What I can see

The Roman Agora or Forum is 111 metres long and 98 metres wide. It comprises of collonades with 110 columns and a patio. It used to have two entrances. The main entrance, to the west (propylon of Athena Archigetis [Leader]), had four doric columns and was nicknamed “Pazaroporta” because it was used to enter the grain market during the Ottoman period. Some of the main buildings of the Roman Agora are the Agoranomeion (market police headquarters), the Kyrristos’ Clock (the Tower of the Winds), the Vespasians (luxurious latrines built during Emperor Vespasian’s Rule) and the subsequent Fetihe Mosque.

What I can't see

The shops of the Agora of the classical era were later transferred to the Roman Agora and took up most of the building. Today, engraved inscriptions have been found on the columns and on the pillar of the southern peristyle, which show the places used by certain merchants to sell their products or to demarcate their shops. During the Byzantine and Ottoman periods, the Agora contained, in addition to Fetihe Mosque, houses, Christian churches, workshops and a bath (Ula Bey), which was later demolished to make space for excavations.

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