Museum of the Ancient Agora

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- Stoa Poikile (Painted stoa), a building built in the 5th century B.C. used purely for socialising unlike many other buildings in the agora.

- The south end of what is believed to be a Basilica has been uncovered near Hadrian Street and is dated to the mid 100s C.E.

- The Stoa of Attalos, a stoa lined with shops built in the 2nd century B.C. which has since been reconstructed for use as the Museum of The Ancient Agora.

- The Square Peristyle was a law court originally located under the northern end of the Stoa of Attalos.

- 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.

- The Mint, a building which was used for the minting of bronze coinage in the 2nd and 3rd centuries B.C. but there is no evidence for it being used for the minting of Athenian silver coinage.

- The Monopteros was located south of the Basilica and also dated to the mid 100s C.E. It had no walls, was a dome supported by columns and was about 8 meters in diameter.

- The Middle stoa which was the most extensive monument built during the 2nd century B.C.

- The Southwest Temple, built with material from Thorikos in the early first century AD.

- Monument of the Eponymous Heroes, a monument for the ten heroes of the tribes of Athens which was also used as a notice board for new legislation, public events and military conscription.

- The Temple of Zeus Phratrios and Athena Phratria dated to the 300s B.C. and is located near the Temple of Apollo Patroos.

A number of other notable monuments were added to the agora. Some of these included:

- 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.

- Stoa Poikile (Painted stoa), a building built in the 5th century B.C. used purely for socialising unlike many other buildings in the agora.

- The south end of what is believed to be a Basilica has been uncovered near Hadrian Street and is dated to the mid 100s C.E.

- The Stoa of Attalos, a stoa lined with shops built in the 2nd century B.C. which has since been reconstructed for use as the Museum of The Ancient Agora.

- The Square Peristyle was a law court originally located under the northern end of the Stoa of Attalos.