Athenian Agora
Located at the foot of the Acropolis and built around 400 BC, featured stoas, or covered walkways, that opened up into shops. Over time, agoras grew in size and importance to include temples, public and administrative buildings, and modest stucco-faced private dwellings, although private dwellings rarely revealed the degree of grandeur that is found in later Roman homes. (Palmer, 2008)