A place of congregation, especially an ancient Greek marketplace.
[Greek agorā.]
a·go·ra2 (ä'gə-rä')
n., pl. -rot or -roth (-rōt').
A unit of currency in Israel.
[Hebrew ’ăgôrâ, from ’āgar, to hire.]
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ag·o·ra1 (ăg'ər-ə) |
a·go·ra2 (ä'gə-rä')
n., pl. -rot or -roth (-rōt').
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Plaster model of the Agora, Athens, as it might have appeared in the 2nd century (credit: American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
Plaster model of the Agora, Athens, as it might have appeared in the 2nd century (credit: American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
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The chief meeting place or marketplace in an ancient Greek city.
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agora, in Greek literally ‘assembly’, especially of the people; then ‘place of assembly’, market place (Lat. forum), or city centre of a Greek city.
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agora (ăg'ərə) [Gr.,=market], in ancient Greece, the public square or marketplace of a city. In early Greek history the agora was primarily used as a place for public assembly; later it functioned mainly as a center of commerce. Usually in a readily accessible part of the city, it was often surrounded by the public buildings, such as the royal palace, the law courts, the assembly house, and the jail. A favorite architectural device was the colonnade surrounding the agora. One of the highest honors was to be granted a tomb in the agora. The agora was similar to the Roman forum.
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This article is about the ancient marketplace; for the currency denomination of Israel see Israeli agora. For other uses, see Agora (disambiguation).
The Agora (pronounced ˈa-gor-rə, with stress on the first syllable[citation needed]) was an open "place of assembly" in ancient Greek city-states. Early in Greek history (900s–700s BCE), free-born male land-owners who were citizens would gather in the agora for military duty or to hear statements of the ruling king or council. Later in Greek history, the agora served as a marketplace where merchants kept stalls or shops to sell their goods amid colonnades.
The word agoraphobia, the fear of critical public situations, derives from agora in its meaning as a gathering place.
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