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Its political role
: See the thematic page
In a democratic city, ruled by the people, as it was the case in Athens,
the Agora was where political activities took place. The bowl-throwers(?)…
and strategees held seats in the Agora. The prytaneum housed the
altar of the hearth of the city where the Goddess, Hestia, was
worshipped. The prytanises ("the first ones" : representatives
of each tribe) took their meals there in the company of official guests.
The monument of the eponymous. Heros of the ten tribes represents
the main characteristics of the city, here, at the base of the ten
statues , the texts of the laws and the mobilization orders are
displayed. However, some political meetings took place in the Agora
since the Ecclesia gathered on the hill of Pnyx.
- its
judicial role
:
The
Helia and the courts
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its economic
role :
The
Agora was also at the heart of trade, the market was held there, the
porticos were used as shelters for many shops.
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its
religions role
:
In the Agora, the temple of Hephaistos and the altar of the twelve gods
(the starting point for calculating distances) were to be found, as well
as the start of the sacred path of the Panathenaea.
- its social
role :
Strollers
liked walking there and meeting up with each other to chat.
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