ACROPOLIS, History

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: the Acropolis of Athens.

The Acropolis is the symbol of the city of Athens and of Greece, and is one of the most meaningful places in Western culture.

In Greek, Acropolis means “high city”, and the rock outcrop that rises above Athens, with an elevation of 156 meters, has been of enormous political and religious significance since the Stone Age.

During the time of the Mycenaean kings over three thousand years ago, described by Homer in the Iliad and the Odyssey, it was a fortress designed to protect a palace, surrounded by a wall over 760 meters long and 10 meters high.

During the Persian invasion of Athens in 480 BC, however, the fortifications, monuments and temples were destroyed....