Areopagus: Another Important Hill in Athens
Areopagus, also known as the Hill of Ares, Areios Payments or Mars Hill, Marble Hill is one that is right next to the Acropolis in Athens. It is said that this place was the High Court of Appeals for criminal and civil cases, being there that was supposedly the god Ares trial for the murder of the son of Poseidon, Alirrothios.
In addition there Ares, also known by the Romans as Mars and that gives the name to the hill, had his trial, also said there Orestes was tried for killing his stepmother and her lover. In the past, there was the main courthouse killings of Athens, so his feet was a temple where murderers could find sanctuary.