|
Agora (other)
Agora is a general name for a public meeting place in ancient Greece. Agora may also refer to: Art and entertainment * Agora (film), ''Agora'' (film), a 2009 historical movie about Hypatia, Hypatia of Alexandria * Agora (sculpture), ''Agora'' (sculpture), an art installation by Magdalena Abakanowicz in Chicago's Grant Park * Agora (Paulinho da Costa album), ''Agora'' (Paulinho da Costa album), a 1977 studio jazz album by Paulinho da Costa * Agora (Fennesz album), ''Agora'' (Fennesz album), a 2019 ambient album by Fennesz * ''Agora...'', the first studio album by Brazilian musician Ivan Lins (1970) * Agora (song), "Agora" (song), a song by Bear Hands * ''Agora São Paulo'' or ''Agora'', a Brazilian newspaper started in 1999 * ''Agora Trilogy'', a fantasy novel trilogy by David Whitley set in the world of Agora * Cirkus Agora, a Norwegian travelling circus Brands and enterprises * Agora (online marketplace), an online black market * Agora Financial, a subsidiary of The Agora netw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agora
The agora (; grc, ἀγορά, romanized: ', meaning "market" in Modern Greek) was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state's response to accommodate the social and political order of the polis. The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering place" or "assembly". The agora was the center of the athletic, artistic, business, social, spiritual and political life in the city. The Ancient Agora of Athens is the best-known example. Origins Early in Greek history (13th–4th centuries BC), free-born citizens would gather in the agora for military duty or to hear statements of the ruling king or council. Later, the agora also served as a marketplace, where merchants kept stalls or shops to sell their goods amid colonnades. This attracted artisans who built workshops nearby. From these twin functions of the agora as a political and a commercial spot came the two Greek verbs , ''agorázō'', "I shop", and , ''agoreúō'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
