AGORA

An 'agora' (αγορά), translatable as marketplace, was a public space and an essential part of an ancient Greek polis or city-state. An agora acted as a marketplace and a forum to the citizens of the polis.
Agora also means a place of assembly in any Ancient Greek state. It is sometimes used in modern language to refer to a ''crossroads'', either metaphorically (the point or concept which links, or ''is the crossroads of'' multiple related concepts), or literally, a point at which many physical roads or paths meet.

The agora arose along with the poleis after the fall of Mycenaean civilization, and were well established as a part of a city by the time of Homer (probably the 8th century BC). The most well-known agora is the Ancient Agora of Athens. The Agora Open Air Museum of Izmir is one of the best preserved agoras in the world.
The word agoraphobia, the fear of critical public situations, derives from ''agora'' in its meaning as a marketplace.
The pan-European AEGEE student society has general meetings of its network every six months called Agorae, inspired by the ideas of a forum and a crossroads mentioned above.

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★ Agoranomos

External links

★ Official homepage of the excavations at the Athenian Agora

★ Photos of the Athenian Agora

★ Official homepage of Izmir Agora Museum