page_title: Ancient Agora of Athens
section_title: Other notable monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Ancient Agora of Athens / Buildings and structures of the classical agora / Other notable monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: The entrance to Odeon of Agrippa with statues of Giants and Tritons, Ancient Agora in Athens. Italiano: Pilastri a forma di tritone e di gigante dalla ex facciata dell'Odeon di Agrippa, costruito nel 14 a.C. da Marco Vipsanio Agrippa, nell'antica Agorà di Atene. Polski: Wejście do Odeonu Agryppy z posągami Gigantów i Trytonów na agorze w Atenach.
context_page_description: The ancient Agora of Athens is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis and bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west by the hill known as the Agoraios Kolonos, also called Market Hill. The Agora's initial use was for a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place.
context_section_description: A number of other notable monuments were added to the agora. Some of these included:
  The Middle stoa which was the most extensive monument built during the 100s BCE
  A small Roman temple was added in front of the Middle stoa.
  An Altar of Zeus Agoraios was added just to the east of the Monument to the Eponymous Heroes.
  The Temple of Ares, dedicated to Ares, the god of war, was added in the north half agora, just south of the Altar of the Twelve Gods.
  The Odeon of Agrippa and accompanying gymnasium were added in the centre of the agora.
  The substantial Stoa of Attalos was built along the eastern edge of the agora.
  A collection of buildings were added to the south-east corner: the East stoa, the Library of Pantainos, the Nymphaeum and a temple.
  The Library of Pantainos was more than just a library, the west and north wings were series of rooms that were used for other purposes other than storing books. With the construction of the Library of Pantainos, the official entrance into the agora was now between the Library and the Stoa of Attalos.
  There is evidence of a Synagogue in the Agora of Athens in the 3rd century.
  A statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian was located near the metroon.
  The Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria dated to the 300s BCE and is located near the Temple of Apollo Patroos.
  The south end of what is believed to be a Basilica has been uncovered near Hadrian Street and is dated to the mid 100s CE
  The Monopteros was located south of the Basilica and also dated to the mid 100s CE It had no walls, was a dome supported by columns and was about 8 meters in diameter.
  The Bema was a speakers platform and was located near the Stoa of Attalos.
caption: The entrance to the Odeon of Agrippa
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