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theatres staged drama; the agora was the square.","A circular or rectangular structure with tiers of seats around a central space."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain the building","relay examples","describe civic role","distinguish related buildings"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Confusing ekklesiasterion and bouleuterion","Uncertain identification of ruins","Anachronistic comparisons to modern parliaments"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Heritage protection of archaeological sites"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Hosting the citizens assembly.","circular ekklesiasteria of Magna Graecia","rectangular assembly halls","theatres used as assembly places","open-air meeting places such as the Pnyx"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q843161: ekklesiasterion","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843161","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Ekklesiasterion","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekklesiasterion","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should specific ekklesiasteria be separate entries?","How should archaeological sources be linked?","How should uncertain identifications be recorded?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q843161/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q843161/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-13T15:53:25Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:33+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}