The Athenian acropolis viewed from the Pnyx hill. The democratic assembly (ekklesia) met on
this site on a raised platform that was eventually expanded to include
13,500 people. It is a steep twenty minute hike from the central agora. Books on Athenian democracy have not described the immense scale of
this structure. Although the Acropolis draws far more visitors, the Pnyx is
one of the world’s most significant sites. .
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