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title: Roman Agora Gate, Athens
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4352/roman-agora-gate-athens/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Agora Gate, Athens

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Agora Gate, Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4352.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4352.jpg)

## Image Caption

The monumental entrance gate ([propylaea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Propylaea/)) to the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/agora/) of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/). Pentellic marble, 19-11 BCE. Donated by [Julius Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Julius_Caesar/) and [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/), it is known as the Gate of [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/) Archegetis.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2015, December 19). Roman Agora Gate, Athens. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4352/roman-agora-gate-athens/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Agora Gate, Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 19, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4352/roman-agora-gate-athens/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Roman Agora Gate, Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Dec 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4352/roman-agora-gate-athens/>.

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