Periklyne

First Appearance and Context

Periklyne is described as the forum‑market district of ancient Ethras, remembered for a flat open ground called The Plane where figures were drawn in dust and public dialogs were held. References in dictionaries and displays portray it as a signature setting of the theoric golden age centered on Ethras.

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Served as Ethras’s principal market, wrapping the base of the city’s hill.
• Its central "Plane" functioned as a public forum where geometers worked and various kinds of dialog were held in view of onlookers.
• Invoked in speech and imagery as an oratorical setting; mentions of statues of Thelenes "declaiming on the Periklyne" underscore its association with public speaking.
• Classic accounts place adversarial exchanges here; the Sphenics are described as frequent opponents of Thelenes and Protas on the Periklyne.

Contemporary Usage at Tredegarh

During the Convox at the Concent of Saunt Tredegarh, “Periklyne” is also used as a designated part of the daily cycle: after morning work (post Provener) and before the evening messals. In this interval people mix and exchange information—such as the day’s laboratory results—which can then be sorted and propagated in messals. Accounts characterize it as busy and sometimes chaotic, and attendees commonly use this interval to seek or arrange meetings with colleagues.

Relationships

• Part of ancient Ethras; the district contains the "Plane."
• In current practice at Tredegarh’s Convox, the name denotes a scheduled interval for open exchange among attendees.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• A ring‑market encircling the hill’s base with shaded bowers around the perimeter used for informal teaching.
• A broad, flat central area (the "Plane") suitable for demonstrations and dialog.

Current Status/Location

A historical district tied to ancient Ethras; present‑day condition is unstated. Separately, the name remains in active use at Tredegarh to denote the mixing interval between the day’s formal work and evening messals.