“Although there were many important sanctuaries and public spaces in Athens and across Attica,” says classical art historian Jeffrey Hurwit of the University of Oregon, “the Acropolis stands ...

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to ... A rich man I knew whose view of the hill was threatened by a high-rise apartment going ...

When you think about an image of Greece, it's likely that you envision the Acropolis. The famous hill in Athens with the ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...