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{{WP-REAL|Ancient Agora of Athens}} | {{WP-REAL|Ancient Agora of Athens}} | ||
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{{Quote|Goods from all over the Greek world! You wouldn't think the city was besieged by an army of Spartans.|Kassandra|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}} | {{Quote|Goods from all over the Greek world! You wouldn't think the city was besieged by an army of Spartans.|Kassandra upon visiting the agora, 431 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}} | ||
[[File:Athens-Agora.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the Agora]] | [[File:Athens-Agora.jpg|thumb|250px|A view of the Agora]] | ||
The '''Agora of Athens''' was a marketplace located northwest of the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], serving as the civic heart of the ''[[polis]]''. | The '''Agora of Athens''' was a marketplace located northwest of the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], serving as the civic heart of the ''[[polis]]''. | ||
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==Landmarks== | ==Landmarks== | ||
*[[Altar of the Twelve Gods]] | |||
*[[Bouleuterion of Athens]] | |||
*[[Athens Mint]] | |||
*[[Monument of the Eponymous Heroes]] | |||
*[[Temple of Hephaistos, Athens|Temple of Hephaistos]] | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | ||
Athens-Altarofthe12Gods.jpg| | Athens-Altarofthe12Gods.jpg|Altar of the Twelve Gods | ||
Athens-Bouleuterion.jpg| | Athens-Bouleuterion.jpg|Bouleuterion | ||
Athens-Mint.jpg| | Athens-Mint.jpg|Athens Mint | ||
Athens-MothEH.jpg| | Athens-MothEH.jpg|Monument of the Eponymous Heroes | ||
ACOD Athens Temple of Hephaistos.jpg | ACOD Athens Temple of Hephaistos.jpg|Temple of Hephaistos | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Locations in Attika]] | |||
[[Category:Landmarks in Athens]] | [[Category:Landmarks in Athens]] | ||
[[Category:Markets]] | [[Category:Markets]] | ||
Revision as of 03:36, 23 August 2019
- "Goods from all over the Greek world! You wouldn't think the city was besieged by an army of Spartans."
- ―Kassandra upon visiting the agora, 431 BCE[src]
The Agora of Athens was a marketplace located northwest of the Akropolis Sanctuary in Athens, Greece, serving as the civic heart of the polis.
During the classical period, the agora served as the center of all political, commercial, administrative, social, and legal activity.
During the Peloponnesian War the agora was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]
Landmarks
- Altar of the Twelve Gods
- Bouleuterion of Athens
- Athens Mint
- Monument of the Eponymous Heroes
- Temple of Hephaistos
Gallery
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Altar of the Twelve Gods -
Bouleuterion -
Athens Mint -
Monument of the Eponymous Heroes -
Temple of Hephaistos
