During the reign of Hadrian the court was paved with slabs. It was built between 19 and 11 BCE with a donation of Julius Caesar and Augustus. It has an east, Ionic propylon and a west, Doric propylon, known as the Gate of Athena Archegetis, which linked it to the Greek Agora. The courtyard was surrounded by stoas, shops and storerooms. It is a single architectural complex consisting of a vast rectangular court, measuring 367 ft by 315 ft, surrounded by colonnades. Lying east of the Ancient Agora, the Roman Agora actually has nothing to do with Romans, but took this name because it was constructed during Roman times -1st century CE- in order to serve a growing Athens. Lots of images of The Roman Agora, Tower of the Winds, & the Library of Hadrian: Gate of Athena Archegetis, Colonnade, Fountain, Propylon, "Agoranomion", Public Latrines Water Clock of Andronikos, The Eight Winds. You are free to download and use unmodified copies of these images for non-commercial purposes providing that you include a reference to this site and copyright notice. Klein of the Department of Classical Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. All of the images presented here are from the personal slide collection of Kevin T. We also hope that this site will be useful to all who have an interest in archaeological exploration and the recovery, interpretation, and preservation of the past. It is intended primarily as a resource for students of classical art & archaeology, civilization, languages, and history at Indiana University as a supplement to their class lectures and reading assignments and as a source of images for use in term papers, projects, and presentations. THE ANCIENT CITY OF ATHENS is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece).
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