Heliaia
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The Heliaia or Heliaea (; Doric: Ἁλία Halia) was the largest and most prominent court venue in Classical Athens. The name, which originally designated this specific location, came to be used by ancient sources as a general term for the Athenian popular court system, though modern English-language scholarship typically reserves "Heliaia" for the venue and uses "dikasterion" (pl. dikasteria) for the institutional system.
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- Instance of
- dikasterion
- Country
- Classical Athens
- Located in
- Athens
- Image
- Recinto de la Heliea. Stoa de Atalo al fondo. Ágora de Atenas.JPG
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- Aiakeion (Athens)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Meanings of the term
- Location
- The Heliaia and the court system
- The Heliastic Oath
- Relationship to other courts
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
The Heliaia or Heliaea (; Doric: Ἁλία Halia) was the largest and most prominent court venue in Classical Athens. The name, which originally designated this specific location, came to be used by ancient sources as a general term for the Athenian popular court system, though modern English-language scholarship typically reserves "Heliaia" for the venue and uses "dikasterion" (pl. dikasteria) for the institutional system.
== Etymology ==
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