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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 258, p. 248

Androkles: demagogue. Areopagus. Andronikos of Kyrrhos. Antalkidas, peace of. Antenor. Ares. Antidosis. Antigonos. Areskousa. Antigrapheus. Argives, agora of. Antimachos. Argonauts. Antiochis. Argyrokopeion ... Agora 3 248 ... Asylum

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: Tyranny

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Tyranny As happened in many other Greek states, a tyrant arose in Athens in the 6th century B.C. His name was Peisistratos, and after several unsuccessful attempts he seized power in 546 B.C. and ruled ... The altar was famous in antiquity as a place of asylum and refuge. No traces remain of the altar itself, but excavation has revealed a foundation of squared blocks supporting a low sill of limestone blocks with the marks of a stone fence on the upper surface which formed the altar enclosure.

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[Agora Publication Page] Agora 14, s. 269, p. 244

The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Archons; Polemarchos. The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Autolykos; Pancratiast ... Agora 14 244 ... The Athenian Agora; Volume 014; The Agora of Athens; The History; Index; General; Asylum