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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]] | ||
Revision as of 05:31, February 4, 2008
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.