Ancient Agora of Athens
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The Ancient Agora of Athens is the central public gathering place and marketplace of classical Athens, historically serving as the heart of the city’s political, commercial, social, and religious life.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hephaisteion in Athens | 1 |
| Theseion in Athens | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient agora
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ public square ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Classical Greek architecture ⓘ |
| containsMuseum | Museum of the Ancient Agora ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological park
ⓘ
open-air museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | multiple Greek deities ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
4th century BC
ⓘ
5th century BC ⓘ |
| function |
center for trade and commerce
ⓘ
meeting place for Athenian citizens ⓘ site of religious festivals ⓘ venue for legal proceedings ⓘ venue for political assemblies ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Altar of the Twelve Gods
ⓘ
Bouleuterion of Olympia ⓘ
surface form:
Bouleuterion
Heliaia ⓘ Library of Pantainos ⓘ Middle Stoa ⓘ Mint of Athens ⓘ Odeon of Agrippa ⓘ Panathenaic Way ⓘ Royal Stoa ⓘ South Stoa ⓘ Stoa of Attalos ⓘ Temple of Ares ⓘ Temple of Hephaestus ⓘ Tholos ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of the Acropolis area and its surroundings)
|
| locatedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
Attica ⓘ historic center of Athens ⓘ |
| museumLocatedIn | Stoa of Attalos ⓘ |
| nearby |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
Areopagus ⓘ
surface form:
Areopagus hill
|
| partOf | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| period | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| significantEvent | birthplace of Athenian democracy as a public space ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Panathenaic Way ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civic center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ marketplace ⓘ political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ social center ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Theseion in Athens
this entity surface form:
Hephaisteion in Athens