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The '''Ancient Agora of Athens''' is the most well-known [[agora]], located in [[Athens]], [[Greece]].

The agora in Athens had private [[housing]], until it was reorganized by [[Pisistratus]] in the [[6th century BC]]E. Although he may have lived on the agora himself, he removed the other houses, closed wells, and made it the centre of [[Athenian government]]. He also built a drainage system, fountains, and a temple to the [[Greek mythology|Olympian gods]]. [[Cimon]] later improved the agora by constructing new buildings and planting trees. In the [[5th century BC]] there were temples constructed to [[Hephaestos]], [[Zeus]], and [[Apollo]].

The [[Areopagus]] and the assembly of all citizens met elsewhere in Athens, but some public meetings, such as those to discuss [[ostracism]], were held in the agora. Beginning in the period of the radical democracy (after 509 BCE), the [[Boule]], or city council, the [[Prytaneis]], or presidents of the council, and the [[Archon]]s, or magistrates, all met in the agora. The law courts were located there, and any citizen who happened to be in the agora when a case was being heard, could be forced to serve as a juror; the [[Scythian archers]], a kind of mercenary police force, often wandered the agora specifically looking for jurors.

The agora in Athens again became a residential area during Roman and [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times.

==External links and references==

* [http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21101a/e211aa03.html Hellenic Ministry of Culture: The Ancient Agora of Athens] - official site with a schedule of its opening hours, tickets and contact information.
* [http://www.agathe.gr Agora Excavations] - American School of Classical Studies Agora excavation project.
* [http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/agora.htm Map of the Agora of Athens in Socrates and Plato's time]

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 The '''Ancient Agora of Athens''' is the most well-known [[agora]], located in [[Athens]], [[Greece]].
-The agora in Athens had private housing, until it was reorganized by [[Pisistratus]] in the [[6th century BC]]E. Although he may have lived on the agora himself, he removed the other houses, closed wells, and made it the centre of [[Athenian government]]. He also built a drainage system, fountains, and a temple to the [[Greek mythology|Olympian gods]]. [[Cimon]] later improved the agora by constructing new buildings and planting trees. In the [[5th century BC]] there were temples constructed to [[Hephaestos]], [[Zeus]], and [[Apollo]].
+The agora in Athens had private housing, until it was reorganized by [[Pisistratus]] in the [[6th century BC]]. Although he may have lived on the agora himself, he removed the other houses, closed wells, and made it the centre of [[Athenian government]]. He also built a drainage system, fountains, and a temple to the [[Greek mythology|Olympian gods]]. [[Cimon]] later improved the agora by constructing new buildings and planting trees. In the [[5th century BC]] there were temples constructed to [[Hephaestos]], [[Zeus]], and [[Apollo]].
-The [[Areopagus]] and the assembly of all citizens met elsewhere in Athens, but some public meetings, such as those to discuss [[ostracism]], were held in the agora. Beginning in the period of the radical democracy (after 509 BCE), the [[Boule]], or city council, the [[Prytaneis]], or presidents of the council, and the [[Archon]]s, or magistrates, all met in the agora.  The law courts were located there, and any citizen who happened to be in the agora when a case was being heard, could be forced to serve as a juror; the [[Scythian archers]], a kind of mercenary police force, often wandered the agora specifically looking for jurors.
+The [[Areopagus]] and the assembly of all citizens met elsewhere in Athens, but some public meetings, such as those to discuss [[ostracism]], were held in the agora. Beginning in the period of the radical democracy (after 509 BC), the [[Boule]], or city council, the [[Prytaneis]], or presidents of the council, and the [[Archon]]s, or magistrates, all met in the agora.  The law courts were located there, and any citizen who happened to be in the agora when a case was being heard, could be forced to serve as a juror; the Scythian archers, a kind of mercenary police force, often wandered the agora specifically looking for jurors.
 The agora in Athens again became a residential area during Roman and [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] times.