Description: A sketch plan of the Agora of Athens, 479–431 BC, the "place of assembly". The plan shows the road to the Dipylon Gate, several Stoa (colonnades), the market, Council Hall, Temple of Dioscuri, Metroum, and the Temple of Apollo. Outside the Agora, on the Hill of Colonus, was the Theseum and Temple of Hephæstus, on the Pnyx was the Ecclesia, and on the Acropolis was the Prophylæa and Temple of Victory.
Place Names: Greece, Agora, Athens,
ISO Topic Categories: oceans,
location,
inlandWaters
Keywords: Sketch of the Agora, borders,
political,
historical, major political subdivisions, other military, oceans,
location,
inlandWaters, Unknown, 479–431 BC
Source: William C. Morey, Outlines in Greek History with a survey of Ancient Oriental Nations (New York, NY: The Athenium Press, 1908) 230
Map Credit: Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman |
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