Ancient Agora of Athens

Athens Historical Walking Tour

Ancient Agora of Athens

Athina, 105 53, Greece

Created By: Richard Archer

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Entrace to the Ancient Agora of Athens. The word "agora" applies to an assembly of people and by extension marks the gathering place. In modern Greek the term means "marketplace". Remained in use either as an assembly, as a commercial, or as a residential area for about 5000 years. Consequently the area has undergone countless building, destruction, and rebuilding cycles. Today this strata of history has been distilled through excavations to expose the Agora's important functions from Archaic to Greco-Roman and Byzantine times.

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This point of interest is part of the tour: Athens Historical Walking Tour


 

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