About history

In the second half of the 5th century BC

Athens took precedence over the other city-states of the Ancient World It was a period of intellectual and artistic flourishing, and it was in this context that the Athenian acropolis as we know it today was born. It was under the impetus of Pericles that the great works began In 447, the construction of the buildings that would later make the fame of the acropolis began (Parthenon, Propylaea, Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion). The workers work under the orders of the architect Ictinos.

The acropolis of the Greek polis the city and akro high refers to the highest part of a Greek city, originally serving as a fortress and refuge in the event of attack.

The most famous is that of Athens. The acropolis also has a religious role, it is the highest part and therefore the closest to the heavens. The acropolis of Athens became the sacred hill of the Athenians In particular, it is dedicated to the worship of Athena, goddess protector of the city