bouleuterion

noun

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.

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουλευτήριον (bouleutḗrion).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry bouleuterion (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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