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areopagus
/æɹiˈɒpəɡəs/
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What does areopagus mean?
proper noun
- The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens.
- A prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
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/æɹiˈɒpəɡəs/
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Demosthenes resisted the inquisition, and proposed a decree to refer the business to the court of Areopagus, and to punish those whom that court should find guilty.
For on her native hill of Ares here (I knew your far-famed Areopagus) Sits Justice, and permits not vagrant folk To stay within your borders.