This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Democracy Origins On Exhibit
National Archives hosts an Athens democracy exhibit marking its 2,500 year birth with artifacts from the agora. It linksostraka ballots and Tholos crockery to modern American institutions, noting the ekklesia, boulé, juries, and limits on speech inside a bustling assembly.
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Washington
Athens
B.C
America
National Archives
American School of Classical Studies
Tholos
Klestheines
Attica
Socrates
Diana Burton-Oliver
Themistokes
Themistokles