The biggest addiction in college: skipping class. Part of my job as an Admissions Advisor at Eastern Washington University is to give presentations to visiting middle and high school classes that come to see what a college campus is like.
The Athenian Agora. The Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a large, open square where the citizens could assemble for a wide variety of purposes. On any given day the space might be used as a market, or for an election, a dramatic performance, a religious procession, military drill, or athletic competition.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Some ancient Greeks had shops mainly in their central market place (the Agora) where they sold any items they did not want. The Agora is a marketplace/ meeting place where a lot of the ancient Greeks went to, to meet other people and buy stuff.