An agoranomus or agoranomos (Greek: ἁγορανόμος), in antiquity, was a magistrate of Athens, established for the maintenance of good order and policy in the markets, the inspection of the weights and measures, etc.
The agoranomus was much the same as the curule aedile among the ancient Romans.
The word is compounded of the Greek ἁγορά ("market"), and νέμειν ("to distribute"). Aristotle distinguishes two kinds of magistrates, the agoranomi, who had the intendance of the markets, and the astynomi, who inspected the buildings.
This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
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