Agora

Who: built by a general’s family; generals used plunder to finance public buildings, etc.

What: central market square where people came to shop and discuss politics; decorated with paintings commemorating general’s triumphs

When: Golden Age (479 B.C.E. – 431 B.C.E.)

Where: Athens

Significance: provided a place to exchange ideas; example of money spent for the public good, not for personal luxuries

Pg. 61 Hunt