This page is a stub. It will be expanded to a full-fledged article.

Athens, Acropolis

Athens (Greek: Ἀθῆναι): one of the main Greek city-states.

The Athenian acropolis (citadel) was already occupied in the Mycenaean age. The sanctuary known as the Erechtheion appears to go back to this period. There are some Mycenaean walls too. Other monuments include:

The Hecatompedon: the remains of an early temple (sixth century BCE)
The statue of Athena Promachos, made by the sculptor Phidias (458 BCE)
The Parthenon: the temple of Athena, the city's main goddess (447-438 BCE), with Phidias' statue of Athena Parthenos and the decoration that is known as the Elgin Marbles
Relief of the inscription of the Samian decrees

The Propylaea (437-432 BCE)
The temple of Nike (built during the Peloponnesian War)
The monument of the Roman general Agrippa
The sanctuary of Roma and Augustus
A gate, built in 280 CE against barbarian attacks (the "Beulé Gate")

The Parthenon was later converted into a church.

Photos

Athens, Acropolis, Erechtheion, the Caryatids	Athens, Kerameikos, View of the Acropolis	Athens, Acropolis from the north	Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, East façade
Athens, Acropolis, Portrait of Alexander the Great	Athens, Acropolis, Erechtheion, the Caryatids	Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon, Phidias' statue of Athena Parthenos (reconstruction)	Athens, Acropolis, Temple of Nike