Ancient Agora of Athens

pamyta, on July 18, said:

Wonderful shot Penelope! I only studied your country 's hystory at school many years ago... but what a beautiful places seen through your eyes. I've never been in Greece, but it should be a great country. Bye Pamy.

Penelope Doutsiou ,Sissy Doutsiou ,Tasos Sagris, e.t.c., on July 18, said:

pamyta Athens is located in the Attica periphery, one of the oldest cities in the world with at least 3,000 years of history.

Portrayed through a number of ancient monuments and artworks, the heritage of the classical era is still evident in the city, the most famous is the Parthenon on the Acropolis. Also Athens has a vast variety of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman monuments which project the long history of the city through the centuries.

Athens has something for everybody and suddenly the Athenians have good reason to be proud of their city.

The Agora, the marketplace and civic center, was one of the most important parts of an ancient city of Athens. In addition to being a place where people gathered to buy and sell all kinds of commodities, it was also a place where people assembled to discuss all kinds of topics: business, politics, current events, or the nature of the universe and the divine. The Agora of Athens, where ancient Greek democracy first came to life, provides a wonderful opportunity to examine the commercial, political, religious, and cultural life of one of the great cities of the ancient world.

The earliest archaeological excavations in the Athenian Agora were conducted by the Greek Archaeological Society in the 19th century. Since 1931 and continuing to the present day, the excavations have been conducted by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.

the ancient Agora at Athens was one of the most important sites for the ancient Greek society. It was the center of political, social, religious, and commercial activities. The ancient Agora at Athens is situated just at the foot of the Acropolis, also an important Greek site located at the heart of Athens. In Greek, the word “agora” means “a gathering place” or “market place”. As the name says, it had actually been, for centuries, actually a place where merchants and sellers sold goods to those who gathered in this place.

Not only did the ancient Agora at Athens serve as a gathering place where people traded goods, it was also used as a site in which people exchanged news, gossips, discussed the latest political matters, and even criticized the government. This was also the place where prominent Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato exchanged thoughts and ideas.

Unfortunately, the ancient Agora at Athens which was once important and the most exuberant site of Athens, is nowadays only an archaeological site containing some ancient ruins. What happened is that some invading done by the Persians, the Romans, and the Slavic brought about serious damage to the site. Since then, it had been slowly abandoned and lost its great importance. It was not until 1834, when Athens became the official capital of Greece, was the ancient Agora at Athens relivened.

Despite the destruction, there remain some of the most important monuments from the ancient Agora of Athens. Just to name a few, they are:

• Temple of Hephaistos/Theseion • Altar of The Twelve Gods • Stoa Basileios • Apollon Patroos • Church of The Holy Apostles • Roman Agora

Out of the aforementioned monuments, the Temple of Hephaistos and Church of The Holy Apostles are ones of the most notable in the ancient Agora at Athens. The Temple of Hephaistos is the world’s best-preserved ancient Greek doric temple in the world. St. Paul, one of Jesus’s twelve apostles, used to visit and preach in the Church of The Holy Apostles

Thank you a lot Pamy . Bye , Penelope

pamyta, on July 19, said:

Thank you so much for diving me in your hystory Penelope! I studied phylosophy at school and your explanations about the Agora, make me remember the ancient Socrate, Aristotele, Platone (my favourite ones) and also the notions of hystory of Arts that I learnt a few years ago. Bye bye Pamy.

Phoebus Apostolides, on July 19, said:

The Library of Hadrian is located on the north side of the Acropolis, immediately north of the Roman Agora. The complex was built by the Roman emperor Hadrian in 131/2 A.D. It was visited by Pausanias who provides a brief description.

In form, the complex consists of a large, nearly square, walled enclosure, with entrance on the west. The walls on the north, south, and east were made of poros limestone, while the western wall was constructed of Pentelic marble. The western side also had a single row of Corinthian columns (made from marble from Karystos in southern Euboia) in front of the wall, on either side of the main entrance. Inside the complex was an open air courtyard, with a central pool and garden, surrounded by columns made from marble imported from Phrygia (no longer preserved). At the eastern end of the colonnade were a series of rooms (called oikemata by Pausanias) that housed the "library" where books were stored and served as reading rooms and lecture halls.

Joannis Mihail Moudatsos, on July 23, said:

Beautiful photo and a lesson of history! Greetings, Joannis.

Penelope Doutsiou ,Sissy Doutsiou ,Tasos Sagris, e.t.c., on July 23, said:

Joannis Mihail Moudatsos Thank you very much for your kind comment . Greetings, Penelope

Jasper Puyman, 13 days ago, said:

a nice serie of cultural pictures Penelope! gr Jasper

Penelope Doutsiou ,Sissy Doutsiou ,Tasos Sagris, e.t.c., 10 days ago, said:

Jasper Puyman Thanks a lot .Greetings, Penelope