Pnyx Hill (Athens)

Greece / Attiki / Athens
 hill, ruins, ancient, archaeological site, historic landmark
www.ascsa.edu.gr/uploads/media/hesperia/146915.pdf

It is located less than one kilometer west of the Acropolis, and 1.6km south-west of the center of modern Athens, Syntagma Square.

Bema or speaker's platform at the Pnyx
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pnyx
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Coordinates:   37°58'17"N   23°43'11"E

Comments

  • Where the Athenians assembled to debate and pass laws.
  • BTW, the 2nd pic shows the "bema," the platform on which speakers would address the assembly. This was carved out of the living rock.