While the Acropolis has its temples in different stages of restoration, the ancient agora on the other hand is not showing any signs of ongoing renovation at all. There are three structures that are intact and/or have undergone renovation/reconstructions. I will show them in the coming days.
The agora was a place where people assemble and later on they put up stalls to sell their good and wares and it has become a marketplace. The Forum is the Roman counterpart of the Greek Agora.
You would NEVER see rich women there, you would only see poor women. Rich women would send slaves or men to do their shopping for them. I grinned when I read those lines from wikipedia.
Relics are very fascinating, but my head was spinning with all the things to see and I suppose overload took over and I can't remember all the notes I mentally took :D Plus of course, this trip was months old.
It must be simply fascinating to do some excavation here.
There it is sitting on a hill the Temple of Hephaestus, which will be featured later on.
While the Acropolis has its temples in different stages of restoration, the ancient agora on the other hand is not showing any signs of ongoing renovation at all. There are three structures that are intact and/or have undergone renovation/reconstructions. I will show them in the coming days.
The agora was a place where people assemble and later on they put up stalls to sell their good and wares and it has become a marketplace. The Forum is the Roman counterpart of the Greek Agora.
You would NEVER see rich women there, you would only see poor women. Rich women would send slaves or men to do their shopping for them. I grinned when I read those lines from wikipedia. 
Relics are very fascinating, but my head was spinning with all the things to see and I suppose overload took over and I can't remember all the notes I mentally took :D Plus of course, this trip was months old. 
It must be simply fascinating to do some excavation here.
There it is sitting on a hill the Temple of Hephaestus, which will be featured later on.
It must have been an amazing place... still is...
ReplyDeleteVery informative posts... thanks for the info.
These relics and sculptures are absolutely fantastic. It's really wonderful the view of the Temple of Hephaestus.
ReplyDeleteAn impressive group, I like the wide shot at the end.
ReplyDeleteyou're making me frustrated and excited at the same time. frustrated since I don't know if I can visit the place; happy that i see the place not from postcards that's just too perfect :P
ReplyDeletefirst time here... and can i just say... wow!
ReplyDeletelove the place you visited.
Quite impressive Maria. Your last picture is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBefore you mentioned it in your text, Martie, I immediately started thinking of the Roman forum. What a place! I can just imagine the memories you have, even if jumbled together.
ReplyDeleteAll those artifacts are just so fascinating! In this case, not having notes does not lessen the amazement. That last shot is fabulous!
ReplyDeletehaha, i know what you mean, that's why a foto is worth a thousand words, so to speak. ^0^
ReplyDeletenot a new header again! ^-^ so lovely is it in san francisco? ^-^
this is why i love ancient history. wonderful pics!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I especially like the gorgeous column capitel.
ReplyDeleteit's quite overwhelming visiting a place like this.
ReplyDeleteyour new header is breathtaking!
i will have memory overload as well if i were there. it's enough that you're sharing these photos with us. can't help but laugh when i read that rich women never go shopping at agora! hahaha!
ReplyDeleteevery corner looks picturesque!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots, you make me want to get back to Athens - this time with my camera.
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very beautiful. looks like there is definitely so much to see :)
ReplyDeleteStunning captures!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
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I just love this photo stories...It's like a trip back to history and amazing how you take photos with no people in it...very much like a documentary.
ReplyDeleteSo there were already personal shoppers back in those old glory days of Greece? I wonder if they had designer items for this rich ladies hahaha!
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