<Location> Agora Museum (Stoa of Attalos), Athens, Greece
In 337/6, a year after the battle of Chaeronea (in which Athens lost to Philip II of Macedonia), the Athenians issued a decree against the tyranny. It established that anyone who killed tyrant or those who advocate tyranny would not be accused and prohibited the councilmen to go to Areopagos and to serve the tyranny after the destruction of Athenian democracy (Agora Inscription, I 6524).
This reflects the fear of the Athens that Philip and his supporters would put the end to the Democracy in Athens.
Iconographycally, the relief is thought to represent the personified Democracy (Demokratia) crowning the also personified Demos (Athenian citizen body) seated.
