Rising to a height of between 60 and 70 meters above the city, the rocky flat-topped hill of the Acropolis is 300 meters ... to the glory of democratic Athens and its empire.

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to the texts of our history books—and the subtexts of our imaginations—that it is one of those ...

Standing on a bastion at the entrance to the Acropolis Hill of Athens is a masterpiece of the Greek temples, that of Athena ...

But despite its renown, researchers are still uncovering new insights into the history of the Acropolis ... engraving] does not mention the Acropolis of Athens, and so, as we indicate in the ...

Still, the Acropolis and the Parthenon in particular had a checkered history. In 427 or 426, an earthquake apparently struck Athens, and struck hard, displacing some of the columns a few ...

Among the Kore statues displayed at the Acropolis Museum one in particular stands out for its beauty: Kore number 670.

I traveled to Athens, Greece, for the first time since I was a little kid. Most of the trip was a dream, but some experiences ...

From September, a cap on visitor numbers will be introduced at the Acropolis in Athens. A maximum of 20,000 visitors will be allowed into the UNESCO World Heritage Site daily. There will also be a ...

Yet in a city like Athens, one of the oldest on Earth, you will find ancient history practically everywhere, such as the ...

Chat Tours takes travelers to this famous site and the neighboring museum to learn all about its history ... (around $73). Athens Walking Tours also runs tours of the Acropolis and the Acropolis ...