• On one of the hills of the Pnyx was a prison. It is famous for the fact that here he was in custody, one of the most famous ancient Greek philosophers Socrates.
  • The Pnyx is a hill or hillside in central Athens, the capital of Greece. Beginning as early as 507 BC (Fifth-century Athens)...
  • With the passage of time, the original foundation of Pnyx changed, with the reversal of the spectator seats and the speaker’s area.
  • . The Pnyx (Greek Πνυξ, pronounced "Pnooks" in Ancient Greek, "Pniks" in Modern Greek), is a hill in central Athens, the capital of Greece.
  • Me and my wife have visited Athens 2 times already, seen all major sites, yet we did not know about Pnyx, and it is located right opposite Acropolis!
  • The Pnyx is recognized as a European Heritage Site, were the European identity emerged for democracy, philosophy, theatre, sciences, and the arts.
  • Idling Athenians were called to the assembly by public slaves who stretched a braided rope covered in red paint to guide them to the Pnyx.
  • "Pnyx": where the Ekklesia would convene in Ancient Athens. Today it's one of my favorite places to chill around the Acropolis - a surprisingly hidden gem!
  • You might have heard Greece being referred to as the birthplace of democracy, well the Pnyx is where these democratic principles began to take place.
  • However, in the first century BC, Pnyx started to decline because Athens was getting bigger and it was difficult for many citizens to come to Pnyx.