Place

Ancient Agora of Athens

Overview

The Ancient Agora of Athens (also called the Classical Agora) is an ancient Greek agora. It is located to the northwest of the Acropolis, and bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Agoraios Kolonos, also called Market Hill. The Agora's initial use was for a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place.

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Philosophers who discussed Ancient Agora of Athens

• Anaxagoras
• Diogenes
• Zeno of Citium
• Women in classical Athens

Place in the tradition

Part of Anaxagoras.

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