Greek Agora

The Greek Agora was the main public meeting place in Ancient Athens. From about 1000 BC, Greek citizens would come to this area to hear statements from the King or ruling council. 

Temple of Hephaistos, 460-415 BC in the Agora

Ancient pot in the Agora

The Agora  was also a marketplace. Kind of the shopping mall of the time, where you could go to get the latest toga or shop for olive oil. The philosopher Diogenes once lived in a barrel in the Agora - as part of his anti-materialist philosophy.  Despite Diogenes advice that excessive and unnecessary consumer goods do not make people happy, most people in the Agora ignored his wise words and the fires of commerce burned bright.

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The Ancient Greek Agora