Sentences with phrase «greek agora»

In the open spirit of the Roman forum or Greek agora, speakers discussed the issues of borders, identity and people's role in politics.

In the open spirit of the Roman forum or Greek agora, a number of speakers discussed borders, identity and people's role in politics.

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The word «allegory» is from the Greek allos, meaning other, and agorein, to speak publicly in the agora, meaning the public square.

For a time, this Greek democracy also conceded equal freedom of speech in the agora to women and slaves.

In ancient Greece, the portico — stoa in Greek — was a long, open structure that often housed shops and delineated public squares from the city — the agora.