Agora of Argos

The ancient Agora of Argos started to be organized during the 5th century BC. in the south of the city, on the crossroads from the Heraion of Argos, Corinth and Tegea. The architectural programme was completed at the end of the 4th century BC.  During the Classical and the Hellenistic periods, the Agora was surrounded by porticos and buildings which can hardly be distinguished at present under the later architectural phases. 

During the Roman times, many of the existing buildings were altered in shape and function, mostly into shops and fountains when, in the 2d and 3d century A.D. a general remodeling of the site took place. Later, during the 4th century A.D., a last monument of Paganism was built, a hearth surrounded by boundary steles from the enclosure (peribolos) of an 'heroon' of the Archaic period dedicated to the 'Seven against Thebes'.  The invasion of the Goths, in 395-396 A.D. accelerated the destruction and the disappearance of the monuments of the Agora.

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Founded: 5th century BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Greece