The agora (romanized: agorá, meaning "market" in Modern Greek) was a central public space in ancient Greek city-states. It is the best representation of a city-state's response to accommodate the social and political order of the polis. The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering place" or "assembly".
The agora was the center of the athletic, artistic, business, social, spiritual, and political life in the city. [Source: Wikipedia (don't judge! :) ]