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of the ancient ''agora'' de Thessaloniki ]] An agora (αγορά), translatable as Marketplace , was a Public Space and an essential part of an Ancient Greek Polis or city-state. An agora acted as a marketplace and a Forum to the citizens of the polis. Agora also means a place of assembly in any Ancient Greek state. It is sometimes used in modern language to refer to a ''crossroads'', either metaphorically (the point or concept which links, or ''is the crossroads of'' multiple related concepts), or literally, a point at which many physical roads or paths meet. ''agora'' of Tyre ( Archeological sources of Al Mina )]] The agora arose along with the poleis after the fall of Mycenae an civilization, and were well established as a part of a city by the time of Homer (probably the 8th Century BC ). The most well-known agora is the Ancient Agora Of Athens . The Agora Open Air Museum Of Izmir is one of the best preserved agoras in the world. The word Agoraphobia , the fear of critical public situations, derives from ''agora'' in its meaning as a marketplace. The pan- European AEGEE Student Society has general meetings of its network every six months called Agorae, inspired by the ideas of a forum and a Crossroads mentioned above. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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