American School of Classical Studies at Athens

Reconstructed drawing of the west end of the Stoa Poikile (the Painted Stoa) as it would have appeared in about 400 BCE.

As a rule, the Ekklesia met at its own special meeting place known as the Pnyx, a large theater-shaped area set into the long ridge west of the Acropolis. In theory every assembly represented the collective will of all the male citizens of Athens, although the actual capacity of the Pnyx never seems to have exceeded 13,500, and for much of the Classical period it held only about 6,000. (American School of Classical Studies at Athens)

As a rule, the Ekklesia met at its own special meeting place known as the Pnyx, a large theater-shaped area set into the long ridge west of the Acropolis. In theory every assembly represented the collective will of all the male citizens of Athens, although the actual capacity of the Pnyx never seems to have exceeded 13,500, and for much of the Classical period it held only about 6,000. (American School of Classical Studies at Athens)

Excavation of Trench V in the Stoa Temenos: underpinning of the stone identified the Oath stone (lithos) of the Athenians, on the steps of the Royal Stoa. Sixth century BCE and later. North wall of Stoa in background.