Acropolis, the Glossary
An acropolis was the settlement of an upper part of an ancient Greek city, especially a citadel, and frequently a hill with precipitous sides, mainly chosen for purposes of defense.[1]
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58 relations: Acrocorinth, Acropolis of Athens, Acropolis of Rhodes, Acropolis Palaiokastro, Alcázar, Alexander the Great, Anatolia, Ancient Corinth, Ancient Greece, Archaic Greece, Argos, Peloponnese, Athens, Bank Street College of Education, Barnard College, Bratislava, Cadmea, California, Carthage, Castle Rock (Edinburgh), Castro culture, Central Italy, Citadel, Columbia University, Comune, Copán, Crete, Demetrius I Poliorcetes, Dorians, Edinburgh, Erechtheion, Greece, Halieis, Hellenistic period, Hillfort, Ijang, Jerusalem, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Larisa (Argos), Lato, Manhattan School of Music, Maya city, McKim, Mead & White, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Morningside Heights, Neoclassical architecture, New York City, New York Theological Seminary, Parthenon, Patara (Lycia), Propylaea, ... Expand index (8 more) »
- Acropoleis in Greece
- Ancient Greek fortifications
- Archaeological terminology
Acrocorinth
Acrocorinth (Ακροκόρινθος, 'Upper Corinth' or 'the acropolis of ancient Corinth') is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. Acropolis and Acrocorinth are Acropoleis in Greece.
Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens (Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. Acropolis and Acropolis of Athens are Acropoleis in Greece and culture of Greece.
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Acropolis of Rhodes
The Acropolis of Rhodes (Ακρόπολη της Ρόδου) is the acropolis, or upper town, of ancient Rhodes dating from the 5th century BC and located 3 kilometers SW from the centre of the modern city. Acropolis and acropolis of Rhodes are Acropoleis in Greece.
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Acropolis Palaiokastro
The Acropolis of ancient Methana (also known as Acropolis Paliokastro, Ακρόπολη Παλιόκαστρο) is located 1 km from the town of Megalochori in the volcanic peninsula of Methana.
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Alcázar
An alcázar, from Arabic al-Qasr, is a type of Islamic castle or palace in Spain built during Muslim rule between the 8th and 15th centuries.
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
Ancient Corinth
Corinth (Κόρινθος; Ϙόρινθος; Corinthus) was a city-state (polis) on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese peninsula to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta.
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Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
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Archaic Greece
Archaic Greece was the period in Greek history lasting from to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC, following the Greek Dark Ages and succeeded by the Classical period.
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Argos, Peloponnese
Argos (Άργος; Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Europe.
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Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Bank Street College of Education
Bank Street College of Education is a private school and graduate school in New York City.
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Barnard College
Barnard College, officially titled as Barnard College, Columbia University, is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.
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Bratislava
Bratislava (German: Pressburg or Preßburg,; Hungarian: Pozsony; Slovak: Prešporok), is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river.
Cadmea
The Cadmea, or Cadmeia (Greek: Καδμεία, Kadmía), was the citadel of ancient Thebes, Greece, which was named after Cadmus, the legendary founder of Thebes.
California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Carthage
Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia.
Castle Rock (Edinburgh)
Castle Rock (Creag a' Chaisteil, IPA) is a volcanic plug in the middle of Edinburgh upon which Edinburgh Castle sits.
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Castro culture
Castro culture (cultura castrexa, cultura castreja, cultura castriega, cultura castreña, meaning "culture of the hillforts") is the archaeological term for the material culture of the northwestern regions of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day northern and central Portugal together with the Spanish regions of Galicia, Asturias, and western León) from the end of the Bronze Age (c.
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Central Italy
Central Italy (Italia centrale or Centro Italia) is one of the five official statistical regions of Italy used by the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), a first-level NUTS region, and a European Parliament constituency.
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Citadel
A citadel is the most fortified area of a town or city.
Columbia University
Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
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Comune
A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Copán
Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala.
Crete
Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
Demetrius I Poliorcetes
Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Δημήτριος Πολιορκητής) was a Macedonian Greek nobleman and military leader who became king of Asia between 306 – 301 BC and king of Macedon between 294–288 BC.
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Dorians
The Dorians (Δωριεῖς, Dōrieîs, singular Δωριεύς, Dōrieús) were one of the four major ethnic groups into which the Hellenes (or Greeks) of Classical Greece divided themselves (along with the Aeolians, Achaeans, and Ionians).
Edinburgh
Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.
Erechtheion
The Erechtheion (latinized as Erechtheum; Ἐρέχθειον, Ερέχθειο) or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Halieis
Halieis (Ἁλιεῖς), or Halice or Halike (Ἁλίκη), or Halia (Ἁλία), or Alycus or Alykos (Ἄλυκος), or Haliai (Ἁλιαί), was a port town of Hermionis, in ancient Argolis at the mouth of the Argolic Gulf.
Hellenistic period
In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last major Hellenistic kingdom.
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Hillfort
A hillfort is a type of fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.
Ijang
Ijangs are the terraced hillfort settlements of the Ivatan people built on hill tops and ridges in the Batanes Islands of the Philippines.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City, New York.
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Larisa (Argos)
Larisa (Λάρισα, also Κάστρο Λάρισα, "Castle Larisa") is the ancient and medieval acropolis of Argos, located on a high rocky hill, within the town's boundaries to the west. Acropolis and Larisa (Argos) are Acropoleis in Greece.
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Lato
Lato (Latṓ) was an ancient city of Crete, the ruins of which are located approximately 3 km from the village of Kritsa.
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City.
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Maya city
Maya cities were the centres of population of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.
McKim, Mead & White
McKim, Mead & White was an American architectural firm based in New York City.
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano (Misión San Juan Capistrano) is a Spanish mission in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California.
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Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights is a neighborhood on the West Side of Upper Manhattan in New York City.
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Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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New York Theological Seminary
The New York Theological Seminary (NYTS) was a private non-denominational Christian seminary in New York City.
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Parthenon
The Parthenon (Παρθενώνας|Parthenónas|) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.
Patara (Lycia)
Patara (Patara, Lycian: 𐊓𐊗𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊀, Pttara; Πάταρα) was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial city that was for a period the capital of Lycia.
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Propylaea
In ancient Greek architecture, a propylaion, propylaeon or, in its Latinized form, propylaeum—often used in the plural forms propylaia or propylaea (Greek: προπύλαια)—is a monumental gateway.
Rhodes
Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Rocca (fortification)
A rocca is a type of Italian fortified stronghold or fortress, typically located on a hilltop, beneath or on which the inhabitants of a historically clustered village or town might take refuge at times of trouble.
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Rock of Cashel
The Rock of Cashel (Carraig Phádraig), also known as Cashel of the Kings and St.
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Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) is the graduate school of education, health, and psychology of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City.
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Tell (archaeology)
In archaeology a tell (borrowed into English from تَلّ,, "mound" or "small hill") is an artificial topographical feature, a mound consisting of the accumulated and stratified debris of a succession of consecutive settlements at the same site, the refuse of generations of people who built and inhabited them and natural sediment.
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Thebes, Greece
Thebes (Θήβα, Thíva; Θῆβαι, Thêbai.) is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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Tikal
Tikal (Tik'al in modern Mayan orthography) is the ruin of an ancient city, which was likely to have been called Yax Mutal, found in a rainforest in Guatemala.
Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (shortened to UTS or Union) is a private ecumenical liberal Christian seminary in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, affiliated with Columbia University.
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See also
Acropoleis in Greece
- Acrocorinth
- Acropolis
- Acropolis of Athens
- Acropolis of Rhodes
- Dreros
- Frourio Hill
- Larisa (Argos)
- Lindos
Ancient Greek fortifications
- Acropolis
- Euryalus fortress
- Fortifications of Chania
- Fortifications of ancient Smyrna
- Long Wall (Thracian Chersonese)
Archaeological terminology
- Acropolis
- Agora
- Amphora
- Anthropic units
- Artifact (archaeology)
- Biofact (archaeology)
- Cradle of civilization
- Desert kite
- Destruction layer
- Disjecta membra
- Disturbance (archaeology)
- Favissa
- Foundation deposit
- Glossary of archaeology
- Glyph
- Holocene calendar
- Porticus
- Proto-city
- Qiance
- Seriation (archaeology)
- Virtual archaeology
- Waterlogging (archaeology)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis
Also known as Acropoleis, Acropoleis in Greece, Akropolis.
, Rhodes, Rocca (fortification), Rock of Cashel, Teachers College, Columbia University, Tell (archaeology), Thebes, Greece, Tikal, Union Theological Seminary.