It was the commercial center of ancient Athens. People shopped, talked politics, and generally hung out in togas.

You can almost picture the ancient people walking down these streets.
Socrates... Plato... and...Zorba the Greek? I ran out of famous Greek names.

One person who walked these very streets, though, was Saint Paul. And although Paul was an amazing evangelist - he actually had very little success in Athens.

It's kind of odd to think of Saint Paul as unable to convert people, isn't it? But maybe it's nice to know even saints weren't always successful. They weren't always perfect.

And even though Paul may not have had much success preaching the Gospel during this visit...the faith did eventually spread throughout Greece. You don't need to look any further than the Temple of Hephaistos.

This amazingly well-preserved temple was built in the 5th century BC, and later became a church. Cool looking church, isn't it?

Admittedly, a little breezy on a windy day, but nonetheless...