[Agora Publication Page] Agora 3, s. 264, p. 254

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 ... Mule, given public maintenance ... Meals, at public expense

[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 ... Plan of the administrative buildings at the south end of the west side of the Agora. ... Here the fifty senators were fed at public expense, and at least seventeen spent the night in the building, available to deal with any emergency, whatever the hour. ... The ligature delta/epsilon stands for demosion (public).

[Agora Webpage] Birth of Democracy: The Prytaneis

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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 ... During their term of office they were fed at public expense, and the Tholos served also as their dining hall. ... Some of the tableware used at these public meals has been recovered from the vicinity of the building. ... In addition to dining in the Tholos, at least one third of the Prytaneis were expected to be on duty in the building at all times, so at least seventeen senators actually slept there at night.