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AGORANOMI

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 381 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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AGORANOMI , magistrates in the republics of See also:

GREECE

Greece, whose position and duties were in many respects similar to those of the aediles of See also:

Rome. In See also:

Athens there were ten, chosen annually by See also:

lot, five of whom took See also:

charge of the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and five of the See also:

PEIRAEUS, or PIRAEUS (Gr. Hetpaceur)

Peiraeus. They maintained See also:

order in the markets, settled disputes, examined the quality of the articles exposed for See also:

sale, tested weights and See also:

MEASURES

measures, collected the See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour dues and enforced the See also:

SHIPPING

shipping regulations.

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