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Ancient History question: Why is the acropolis an important part of a city-state? An acropolis is an important part of a city-state because important builings were built on it. Also, sometimes government ... An acropolis is an important part of a city-state because important builings were built on it. Also,
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The Acropolis once again became an important citadel, and the western appoach was strengthened by a new gateway (the so-called Beulé Gate, named after an early archaeologist). The new circuit also secured an important source of water, the Klepsydra, within the fortifications of the Acropolis.
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www.stoa.org/athens/sites/acropolis.html
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The Acropolis hill, so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural masterpieces of the period were erected on its ground.
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Fast facts on the Parthenon and the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. When it was built, who built it, and why it is so important to the Greeks and the city of Athens. ... The Acropolis is the hill in Athens on which the Parthenon stands. "Acro" means "high" and "polis" means "city" - so it is literally the "high city".
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The Mycenaean civilization established many important centers, one of which was Athens. The first inhabitants we can trace to the Acropolis of Athens were Mycenaean Kings who fortified the rock with massive eight-meter tall walls, and built their palaces there in the 14th century BCE.
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www.ancient-greece.org/history/acropolis.html
www.ancient-greece.org/history/acropolis.html
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Later, another large library was founded at the Serapeum, a huge temple on the acropolis of Alexandria, but this too had disappeared even before the temple itself was demolished by a Christian mob. ... Alexandria was no longer the city it once was and ceased to be very important once Caliph Omar had built Cairo,
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www.bede.org.uk/Library2.htm
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What would a visit to Athens be without going to the Acropolis to see the Parthenon? And still people ask me why the Parthenon is so important.
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www.athensguide.com/acropolis.html
www.athensguide.com/acropolis.html
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"People believe that these works of art [on the Acropolis] are important, but they don't know why. Most people know about their artistic quality, and we will show that through the use of light."
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www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen3/f42_acropolis.html
www.panoramas.dk/fullscreen3/f42_acropolis.html
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