AGORA
The Late Roman agora is located to the north of the Colonnaded Street in the city centre. It measures about 44.50x57.10 m inside covering a total area of about 2540 sq. m (Fig. 1). It is bounded with a stepped platform on the north and south sides, and a stoa on its west. The excavation is not completed yet but it should have been built by rearranging the preceding agora here with the stoa as part of the arrangements at the end of the fourth – beginning of the fifth century AD.
The platform on the north side has seven rows of seating only on one side (Fig. 2) and the one on the south side of the agora has seven rows of seating on three sides (Fig. 3 and Fig. 4); they are similar to a theatron. Excavations at the agora were conducted on top and front sides of these platforms.
The north side of the agora was adorned with statues
just like the Hierapolis Street. Two such statues were uncovered fallen down
together with their bases.
