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[[Image:acropolis.gif|right|thumb|an Acropolis]] | [[Image:acropolis.gif|right|thumb|an Acropolis]] | ||
| − | '''Acropolis''' (Greek: ''akrópolis'') is the [[Greek]] term which refers to the portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for easy defense. It comes from the Greek "acros" which means summit, and "polis" which means city. It literally translates to "the highest point of the city". In ancient [[Greece]], there were many [[city-states]] for geographical reasons, and they often had an acropolis located in them. [[The Acropolis]] of [[Athens]] is the best known acropolis of the world; the [[Parthenon]] is located upon it. | + | '''Acropolis''' (Greek: ''akrópolis'') is the [[Greek language|Greek]] term which refers to the portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for easy defense. It comes from the Greek "acros" which means summit, and "polis" which means city. It literally translates to "the highest point of the city". In ancient [[Greece]], there were many [[city-states]] for geographical reasons, and they often had an acropolis located in them. [[The Acropolis]] of [[Athens]] is the best known acropolis of the world; the [[Parthenon]] is located upon it. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 21:49, October 12, 2011
Acropolis (Greek: akrópolis) is the Greek term which refers to the portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for easy defense. It comes from the Greek "acros" which means summit, and "polis" which means city. It literally translates to "the highest point of the city". In ancient Greece, there were many city-states for geographical reasons, and they often had an acropolis located in them. The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis of the world; the Parthenon is located upon it.