Acropolis (Gr. akros, top, polis, city), literally the upper part of a town. For purposes of defence early settlers naturally chose elevated ground, frequently a hill with precipitous sides, and these early citadels became in many parts of the world the nuclei of large cities which grew up on the surrounding lower ground. The word "Acropolis", though Greek in origin and associated primarily with Greek cities (Athe ...

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Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Phidias. In 437 BC Mnesicles started b ...

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Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Phidias. In 437 BC Mnesicles started b ...

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Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a non-Anglo-Saxon Australian bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. The title is a play on the film Apocalypse Now. Each episode was 30 minutes in length and portrayed the activities of the Greeks who ran the bar, Jim (Giannopoulos), Memo (Kapi ...

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The Areopagus or Areios Pagos is the 'Hill of Ares', north-west of the Acropolis, which in classical times functioned as the chief homicide court of Athens. Ares was supposed to have been tried here by the Gods for the murder of Poseidon's son Alirrothios: a typical example of an aetiological myth. In The Eumenides of Aeschylus (458), the Areopagus is the site of the trial of Orestes for killing his m ...

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The Cimmerian Sibyl, was the prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cimmerium in Italy, near Lake Avernus (i.e. Cumae). This sibyl may have been a doublet for the Cumaean since the designation Cimmerian refers to priestesses who lived underground near Lake Avernus. An oracular shrine dedicated to Apollo, as at Delphi, stood on the Acropolis of Cumae. An underground Roman road ran from the southeastern part of Cuma ...

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1458 - Events. January 24 - Matthias I Corvinus becomes king of Hungary Foundation of Magdalen College, University of Oxford George of Podebrady becomes king of Bohemia Pope Pius II becomes pope Turks issue a decree to protect the Acropolis after they conquer Athens. 1458 - Births. February 15 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490) May 25 - Mahmud Begada, Sultan of Gujarat (d. 1511) November 22 - Jacob ...

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Wilhelm Dörpfeld (or Doerpfeld) (26 December 1853 – 25 April 1940) was a German architect, best known for his contributions to classical archaeology. Dörpfeld was born in Barmen, Wuppertal. In 1877 he became an assistant at the Olympia excavations under Richard Bohn, Friedrich Adler, and Ernst Curtius. In 1882 he joined Heinrich Schliemann, who was then excavating Troy. He continued to work with Schliemann in Tiryns (1884–1885), took part in the Acropolis excavations (1885–1890), the Pergamon excavations (1900–1913, with Alexander Con ...

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Anglo-Celtic is a racial or cultural category, used to describe the majority of white Australians. It is a broader term than Anglo-Saxon, which applies to English people, and recognises the large demographic role of people who are of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish, and Manx ethnic backgrounds. This definition describes approximately 75% of Australians. It is also common for Australians of other northwestern European backgrounds (particularly Dutch, German and Scandinavian) to be labelled Anglo-Celtic based on physical appearan ...

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Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 630s BC - Events and trends. 637 BC - Josiah becomes king of Judah. 632 BC - Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king. 632 BC - In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies. 631 BC - Founding of ...

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Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 490s BC 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC - 440s BC - 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC Years: 453 BC 452 BC 451 BC 450 BC 449 BC - 448 BC - 447 BC 446 BC 445 BC 444 BC 443 BC 448 BC - Events. Phidias finishes a 9 meter high statue of Athena on the Acropolis 448 BC - Births. 448 BC - Deaths. Category: Including:

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Events End of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and beginning of the Northern Qi Dynasty in northern China. Northern Qi Wen Xuan Di is the first ruler of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Silk reaches Constantinople (approximate date). Hindu mathematicians give zero a numeral representation in a positional notation system. The Franks conquer the Thuringii (approximate date). The main redaction of Babylonian Talmud is completed under Rabbis Ravina and Ashi (approximate date). Construction of the acropolis of Quiriguá begins (approximate date).

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The word classical has several meanings: Pertaining to the societies of the classical antiquity, ancient Greece or Rome. For example, the Greek and Latin languages, classical architecture and the cult of the Olympian gods. See also Greek mythology and Roman mythology. The study of all the foregoing may bear the name of the classics. The Term High Classical refers to Greek art associated mainly with Athens and the works atop the acropolis created during the time of Perikles. In parallel to

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On the acropolis of Lindos today parts of the following buildings may still be seen: The Doric Temple of Athena Lindia, dating from about 300 BC, built on the site of an earlier temple. Inside the temple is the table of offerings and the base of the cult statue of Athena. The Propylaea of the Sanctuary, also dating from the 4th century BC. A monumental staircase leads to a D-shaped stoa and a wall with five door openings. The Hellenistic stoa with lateral projecting wings, dating from aboput 200 BC. The stoa is ...

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The label Academic Acropolis has been used to describe the area, since it sits on one of the highest natural points in Manhattan and contains numerous academic institutions. Much of the neighborhood is the campus of Columbia University, and the university also owns a large amount of the non-campus real estate. Other educational institutions in the neighborhood include Barnard College, Union Theological Seminary, Jewish Theological Seminary, Manhattan School of Music, Teachers College, ...

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The city, like other Hellenistic colonies, was founded on a hill for ease of defence. The steep valley of the River Anthius in the east provides a perfect defence. On the other slopes the acropolis goes up smoothly in terraces and reaches a height of 60 meters above the plain. It is not known whether the bastions of semi-circular plan which can be seen in the West continue in other parts of the defence walls. The city is surrounded by re-used blocks made of mainly grey local limestone. The massive blocked wall structure of the earlier ...

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Excavations were carried out at Lindos in the years 1900 to 1914 by the Carlsberg Institute of Denmark, directed by K F Kinch and Christian Blinkenberg. The acropolis site was excavated down to bedrock and the foundations of all the buildings were uncovered. During the Italian occupation of the island (1912 to 1945) major "restoration" work was carried out on the Lindos acropolis, of a kind which modern archaeologists do not approve of. The north-east side of the Temple of Athena was restored. The monumental staircase to the propylaea ...

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Derivatives of polis are common in many modern European languages. This is indicative of the influence of the polis-centred Hellenic world view. Derivative words in English include policy, polity, police and politics. A number of words have a suffix "-polis". Usually they refer to a special kind of city. Some examples are: Acropolis - upper part of a town. Astropolis - star-scaled city/industry area; complex space station; a european star-related festival. Cosmop ...

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Comedian George Carlin grew up on West 121st St. in Morningside Heights, and in the piece "Morningside Heights" (which appears on his "Occupation: Foole" album) he referred to the neighborhood as "White Harlem." While writing a master's thesis on William Blake at Columbia University, Thomas Merton attended Corpus Christi Catholic Church on West 121st St., where he formally converted to Catholicism. Singer/composer Fiona Apple grew up in Morningside Gardens, the experimental co-op project built in 1957 between 123rd Street and LaSalle ...

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