Bouleuterion

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A building in Ancient Greece, housing the boule (council of citizens), where public affairs were discussed. historical

    "[…]we print here an updated and revised list of bouleuteria, some attested only in written sources, some physically preserved.⁶³ In most cases, however, the identification of a building as a bouleuterion is uncertain."

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"[…]we print here an updated and revised list of bouleuteria, some attested only in written sources, some physically preserved.⁶³ In most cases, however, the identification of a building as a bouleuterion is uncertain."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουλευτήριον (bouleutḗrion).

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