agora

The word agora comes from the Greek language, since it called, in the cities (polis) of said nation, at public places and to the assemblies that were celebrated in it. Over time, the term was extended to refer to other places of meeting or discussion.

The agora arises after the fall of the Mycenaean civilization and is constituted as a cultural, political and commercial center of each city.

It is important to emphasize that the appearance of the agoras at that time was a real revolution from the urban point of view. Pericles was the one who allowed their development thanks to his innovations in this area and that is how it was established that they not only served as points of departure for the polis but also developed by creating three different types of them.

Specifically, with the passage of time what was established is the appearance of three different kinds of agoras. Thus, on the one hand there were the political or religious that are characterized by being located in what were the centers of the populations. On the other hand, there were those that were established near what were the entrance doors to those and finally, in third place, there were the mercantile agoras that were defined by the fact of being located near the ports.

The Agora of Athens, where the Athenians met to discuss their problems, was one of the most important. Today it is the only ancient Greek building that retains its original roof.

In the case of the Athenian Agora we must emphasize that it was made up of a series of monuments and buildings of great value such as the Mint, the Temple of Apollo Patroos, the Altar of the Twelve Gods, the Heliea that was the Supreme Court or the Monument of the eponymous heroes.

The Spanish city of Valencia he is currently building an agora, which would be presented later in the year. It is a covered square, located in the complex of the City of Arts and Sciences. Its design was the responsibility of the architect Santiago Calatrava.

On the other hand, the agorism is an anarchist current that exalts the agora as a form of concretion of the anarchy. According to this conception, the agora supposes a network of voluntary commerce, with business ventures by direct action. In this way, private companies could displace the Condition, while contractual relationships would void power relationships.

Finally, it should be noted that Agora It is a film directed by the Spanish Alejandro Amenábar and starring Rachel Weisz, which was released in 2010. The film is based on the story of Hypatia of Alexandria, a scientist and philosopher who was assassinated in the year 415.

Michael Lonsdale, Oscar Isaac and Rupert Evans were other actors who participated in this Spanish production that managed to obtain a total of seven Goya Awards, which meant that it became one of the films with the most awards of this type.