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  Delos
This small circular marble building, located in the Agora of the Competaliasts, was dedicated to Hermes, the god of commerce.
The agora was one of the main markets of the Hellenistic city and was the locus of the grain trade as well as the famous slave market mentioned by the geographer Strabo.
Directly east of the Agora of the Competaliasts and parallel with the quay is the Sacred Way (13 m wide).
www.grisel.net /delos.htm   (3994 words)

  
 Agora Hotel
An agora (αγορά), translatable as marketplace, was an essential part of an ancient Greek polis or city-state.
An agora acted as a marketplace and a forum for the citizens of the polis.
Agora Open Air Museum of Izmir http://flickr.com/photos/asteko/tags/agora is one of the well-preserved agoras in the world.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/2/agora-hotel.html   (633 words)

  
 Greek Islands : Dilos   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is flanked by two stoas, the Stoa of Philip V of Macedon and the South Stoa, behind which are the remains of the South Agora.
At the west end of the Stoa of Antigonos we leave the Hieron of Apollo, continue past the Agora of Theophrastos and a hypostyle hall on the left, and then pass the Temple of the Twelve Gods to reach the Temple of Leto.
To the right, east of the temple, is the Agora of the Italians, the largest of a number of similar structures built to house foreign merchants.
www.kavi.gr /islandinfos/dilos.htm   (1497 words)

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