Agora of Smyrna
İzmir Agorası
Alternative nameAgora of İzmir
Locationİzmir, Turkey
Coordinates38°25′08″N 27°08′16″E / 38.41889°N 27.13778°E / 38.41889; 27.13778
History
MaterialMarble  
Founded4th century BC  
Site notes
Excavation dates1933–present
Public accessYes

The Agora of Smyrna, alternatively known as the Agora of İzmir (Turkish: İzmir Agorası), is an ancient Roman agora located in Smyrna (present-day İzmir, Turkey). Originally built by the Greeks in the 4th century BC, the agora was ruined by an earthquake in 178 AD.[1] Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ordered its reconstruction.[2] Excavations started in 1933.[1] In 2020, the Agora of Smyrna became a Tentative World Heritage Site as part of "The Historical Port City of Izmir."[3]

  1. ^ a b İzmir - Agora
  2. ^ İzmir'in kent merkezindeki 1800 yıllık 'Tarihi Agora'
  3. ^ "The Historical Port City of Izmir". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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