点评:Athens is a city of excavated ancient ruins and one of the largest of these is the Ancient Agora of Athens a collection of ruins located in the shadow of the Acropolis. This was one of the original marketplaces p of Athens in its early years as a city state and as such was in its time the economic and cultural centre of the world.
As the dominance of the Athenians and then the Greeks as a whole waned, other structures including those of the conquering Romans were also built here, only to also eventually fall with the passage of time.
Over time the are a developed into the Plaka district of Athens with in many cases its vibrant past buried. Serious excavations began in the middle of the nineteenth century and continued well into the twentieth. The remnants of numerous buildings including libraries and temples to various deities lay scattered in this small area.
There are several options open to the visitor. One can merely stroll about the area as many of the buildings and ruins are visible from the streets. For a more detailed look one can either take a guided tour of the entire site or choose to visit any of the several building that have been turned into museums. Entry fees and hours of operation do vary from site to site however so some prior research is required
翻译:雅典是一座遍布古代遗址的城市,其中规模最大的遗址之一便是位于卫城脚下的古雅典集市。这里曾是雅典建城初期最重要的市场之一,也因此一度成为世界经济和文化中心。
随着雅典人乃至整个希腊的统治地位逐渐衰落,其他建筑,包括征服者罗马人的建筑,也在此兴建,但最终也都随着时间的流逝而消逝。
随着时间的推移,这片区域发展成为雅典的普拉卡区,其昔日的辉煌也大多被掩埋。大规模的考古发掘始于19世纪中期,并一直持续到20世纪。众多建筑的遗迹,包括图书馆和供奉不同神灵的庙宇,散落在这片小小的区域内。
游客有多种游览方式。您可以漫步于此,因为许多建筑和遗址都从街道上清晰可见。想要更深入地了解,您可以选择参加整个遗址的导览游,或者选择参观其中几座改建为博物馆的建筑。不过,各景点的门票价格和开放时间有所不同,因此需要事先做一些调查。