ágora

The agora (αγορά) was the main square in the polis, the Greek city of the classical antiquity era. It was usually a place free of buildings and shaped by the presence of markets and fairs. As an element of constitution of urban space, the agora was a symbol of citizenship and public space in the Greek concept of urbanism: it was in the agora that the Greek citizen would socialise and where the political discussions and popular tribunals would take place.