Agora - Definition and Overview

For other uses, see Agora (disambiguation).

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.

External link

• Back to the Agora: Workable Solutions for Small Urban School Facilities. (http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-1/back.htm)