Areopagus
rock outcropping in Athens, associated with ancient legislative and judicial bodies
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Summary
Areopagus is a hill[1]. Areopagus ranks in the top 1% of hill entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,771 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Athens Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4], Classical Athens[5]
- Instance of: rock formation[6]
- Named after: Ares[7]
- Commons category: Areopagus[8]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[13], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[14], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15], Kościelna encyclopedia[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[18], The New Student's Reference Work[19], Pauly–Wissowa[20]
- Native label: Άρειος Πάγος[21]
- Different from: Areopagus[22]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the Areopagus[23], Category:Views of Lycabettus Hill from the Areopagus[24], Category:Views of the Areopagus from the Acropolis in Athens[25], Category:Views of the Agora from the Areopagus in Athens[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Areopagus include Areopagus[27], a court[28], in Classical Athens[29].
Why It Matters
Areopagus has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Areopagus is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]
Entities named for Areopagus include Areopagus[27], a court[28], in Classical Athens[29].