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About
The Pnyx (; Ancient Greek: Πνύξ [pnýks]; Greek: Πνύκα, Pnyka) is a hill or hillside in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC (Fifth-century Athens), the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, making the hill one of the earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy. The Pnyx is located less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the Acropolis and about 2 km south-west of the Syntagma Square in the centre of Athens. The "mainly natural hollow" was first used from before 500 BC to perhaps 404 BC, when the arrangement was changed by adding a retaining wall below the speakers' platform, with the space between filled with earth. The Pnyx was probably the prototype for the Greek theatre auditorium, with the late form perhaps reflecting changes in theatre design.
Nearby
Places within walking or a short drive, best first.
- Tower of Adrianou streetCastle850 m away
- Area of Stenopos KolytosArchaeological site170 m away
- Prison of Socrates chambersArchaeological site250 m away
- Ancient ruinsArchaeological site440 m away
- Philopappos MonumentArchaeological site470 m away
- Sanctuary of the NymphArchaeological site470 m away
- Odeon of AgrippaArchaeological site500 m away
- Roman cisternArchaeological site510 m away
- Aphrodite TempleArchaeological site520 m away
- Stoa of EumenesArchaeological site520 m away
- Oikia ProklouArchaeological site570 m away
- ProteichismaArchaeological site580 m away