The etymology of its name is discussed in Book 18 of The City of God, in a chapter which also discusses Deucalion's flood.  
The etymology of its name is discussed in Book 18 of The City of God, in a chapter which also discusses Deucalion's flood.  It was stripped of all of its powers but jurisdiction over homicide cases in 462 BC by Ephialtes, who was assassinated for his trouble.  In the Book of Acts it was here that the Apostle Paul found an altar inscribed "to an unknown god."  A more traditional etymology states that after the murder of Poseidon's son Allirothios, the gods chose this site for the trial of Ares.  FTP, identify this judicial body of ancient Athens that lent its name to a pamphlet on freedom of the press by John Milton.
The etymology of its name is discussed in Book 18 of The City of God, in a chapter which also discusses Deucalion's flood.  
the Areopagus