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<< Our Photo Pages >> Ekklesiasterion of Phalaris - Ancient Village or Settlement in Italy in Sicily (Sicilia)

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Multi-periodSite Name: Ekklesiasterion of Phalaris Alternative Name: Bouleuterion
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 2.285 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Sicily (Sicilia) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Agrigento
Latitude: 37.296600N  Longitude: 13.588900E
Condition:
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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2 Ambience:
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3 Access:
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4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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Ekklesiasterion of Phalaris
Ekklesiasterion of Phalaris submitted by Armand : Bouleuterion (Vote or comment on this photo)
6th century BC Assembly/Council buildings in Sicily (Sicilia)

On the northern slope of Poggio San Nicola a site excavation conducted in the 80s has brought to light the bouleuterion, a public building linked to the meetings of the boule – the assembly of representative magistrates – elected by the people – who had purely legislative functions. In the classical age, access to the boule could take place through regular elections, but it could happen, as in the case of Clisthenes’ Athens, that someone couldm gain access to this prestigious post through a draw among all free citizens with political rights who had passed the thirtieth year .

The boule had the legislative function while to the ekklesia was reserved the task of evaluating, also making proposals for changes, what had been decided. Image – Bouleuterion Valley dof the Temples- Agrigento – Drawing showing the interior of a bouleuterion of the classical age

The construction of the bouleuterion of Akragas has been dated by archaeologists, through a stratigraphic reading of the monument, to the 6th century BC With its powerful walls on a large terrace, this building must have had six rows of . The front row, placed in the center, was the proedria (prestigious seats with backs and armrests) for the most important authorities. The rectangular-based ambulacrum was 21.50 x 12.50 m and is still partly visible.

Most likely the structure had a cover supported by four columns. In Roman times it lost its function as a public building and was embellished with marble and mosaics to become an odeon (a building for musical events).
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