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 ...

Athens sprawls across the Attica Basin, a valley surrounded on ... As the most famous part of the city, the Acropolis refers to the hill in the center of the city upon which Athens' most renowned ...

I spent four days in Athens, Greece, while traveling around Europe. Stumbling upon the National Garden was such a treat, and ...

The Acropolis of Athens, an emblematic treasure of ancient ... on the southern coast of Attica in Greece, the Temple of Poseidon is an archaeological site of profound significance and striking ...

The tiny, scenic neighborhood of Anafiotika just above Plaka and below the Acropolis is often overlooked by visitors to Athens.

When Pisistratus became tyrant of Athens in 547 BC it marked a change of direction for city-state and the surrounding land of Attica ... and new temples on the Acropolis. Eager to glorify the ...

Travelers can ditch the crowds and enjoy a private guided tour of the Acropolis this spring—but ... off-hours tours of the famous landmark in Athens for €5,000 ($5,500) per group, reports ...

Once the Spartan force at Thermopylae had been defeated, his route by land to Athens was virtually undefended. Attica was seized ... thorn bushes surrounding the Acropolis. Themistocles had ...

The colossal gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena, in the Parthenon on the Acropolis ... were usually only issued in an emergency. Athens, in Attica (a province of central Greece) is ...