Roman Agora of Athens

Why go

The Roman Agora is the archaeological site of the market built in Athens between 19 and 11 BC; Hellenic Heritage says it was financed by Augustus and the family of Herod Atticus, while Greece's national tourism organisation says it was built at the expense of Julius Caesar and Augustus. Hellenic Heritage describes a large rectangular courtyard surrounded by stoas, shops and warehouses, with the gate of Athena Archegetis still standing on the west side, and says the visible site is about half of the original, the rest still buried beneath the houses. Visit Greece counts the Tower of the Winds, an octagonal 1st-century BC clock and weather station, among the Agora's surviving monuments. It is a separate site from the Ancient Agora and from Hadrian's Library next to it. The official ticket store, tickets.hh.gr, says entry is timed, a ticket may be changed up to two hours before the visit and tickets are not refundable.