Ekklesiasterion of Paestum

The Ekklesiasterion (or Bouleuterion), fundamental monument of the agora, is a circular building housed the council of citizens, a basic institution of the city-state (polis) made up of the citizens' representatives who assembled in order to confer and decide about public affairs (voting the law or electing the magistrates).
The word bouleuterion is composed from Greek boule (council) and the suffix -terion (place for doing something).
Its construction is dated between 480 - 470 BC. It was a small circular council hall (bouleuterion) or assembly space (ekklesiasterion), with concentric treads, cut directly into the rocky bank and then covered with blocks. It was probably never roofed, but had a wall around it, perhaps with a small arcade round the inside. It is believed to have had a capacity of 1100 maximum 1700 people and was used for the political assemblies of the citizens of Posidonia when it was a Polis of Magna Graecia.
After the conquest of the Lucanians the structure retained its function while when the city became Roman the ekklesiasterion was covered with earth and a sanctuary was built at its top

La sede dell’assemblea cittadina, dove si riunivano i cittadini per le decisioni più importanti.

Kreikkalaisten muinainen kansalaistori, jossa Paestumin poliittiset debatit käytiin…

Une "petite" structure qui a traversé plus de deux millénaires ! Émouvant

Luogo di riunione dei saggi...

Occorre andare a Paestum
Imperdibile

Magnifique et émouvant

Nice

Anche se in rovina posto incredibile dove ai riuniva l' assemblea dei cittadini

Anche questo particolare lambito dalla strada e oltraggiato quando questa fu costruita risulta comunque immutato nel suo fascino forte del tempo trascorso.

Bonito e interesante el uso que daban de él los Griegos.