Areopagus
Phryne revealed before the Areopagus (1861) by w:Jean-Léon GérômeJean-Léon Gérôme. The painting depicts w:PhrynePhryne, a famous hetaera of w:Ancient GreeceAncient Greece, on trial before the Areopagus.
Meaning
Noun
- The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
Origin
- From Ancient Greek Ἄρειος Πάγος, which in classical times functioned as the high Court of Appeal for criminal and civil cases in Athens.
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