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acropolis
acropolis [Gr.,=high point of the city], elevated, fortified section of various ancient Greek cities. The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c.500 ft (150 m) wide and 1,150 ft (350 m) long, was a ceremonial site beginning in the Neolithic Period and was wa... Read more
Mnesicles
Mnesicles , Greek architect, 5th cent. BC He designed the propylaea , and the Erechtheum is also sometimes ascribed to him. Both are on the acropolis at Athens. ... Read more
Epimenides
Epimenides , fl. 6th cent.? BC, Cretan prophet and miracle worker. According to one story, he was called to Athens to purify the city after the murder of Cylon on the Acropolis. Many poems, oracles, and sayings were attributed to him (Titus 1.12 is supposed to contain one of these). ... Read more
Alcamenes
Alcamenes , fl. 5th cent. BC, Athenian sculptor, said to have been a pupil and rival of Phidias. He worked in gold, ivory, and bronze. His Aphrodite of the Gardens at Athens was one of the first sculptures to display the body in detail beneath drapery. Pausanias erroneously attributed to him the s... Read more
Antenor
Antenor , fl. last half of 6th cent. BC, Greek sculptor who executed the bronze statues of the tyrannicides Harmodius and Aristogiton. In 480 BC, Xerxes carried these statues away from Athens, but they were discovered later at Susa by Alexander and sent back. A marble figure of a woman, signed on th... Read more
Ictinus
Ictinus , fl. 2d half of 5th cent. BC, one of the greatest architects of Greece. His celebrated work is the Parthenon (447-432 BC) upon the acropolis at Athens, which he built with the architect Callicrates as associate. Ictinus also built the temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, near Phigali... Read more
propylaeum
propylaeum , in Greek architecture, a monumental entrance to a sacred enclosure, group of buildings, or citadel. A roofed passage terminated by a row of columns at each end formed the usual type. Known examples include those at Athens, Olympia, Eleusis, and Priene. The most splendid example are the ... Read more
Selinus
Selinus , ancient city of Sicily. It was founded (628? BC) by Dorian Greeks. The constant rival of neighboring Segesta, Selinus got Syracuse to interfere in a quarrel, which led to the unsuccessful Athenian expedition in Sicily (415-413 BC). Segesta invoked the aid of the Carthaginians, who sacked S... Read more
Athena
Athena , or Pallas Athena , in Greek religion and mythology, one of the most important Olympian deities. According to myth, after Zeus seduced Metis he learned that any son she bore would overthrow him, so he swallowed her alive. Later Hephaestus split Zeus' skull with an ax, and out sprang Athen... Read more
Phidias
Phidias or Pheidias , c.500-c.432 BC, Greek sculptor, one of the greatest sculptors of ancient Greece. No original in existence can be attributed to him with certainty, although numerous Roman copies in varying degrees of supposed fidelity exist. However, the estimates of ancient writers, their ... Read more

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acropolis
Book article from: World Encyclopedia acropolis Hilltop fortress of an ancient Greek city. The earliest known examples were fortified castles built for the Mycenaean kings, and it was only later that they became the symbolic homes of the gods. The most famous acropolis, in Athens, acquired walls by the 13th century bc , but the Persians destroyed the ... Read more
Acrocorinthus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , acropolis, or citadel, of Corinth , overlooking the ancient city. Some ruins of the acropolis remain. The Acrocorinthus was the site of a temple of Aphrodite. It was strongly fortified in the Middle Ages. Below gushed the fountain of Pirene... Read more
Areopagus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [Gr.,=hill of Ares], rocky hill, 370 ft (113 m) high, NW of the Acropolis of Athens, famous as the sacred meeting place of the prime council of Athens. This council, also called the Areopagus, represented... Read more
Elgin Marbles
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Elgin Marbles Group of sculptures from the Acropolis of Athens, including sculptures of the Parthenon . They were transported (1803–12) by the 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–... Read more
Erechtheum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [for Erechtheus ], Gr. Erechtheion, temple in Pentelic marble, on the Acropolis at Athens. One of the masterpieces of Greek architecture, it was constructed between c.421 BC and 405 BC to replace an earlier... Read more
Parthenon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition [Gr.,=the virgin's place], temple sacred to Athena, on the acropolis at Athens. Built under Pericles between 447 BC and 432 BC, it is the culminating masterpiece of Greek architecture. Ictinus and... Read more
Athens
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Athens ( Athínai ) Capital and largest city of Greece, situated on the Saronic Gulf. The ancient city was built around the Acropolis, a fortified citadel, and was the greatest artistic and cultural centre in ancient Greece, gaining importance after the Persian... Read more
Mnesicles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , Greek architect, 5th cent. BC He designed the propylaea , and the Erechtheum is also sometimes ascribed to him. Both are on the acropolis at Athens. Read more
Athena
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Athena made an olive tree grow on the Acropolis while Poseidon caused a saltwater stream to gush from the Acropolis. The other Olympians, asked to judge the...carried a richly embroidered peplos to the Acropolis as a present to Athena. Read more
Ictinus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...half of 5th cent. BC, one of the greatest architects of Greece. His celebrated work is the Parthenon (447-432 BC) upon the acropolis at Athens, which he built with the architect Callicrates as associate. Ictinus also built the temple of Apollo Epicurius at... Read more

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acropolis
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable acropolis a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically one built on a hill; the Acropolis is the name given to the ancient citadel at Athens, containing the Parthenon and other notable buildings, mostly dating... Read more
Yanni
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Best-selling album since 1990: Yanni Live at the Acropolis (1994) Hit songs since 1990: "Keys to...x2014; to stage a concert at the historic Acropolis in his native Greece. Like the undeniably...culled from the concert, Live at the Acropolis, went on to sell millions of copies... Read more
Erechtheum
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Erechtheum a marble temple of the Ionic order built on the Acropolis in Athens c. 421–406 bc, with shrines to Athene, Poseidon, and Erechtheus, a legendary king of Athens. A masterpiece of... Read more
pinacotheca
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...Greek: ‘picture repository’). A name originally applied to a picture gallery in the Propylaea (gateway) of the Acropolis at Athens; it was open to the public by the 2nd century ad . The word was adopted by the Romans for galleries of private collectors... Read more
Cashel
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology Cashel [Ir. caisel , caiseal ; L castellum ]. The 200-foot acropolis of limestone known as the Rock of Cashel in central Tipperary is one of the best-known sites in Ireland, often mentioned in history... Read more
Parthenon
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Parthenon the temple of Athene Parthenos, built on the Acropolis in 447–432 bc by Pericles to honour Athens' patron goddess and to commemorate the recent Greek victory over the Persians... Read more
Elgin Marbles
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art Elgin Marbles. A collection of Greek sculpture and architectural fragments from the Acropolis in Athens acquired by the British diplomat Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), in 1801–3, when he was ambassador... Read more
Areopagus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Areopagus (Greek for ‘Mars’ Hill'). A spur of land near the western end of the Acropolis in Athens. The name was also applied to an oligarchical council which met on the hill. It is not clear whether, when St Paul was... Read more
Mnesicles
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...architect of the time of Pericles (460–429 BC), he designed the monumental Doric Propylaea , or entrance-gate to the Acropolis (437–432 BC). It was a precedent for numerous Neo-Classical gates, including Langhans 's Brandenburg Gate, Berlin... Read more
propylaeum
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture propylaeum, propylon (pl. pro-pylaea, propyla). Imposing monumental entrance gateway leading to a temple, sacred court, or enclosure, such as a battered gateway in front of Ancient Egyptian temple pylon -towers, or the large Doric gateway leading to the Athenian acropolis . Read more

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The New Acropolis Museum: banal, sloppy, badly detailed sophistry.
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 6/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Parthenon, the centrepiece of Athens' Acropolis temple complex, was rebuilt in the heyday...the polis, or body of citizens. The New Acropolis Museum, opening on 20 June, is a testament...five years. The site, at the foot of the Acropolis hill on the south-east side, is further... Read more
At last, Athens's New Acropolis Museum.(FRONT PAGE)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 10/1/2007; ; 429 words ; The long delayed New Acropolis Museum in Athens, some 30 years in...neighborhood in the shadow of the Acropolis, with installation of antiquities...house surviving antiquities from the Acropolis, including those that have been in... Read more
Additions and alterations; a commentary on the architecture of the north acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala. (CD-ROM included).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2007; 188 words ; ...commentary on the architecture of the north acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala. (CD-ROM included...Tikal report; no.34, pt.A F1435 The North Acropolis of Tikal is both massive and complex...the fact that the Mayans who built the Acropolis modified its architecture substantially... Read more
Finnish Acropolis. (Folk Art Centre, Kaustinen, Finland)
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 7/1/1998; ; 637 words ; ...topography by turning its hill into an acropolis. Ostrobothnia, the land to the east of...burrowing into it and turning it into an acropolis. The village is unusual in the area...real distinction. The hill has become an acropolis (even if it is somewhat oddly crowned... Read more
Acropolis Museum delayed.(Front Page)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 6/1/2004; ; 333 words ; ...hope that the Elgin Marbles would be returned to Greece for the Olympics, the Greek government recently announced that the Acropolis Museum, designed by Bernard Tschumi, would not be ready in time for the August games. Construction of the museum has been... Read more
GEOQUEST.(the Acropolis in Athens)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 2/9/2001; 106 words ; In ancient Greece, many cities fortified their hilltops to position their armies favorably for defense against enemies. This photo shows the most famous of such hilltops in Athens, Greece. The site was used as early as 650 B.C., but the Parthenon, the building in the background, was probably built Read more
RAMON FERREYROS: Peruano 2 en Rally Acrópolis.(piloto de automóviles de carrera)(TT: Ramón Ferreyros: Peruvian, second place in the Acropolis Rally.)(TA: race car drive)(Entrevista)
Magazine article from: Automundo Magazine; 9/1/1999; ; 439 words ; Ramón Felipe Ferreyros Pomar sonríe. En todas partes se habla de su estupendo 2 puesto en el Rally Acrópolis (Grecia) del Campeonato Mundial de Rally (categoría N), junto con su copiloto Gonzalo Sáenz. Ramón está contento porque este escalón en el podio es Read more
Acropolis now. (Getty Center, Los Angeles, California)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; Los Angeles, the city of epics, gets ready for the premiere of its biggest blockbuster yet - the $1-billion Getty Center As the Getty Center rose mysteriously on a hill high above perpetually clogged Sepulveda Pass, the Richard Meier-designed arts campus was a sitting duck. Thirteen years in the Read more
Notable triunfo de Ford en el Rallye de Acrópolis. (carreras automovilísticas)(TT: Ford's remarkable victory at the Ralley of the Acropolis) (TA: automobile racing)
Magazine article from: Automundo Magazine; 9/1/1997; ; 500 words ; Ford logró un notable triunfo 1-2 (primero y segundo) lugar en este Rallye, el primero que logra desde 1993 con un World Rally Car. Fue una competencia en la cual Subaru sufrió una serie de fallas no conectadas entre sí pero motivadas por las excepcionalmente duras condiciones. Read more
Desde el cerro de Laurinda.(movimiento cultural basado en el hogar de la dama de sociedad Laurinda Santos Lobo; Brasil)(TT: From Laurinda's Acropolis.)(TA: cultural movement centred around home of society figure Laurinda Santos Lobo; Brazil)
Magazine article from: Américas (Spanish Edition); 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; La elegante mansión que perteneciera a Laurinda Santos Lobo se ha convertido en un refugio para la imaginación de artistas y visitantes de todo el mundo Conocía lo suficientemente bien a Heitor Villa-Lobos como para regalar entradas para sus primeros conciertos, y cualquier artista o Read more