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==Historical significance== The Pnyx was used for popular assemblies in Athens as early as 507 BC, when the reforms of [[Cleisthenes]] transferred political power to the citizenry. It was then outside the city proper, but close enough to be convenient. It looks down on the [[Ancient Agora of Athens|ancient Agora]], which was the commercial and social centre of the city. At this site all the great political struggles of Athens of the "Golden Age" were fought out. [[Pericles]], [[Aristides]] and [[Alcibiades]] spoke here, within sight of the Parthenon, temple of [[Athena]]. Here [[Demosthenes]] delivered his vilifications of [[Philip II of Macedon]].
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