La Igquma lamars, Izinkokhelo ze-Areios, itholakala enyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Acropolis yase-Athens futhi ithandwa kakhulu yibo bonke abavakashi abalandela indlela yoMphostoli uPaul. Ezikhathini zasendulo leli sayithi lalisebenza njengenkantolo yase-Athene njengoba unkulunkulu u-Ares kwakufanele ahlulelwe khona lapha ngoNkulunkulu ngenxa yokufa kwendodana kaPoseidon.
Ngezikhathi zamaRoma igquma nezakhiwo zalo kwakusetshenziswa njengendawo yoMkhandlu Wabadala weSenate YaseRoma futhi amalungu ayo ayakhiwa yilabo ababephethe izikhundla ezithile zomphakathi. Kamuva kwenziwa ezinye izinguquko futhi i-Areopago yanqunywa cishe yonke imisebenzi yayo, ngaphandle kwalowo wenkantolo yezobulungiswa yababulali.
IHill of Mars noma i-Areopagus imi egqumeni eligcwele imabula futhi ingaphesheya nje kokungena e-Acropolis. Izinyathelo zayo zemabula ziyashelela kangangokuthi akulula neze ukukhuphuka futhi izinsuku zemvula zingaba yinkohliso enkulu ngakho-ke qaphela!