We recognize ancient Greece as the birthplace of democracy, but what did democracy really mean to the Greeks?

Site plan of the Agora of Athens in the Classical period, creator: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leokoreion
- Altar of Twelve Gods
- Royal Stoa (Stoa Basileios)
- Temple of Zeus, later Stoa of Zeus
- Old and new Temple of Apollo Patroos
- Old Metroon
- Bouleuterion
- Aiakeion (not Heliaia as previously thought)
- SE fount (often Enneakrunos)
- Eleusinion (outside the map)
- Stoa Poikile
- Temple of Hephaestus
- New Bouleuterion
- Prytanikon, later Tholos
- Monument of Eponymous Heros
- Altar of Zeus Agoraios
- Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athene Phratria
- Strategeion
- House of Simon & agora boundary stone
- South Stoa I
- Mint
- Columned court
Additional resource
Athenian Agora Excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens with resources on the history of excavations and democracy, guide to the site, research, and publications
Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:
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