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Areopagus was a council that ruled ancient Athens from 600s to the 400s B.C. Its removal from power by Ephialtes in 462-61 B.C. was the beginning of the [[Athenian democracy]].
'''Areopagus''' was a council that ruled ancient Athens from 600s to the 400s B.C. Its removal from power by Ephialtes in 462-61 B.C. was the beginning of the [[Athenian democracy]].
The council had the name "Areopagus" because it met on a hill having that name in Athens.
The council had the name "Areopagus" because it met on a hill having that name in Athens.
[[Category:Ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Ancient Greece]]