AGORANOMOI, magistrates in the republics of Greece, whose position and duties were similar to those of the aediles of Rome. In Athens there were ten, chosen annually by lot, five of whom took charge of the city, and five of the harbour. The former saw to the maintenance of order and decency in the markets, took cognisance of the purity of the articles exposed for sale and of all weights and measures, and collected the dues; the latter received the harbour dues and enforced the shipping regulations.