Athens - Roman Agora

 
The Roman Agora or market was laid out at the beginning of the Christian era immediately west of the Tower of the Winds, built some decades earlier. It was connected with the older Greek Agora to the west by a road which was discovered some years ago. While the Greek Agora grew and developed over the centuries, this later market was laid out on a unified plan within a rectangular area measuring 112 by 96m/365 by 315ft.

Must-see attractions nearby:
It has two gates: at the west end a Doric propylon built between 12 and 2 B.C. with an inscription recording that the market was dedicated to Athena Archegetes, and at the east end an Ionic propylon probably dating from the reign of Hadrian (A.D. 117-138), when the adjoining Library of Hadrian was also built. Probably dating from the same period are the double-aisled colonnades of slender unfluted Ionic columns which surround the market, as well as the shops and offices which open off thecolonnades. On the south side is a fountain.
Address: Roman Agora, Eolou / Pepopida Street, Athéna , Greece
Hours:
April 1 to October 31: 8am-6pm
November 1 to March 31: 8:30am-3pm
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Good Friday - Christian, Easter - Christian
Tips: Free admission on Sundays between November and March and the first Sunday of each month except July.
Transit: Bus: 025 (blue and white - Monastiraki).

Related Attractions

More Athens AttractionsView All

Roman Agora and Church in Plaka, Athens.Roman Agora and Church in Plaka, Athens.
Suggest Correction  Suggest an Attraction
©Copyright 1995-2012 PlanetWare Inc. All rights reserved.
Unauthorized duplication in part or whole without prior written consent prohibited by international laws.
x
Pictures of Athens
View over Athens. Be sure to check out our awesome photos of Athens!