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A model of the Athenian acropolis in the 5th century BCE. The monumental Propylaea gives access to the Parthenon (centre) and the Erechtheion (left side). (Agora Museum, Athens)

Athenian Tribute List Annus 15, 440 BCE

Athenian silver tetradrachm, depicting Athena on the obverse and an owl with an olive branch on the reverse, 479-454 BCE. Alpha Bank Numismatics Collection, Kerkyra, Corfu.

An illustration of the Propylaea or monumental gateway of the Athenian acropolis, 5th century BCE.

Athenian Tribute List Annus 25, 430-429 BCE.

Remains of the Athenian Assembly on the Pynx