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Acropolis of Athens

Type Object Region Attica Time c. -500–1

The Acropolis of Athens is the religious and political citadel of the city of Athens in Attica, fortified and host to temples since the Mycenaean era…

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  1. c. -500–-480Acropolis of Athens · AthensAfter Cleisthenes' reforms took shape, the Acropolis grew ever more prominent as the religious center of the polis; on the eve of the Persian invasion, the ancient temples on the Acropolis remained a symbol of Athenian faith.
  2. -447–-432Acropolis of Athens · AthensAfter the Persian Wars, Pericles used the resources of the Delian League to drive the rebuilding of the Acropolis, completing the Parthenon, Propylaea, and Erechtheion, making the Acropolis a concentrated display of classical architecture, sculpture, and civic glory.
  3. -404–1Acropolis of Athens · AthensAfter Athens lost its hegemony, the Acropolis buildings continued to be maintained and repurposed by later ages, still serving as a religious site in the Roman period; their architectural and democratic legacy together form one of the core symbols of Western civilization.

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