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Walk through Athens' most popular meeting place, and discover its vibrant markets and monuments.
The agora was the civic center of Athens, but it wasn't only frequented by politicians and city officials.
The area housed a market where people could purchase food and other goods from merchants.
It was also frequented by philosophers, who used the public space to establish schools and pass on their teachings to students.
Religion had its place as well. Temples dedicated to Hephaistos and Apollo were located in the agora, along with Altar of the Twelve Gods and the Monument of the Eponymous Heroes.
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The Panathenaic Way is the Athenian agora's main street. It runs from the Dipylon gate up to the Akropolis.
Its name is derived from the Panathenaic Festival held every four years in honor of the city's patron goddess, Athena. At first, the festival was only religious, but over time it expanded to include athletic events and cultural competitions as well.
The Panathenaic Way hosted the climax of the festival: a procession that ran all the way up to the Temple of Athena on the Akropolis. However, the road was also uses for some of the festival's athletic events, including chariot races and footraces.
The Painted Stoa, or Stoa Poikilè, derived its name from the panel paintings on its wall.
The paintings were created in the 5th century BCE by famous artists like Polygnotos, and depicted Greek military victories like the Battle of Marathon.
The stoa served as a public meeting place for citizens, but it was especially popular with philosophers, who used the space to pass on their teachings.
In 301 BCE, the philosopher Zeno of Kition chose the Stoa Poikilè as the location for his school of philosophy, the appropriately dubbed "Stoicism".
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Greek painting goes back to at least the Minoan civilization. Some astonishing examples of the art of that time have even survived, including several from Minos' palace in Knossos.
At first, wall paintings were mostly found in temples or public buildings, but they have started to appear in private buildings in the 5th century BCE.
Most painters were considered artisan, but some became very renowned. Polygnotos was the first of these famous painters. He painted large compositions of events such as the sack of Troy for the Stoa Poikilè, in addition to creating works for the Lesche of the Knidians in Delphi.
Polygnotos and his two contemporaries, Mikon and Panainos, began what is considered to be the great period of Greek painting.
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