High fortresses and temples known as acropoleis can also ... From its central position above Athens, the Acropolis is ...

In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ancient Greek world ...

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis hill, this temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the ...

Q: How did the temple relate to the rest of the ancient city? Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners ... including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.

South Metope IV of the Parthenon is one of many sculptures from the Parthenon in Greece that have been scattered across the ...

The Acropolis, which I'd consider the main tourist attraction in Athens, is a must-visit ... I was especially impressed by ...

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