Deme
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In Ancient Greece, a deme or demos was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside existed in the 6th century BC and earlier, but
Pinakia, identification tablets (name, father's name, deme) used for tasks like jury selection, Museum at the Ancient Agora of Athens
Stele from the agora of Athens: Athena backs up Demos as he presents a wreath to the man honored (latter 4th century BCE)
Bronze coin of the Volcae Arecomici of Gaul, interpreted as representing the Demos of Nemausus (Nîmes)
Classical Athens
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Athens, was a prominent polis of ancient Greece, located in the peninsula of Attica. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC and remained in place for almost two centuries except for a few brief
Deme
…In Ancient Greece, a deme or demos (Ancient Greek: δῆμος, plural: demoi, δῆμοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside existed in the 6th century BC and earlier, but did not acquire particular…
Early Athenian coin, 5th century BC. British Museum
The Acropolis imagined in an 1846 painting by Leo von Klenze
The Temple of Hephaestus in modern-day Athens
Artist's impression of the Theatre of Dionysus