Ancient Corinth - Agora
From the Fountain of Peirene, a shallow flight of steps leads up to the north propylon of the Agora, a large area (255m/837ft by 127m/417ft) surrounded by colonnades which was the hub of the city's political and economic life. At the lower east end the paving of the Greek period has been preserved, but otherwise the remains are almost entirely Roman. Along the south side runs the South Stoa, 165m/541ft long, with 33 shops.
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The third room from the east, covered by a protective roof, contains a Roman mosaic pavement and is at present used as a store for the tiled roof structure of a cult building. Behind the South Stoa is the South Basilica, and at its east end are the Southeast Building and the Basilica Iulia, built by the Emperor Claudius about A.D. 45.
