Acropolis
Gina Albitres
Art 3
Prof. O' Clarke
April 29, 2007
This paper will be discuss Acropolis and how it has been
considered a educational and spiritual monument. It will describe
how the Pantheon and other buildings were built with such
religious and culture beliefs. The term Acropolis is defined as a
upper city and many of the city states of ancient Greece that are
built around an acropolis where the inhabitants can go as a place
of refuge in times of invasion. The Pantheon and additional major
buildings on the Acropolis were constructed by Pericles in the
fifth century BC.
In the Mycenaean Age, the Acropolis was called "The Old
Temple," and was dedicated to Poseidon, the god of the spring,
and Athena, goddess of the olive-tree. The Acropolis was one of
many Mycenaean citadels that were built for the first time in
Neolithic age. The Acropolis rock is part of a Late Cretaceous
limestone edge that cuts all the......
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