acropolises
Ancient Greek strongholds
Acropolises is the plural of acropolis, a fortified citadel built on high ground in ancient Greek cities.
The most famous is the Acropolis of Athens, crowned by the Parthenon.
The term extends to any elevated fortified area in an ancient city: The acropolises of the Greek world shared common defensive features.
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AthensGreece's capital city
- MycenaeAncient Greek citadel-city
- CorinthAncient Greek maritime city
- ArgosHellenic city-state
Thebes · antiquity · civilizations · Pericles · city-states · poleis · archaeology · excavations
Fortified urban defensive structures
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- templesHoly places or head sides
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
columns · gateways · sanctuaries · pediments · friezes · marble · limestone · terraces
Greek wisdom deity
- sanctuariesProtected places of refuge
- shrinesSacred devotional sites
- altarsSacred ceremonial tables
- offeringsThings presented or given
worship · priests · rituals · processions · dedications · oracles · deities · sacred
Highest or culminating points
- centersMiddle locations or hubs
- bastionsFortified defensive positions
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
- powerEnergy transfer rate
authority · seats · dominion · sovereignty · prestige · legacy · cultural · identity
Summits of small elevations
- elevationHeight above reference point
- defenseProtection against harm
- strongholdsFortified places of strength
- vantagePosition of advantage
refuge · sieges · watchtowers · lookouts · terrain · heights · protection · commanding
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
Argos · Thebes · antiquity · civilizations · Pericles · city-states · poleis · archaeology · excavations · artifacts
citadels
Fortified urban defensive structures
- fortificationsDefensive barriers against attack
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- templesHoly places or head sides
ramparts · columns · gateways · sanctuaries · pediments · friezes · marble · limestone · terraces · foundations
Athena
Greek wisdom deity
- sanctuariesProtected places of refuge
- shrinesSacred devotional sites
- altarsSacred ceremonial tables
offerings · worship · priests · rituals · processions · dedications · oracles · deities · sacred · ceremonies
pinnacles
Highest or culminating points
power · authority · seats · dominion · sovereignty · prestige · legacy · cultural · identity · icons
hilltops
Summits of small elevations
- elevationHeight above reference point
- defenseProtection against harm
- strongholdsFortified places of strength
vantage · refuge · sieges · watchtowers · lookouts · terrain · heights · protection · commanding · garrison
- ancient sitesPompeii, Stonehenge, pyramids, Colosseum, Giza
- ancient ruinsStonehenge, Pompeii, Colosseum, coliseum, Machu Picchu
- Ancient GeographyMediterranean, Aegean Sea, Adriatic Sea, Black Sea, Nile
- Ancient CyprusSalamis, copper mining, Marion, syllabary
acropoliseslowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
valleys · plains · flatlands · bottomlands · depressions
acropolisesagoras
Classical civic gathering spaces
slums · residential districts · suburbs · outskirts · marketplaces