Sentence:  First, the Athenians suffered from an acute case of <WSD>agoraphilia</WSD>. They seemed to center a large portion of their daily lives around the activities of the public gathering places; hence, the temples and the agora would be the most likely places at which the relatives might see the slayer. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The love of public life, crowds, and activity.