Speaker's Platform, Athens Assembly, Pnyx, Athens

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The platform on the Pnyx hill where speakers stood to address the Athenian democratic assembly in the 5th century BCE. The space dedicated for the assembly could hold 6000 people.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Speaker's Platform, Athens Assembly, Pnyx, Athens. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/403/speakers-platform-athens-assembly-pnyx-athens/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Speaker's Platform, Athens Assembly, Pnyx, Athens." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/403/speakers-platform-athens-assembly-pnyx-athens/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Speaker's Platform, Athens Assembly, Pnyx, Athens." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/403/speakers-platform-athens-assembly-pnyx-athens/.

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