The
Agora was
the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political,
commercial, administrative and social activity,
the religious and cultural center and the seat
of justice. The site was occupied without interruption
in all periods of the city's history. It was
used as a residential and burial area as early
as the late Neolithic period (3000 BC). Early
in the 6th century, in the time of Solon, the
Agora became a public area.
