Agora

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An agora (αγορά), translatable as marketplace, was an essential part of an ancient Greek polis or city-state. An agora acted as a marketplace and a place of congregation for the citizens of the polis. They arose along with the poleis after the fall of Mycenaean civilization, and were well established as a part of a city by the time of Homer (probably the 8th century BC).

The most well-known agora is the Ancient Agora of Athens. Agora Open Air Museum of Izmir [1] is one of the well-preserved agoras in the world.

See Also

• banausos

External link

• Back to the Agora: Workable Solutions for Small Urban School Facilities.[[es:�gora]]

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Agora" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agora, used under the GNU Free Documentation License