athens, roman agora with the tower of the winds
Archive ID: 421096
Description: the roman agora from west, with the tower of the winds in the background.
large building measuring 111 x 98 m., comprising a spacious rectangular courtyard surrounded by stoas, shops and storerooms. it has an east, ionic propylon and a west, doric propylon, known as the gate of athena archegetis.
it was built between 19 and 11 b.c. with a donation of julius caesar and augustus. during the reign of hadrian the court was paved with slabs. after the invasion of the herulae in a.d. 267 the city of athens was restricted to the area within the late roman fortification wall, and the administrative and commercial centre of the city was transferred from the ancient agora to the roman agora and the library of hadrian.
during the byzantine period and the turkish occupation the area was covered with houses, workshops and churches along with the fethiye mosque.
after the necessary purchase and demolition of the private houses and other buildings covering the area, a series of excavations were carried out by the greek archaeological society (in 1837-45, 1890-91, 1920, 1930-31), by the italians (in 1940-42), by an. orlandos and p. lazarides (in 1963-64) and by the 1st ephorate of antiquities (in 1955, 1965-66, 1968, 1984-85, 1989, 1991).
in 1915-19 restoration work was carried out by an. orlandos on the gate of athena archegetis and the tower of the winds. in 1942 some of the columns of the east peristyle were restored by the italians, and in 1963 three columns of the south peristyle with their architraves were also restored by orlandos. further restoration work was undertaken in 1975-76 by the 1st ephorate at the tower of the winds and the gate of athena archegetis.
large building measuring 111 x 98 m., comprising a spacious rectangular courtyard surrounded by stoas, shops and storerooms. it has an east, ionic propylon and a west, doric propylon, known as the gate of athena archegetis.
it was built between 19 and 11 b.c. with a donation of julius caesar and augustus. during the reign of hadrian the court was paved with slabs. after the invasion of the herulae in a.d. 267 the city of athens was restricted to the area within the late roman fortification wall, and the administrative and commercial centre of the city was transferred from the ancient agora to the roman agora and the library of hadrian.
during the byzantine period and the turkish occupation the area was covered with houses, workshops and churches along with the fethiye mosque.
after the necessary purchase and demolition of the private houses and other buildings covering the area, a series of excavations were carried out by the greek archaeological society (in 1837-45, 1890-91, 1920, 1930-31), by the italians (in 1940-42), by an. orlandos and p. lazarides (in 1963-64) and by the 1st ephorate of antiquities (in 1955, 1965-66, 1968, 1984-85, 1989, 1991).
in 1915-19 restoration work was carried out by an. orlandos on the gate of athena archegetis and the tower of the winds. in 1942 some of the columns of the east peristyle were restored by the italians, and in 1963 three columns of the south peristyle with their architraves were also restored by orlandos. further restoration work was undertaken in 1975-76 by the 1st ephorate at the tower of the winds and the gate of athena archegetis.
Added on: March 25, 2007
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