Agora of Smyrna

Agora of Smyrna - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The Agora of Smyrna, alternatively known as the Agora of İzmir (), 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.İzmir - Agora Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius ordered its reconstruction.İzmir'in kent merkezindeki 1800 yıllık 'Tarihi Agora' Excavations started in 1933. In 2020, the Agora of Smyrna became a Tentative World Heritage Site as part of "The Historical Port City of Izmir." Read more on Wikipedia

type: ancient site
date from: 4th century BC

Source: en.wikipedia.org