council and the Magistrates Like selection for military service, allotment to the Council was organized according to the division by tribes; 50 members from each tribe acted as a unit in the Council ... Their official nature is made certain by the presence of tribe and deme names and by the fabric, which is the same as that used for official measures of capacity. |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Muses. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 251 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Measures; Bronze |
http://agathe.gr/overview/the_staff.html The Archaeologists The First Generation The Agora Excavations staff and work force, 1933. Archaeologists, staff, foremen, and workmen gathered under the Hephaisteion for a group photograph. The staff of ... Crosby also coauthored, with Mabel Lang, Agora X, combining her interests in weights and measures and inscriptions. |
| Ἀρχαιολογική Ἐφημερίς, 1953-54, Part 1, pp. 205-206. Archeologia, Warsaw, XV, 1964, p. 192, fig. 25. Ashmolean Museum: Select Exhibition of Sir John and Lady Beazley's Gifts, 1912-1966, London, 1967 [Beazley ... Agora 12 445 ... Crosby, Weights, Measures and Tokens, Princeton, 1964, pls. 15 and 34 (DM 74) |
| The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Romulus. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Skyros. The Athenian Agora; ... Agora 14 254 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Stamps; On Measures |
http://agathe.gr/publications/monographs.html 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 ... JSTOR | Search for Items Inside Weights, Measures and Tokens Authors: Lang, M., Crosby, M.Publication Date: 1964ISBN: 978-0-87661-210-1Volume: 10 The first part of this book deals with weights (14 bronze, 109-111 lead, 28 stone) and measures (75 dry, 28-31 liquid). |
http://agathe.gr/publications/picture_books.html Picture Books The Athenian Agora Picture Book series, started in 1951, aims to make information about life in the ancient commercial and political center of Athens available to a wide audience. Each booklet ... The book ends with some of the lasting products of classical administration; the silver coins accepted around the known world, and the standard weights and measures that continue to protect the consumer from unscrupulous merchants. |
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