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Date: late 5th c. BCE Current location: Athens, Greece Description of work: Plan of Agora and surrounding buildings, from F. Kimball and G. H. Edgell, A History of Architecture (New York, 1918), fig. 10. Work type: Architecture and Landscape Culture: Greek; Hellenistic Source: Society of Architectural Historians, Image Exchange (www.sah.org/imagex.html) Resource type: image File format: JPG Image size: 332x600 pixels Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. http:: : alias.libraries.psu.edu: vius: copyright: publicrightssah.htm Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures Filename: 00315b.jpg Record ID: WB109 Sub collection: archaeological sites civic centers temples
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The Ancient Agora was at one time the heart of Athens and was the focal point of administrative, commercial, political and social activity.
The term agora (pronounced ah-go-RAH) is Greek for 'open place of assembly' and, early in the history of Greece, designated the area in a city where free-born citizens could gather to hear civic announcements...
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The center of political and commercial interaction in the Ancient Greek polis was the agora. The word essentially means a gathering place or an open space, and in all Greek city states, the agora was central to all aspects of daily life and commerce. As the agora developed as a civic space, particularly from the 6th century BCE onward in Athens, the architectural splendor of the buildings associated with it became an ever more obvious demonstration of the power and glory of Athenian democracy. In its earliest forms, an agora in maritime cities was invariably situated near the sea, while in inland urban centers, it was usually located at the foot of the hill that normally provided the city's ultimate defense. The agora was always the oldest part of any city and, as such, and as well as being the commercial hub of the area, also became the center of the religious and political life of the polis. In Homer's time, an agora might have seats for the comfort of the citizens that had assembled to consult with one another. The city's oldest sanctuaries were always located either in or very close to the agora itself, and the first festive games were held in its open space. Roads to and from the city centered on the agora, and it was usually the starting point for any processions to the various sacred sites visited by the populace. The space itself was treated in much the same way as a temenos or sacred precinct. Originally, all public transactions were also carried out in the agora, but over time in larger cities, it became necessary to have specific buildings for many of these dealings. In Athens, for example, the Pnyx, adjacent to the Athenian Agora, was commandeered to host political meetings, and the Kerameikos, the oldest industrialized area of the city, developed right next to the Agora; together they comprised the very heart of commercial Athens. Buildings that developed to serve the political, religious, or commercial activities of the citizens were generally built around the agora rather than in it and helped to define the agora itself. These buildings would typically include law courts offices, formal feasting halls, and official meeting places. They were usually integrated using extended porticoes, or stoas, and it is these that came to dominate the architecture of the agora. The Ancient Agora of Classical Athens: The History and Legacy of the Athenian City Center and Assembly Gathering Space examines the history of the heart of Athenian life. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the agora like never before. | Author: Charles River Editors | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Publication Date: Jun 30, 2017 | Number of Pages: 42 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 1548485209 | ISBN-13: 9781548485207
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The Temple of Hephaestus and Athena Ergane (Greek: Ναός του Ηφαίστου και της Αθηνάς Εργάνης), also known as the Hephaisteion (Ηφαιστείον) or Theseion (Θησείον), is the best preserved ancient Greek temple. It is a Doric order peripteral temple, located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos (Αγοραιος) hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of St. George Akamates (Ἀγιος Γεώργιος Ακαμάτης). (From Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Hephaestus)
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