Agoranomi were magistrates in the republics of Greece

Greece

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, whose position and duties were in many respects similar to those of the aedile

Aedile

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s of Rome

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. In Athens

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 there were ten, chosen annually by lot, five of whom took charge of the city and five of the Peiraeus. They maintained order in the markets, settled disputes, examined the quality of the articles exposed for sale, tested weights and measures, collected the harbour dues and enforced the shipping regulations.