In front of the Acropolis with the Parthenon crowning it, a modest-looking rock has been preserved, the significance of the processes taking place on which exceeded the value of the Acropolis itself in the times of Ancient Greece (BC). The Areopagus, where the judges of the Supreme Court of Athens met - the Areopagites, who were chosen based on their nobility and wealth - was the main political authority in Athens and the judicial body for murder charges. Since the judges did not want to be under the same roof as those accused of murder, justice was held in the open. From here, control was exercised over the observance of laws and decisions of the courts, the way of life of the Athenians, their morality and morality.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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