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MAP OF GREECE AND THE AEGEAN




GLOSSARY



Agora,place of assembly, especially the market-place

Archon,one of the nine chief magistrates of Athens

Chlamys,a cloak worn by men

Doric,gold or silver coin, named after Darius, King of Persia, equal to 20 drachmas

Deme,township or district in Attica

Dikastery,law-courts formed by 6,000 citizens elected annually for the trial of judicial cases

Drachma,Greek silver coin

Ephebe,name given to young men belonging to the first three property classes, when they were eighteen
to twenty years of age; they then became liable to military training and duties

Ephor,title of the highest magistrates in Sparta; there were five, elected annually, and put in charge of
guardianship over law, conduct of war, internal affairs, and the training of the young

Epitaphion,the annual funeral oration spoken for the Athenians who had fallen in battle

Gymnasiarch,Athenian official charged with the supervision of athletic training schools and games

Hipparch,commander of the cavalry

Hoplite,foot-soldier

Kerameikos,potters' field, an area of ancient Athens divided by the walls of Themistokles into the Inner
and Outer Kerameikos

Kordax,an obscene dance of Greek comedy

Kottabos,a game played at drinking parties, in which the wine left in the cup was thrown into a bronze
vessel; if the sound was clear, it was a good omen