Ekklesiaterion or Bouleuterion
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Title
Ekklesiaterion or Bouleuterion
Description
Location: Paestum
Date: fifth century BC
Details: In many Greek cities, the ekklesiaterion was a building that hosted meetings of the ekklesia, the assembly of all adult male citizens. The bouleuterion was a building designated for the boule, usually about 500 leading councilmen. This building may be either, though its size perhaps points towards the latter. The building was certainly in use when Paestum (or Poseidonia) was a Greek city, and continued in use after the Lucanians (a local Italian people) had become prominent in the city population.
The building was demolished and thus fell out of use when the Roman colony was installed in 273 BC, after which political gravity shifted towards the forum, comitium, and curia.
Date: fifth century BC
Details: In many Greek cities, the ekklesiaterion was a building that hosted meetings of the ekklesia, the assembly of all adult male citizens. The bouleuterion was a building designated for the boule, usually about 500 leading councilmen. This building may be either, though its size perhaps points towards the latter. The building was certainly in use when Paestum (or Poseidonia) was a Greek city, and continued in use after the Lucanians (a local Italian people) had become prominent in the city population.
The building was demolished and thus fell out of use when the Roman colony was installed in 273 BC, after which political gravity shifted towards the forum, comitium, and curia.
Creator
Gabriel Baker
Rights
Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Collection
Citation
Gabriel Baker, “Ekklesiaterion or Bouleuterion,” Archaeology, Artifacts, & Landscapes, accessed April 19, 2024, https://gabrieldavidbaker.com/digital-exhibit/items/show/10.