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title: Odeon of Agrippa, Athens
author: Luke McKernan
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14180/odeon-of-agrippa-athens/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Odeon of Agrippa, Athens

_Authored by Luke McKernan_

## Image File

[![Odeon of Agrippa, Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14180.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14180.jpg)

## Image Caption

Rear (stage) view of the Odeon of [Agrippa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marcus_Agrippa/) at the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [Agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/agora/) of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/).

It was built in 15 BCE by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (l. c. 64-12 BCE), Roman statesman, general, and son-in-[law](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/law/) of [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) [Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/caesar/). It was a two-story auditorium that could seat an audience of 1,000 and located in the center of the agora. It was destroyed by the Heruli in 267 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
McKernan, L. (2021, June 02). Odeon of Agrippa, Athens. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14180/odeon-of-agrippa-athens/>
### Chicago
McKernan, Luke. "Odeon of Agrippa, Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 02, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14180/odeon-of-agrippa-athens/>.
### MLA
McKernan, Luke. "Odeon of Agrippa, Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Jun 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14180/odeon-of-agrippa-athens/>.

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