Bronze Pinakia

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 27 January 2016

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Bronze Pinakia — Bronze pinakia - used to allot Athenian citizens their role as jurors. On the plate was inscribed the person's name, their father's name, and their deme (township). In the centre is a bronze ball from the machine (kleroteria) used to randomly select jurors for service. 5th to 2nd century BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a full-time writer, researcher, historian, and editor. Special interests include art, architecture, and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the WHE Publishing Director.

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