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Definition of Acropolis
1. Noun. The citadel in ancient Greek towns.
Definition of Acropolis
1. n. The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.
Definition of Acropolis
1. Proper noun. The w:Acropolis of Athens Athenian Acropolis; compare (term acropolis lang=en). ¹
2. Noun. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare (term Acropolis). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Acropolis
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acropolis
Literary usage of Acropolis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"The acropolis still contained a supply of grain for several months' consumption
... The surrender of the acropolis, following so quickly after the bombastic ..."
2. Greece: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Karl Baedeker (1894)
"The acropolis. Visitors are now admitted to the acropolis free at any time between
sunrise and ... The fullest account of the acropolis is contained in A. ..."
3. Rambles and Studies in Greece by John Pentland Mahaffy (1913)
"CHAPTER IV THE acropolis OF ATHENS I SUPPOSE there can be no doubt whatever that
the ruins on the acropolis of Athens are the most remarkable in the world. ..."
4. Classical Weekly (1910)
"It far surpasses any single work thus far produced on the acropolis. ... It will
long continue to be the definitive work on the acropolis. ..."
5. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1862)
"Until this should be done, he left a garrison in the acropolis, with assured pay
for six months.2 ..."
6. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1815)
"... Pileus — Practice of gilding and painting Statues — Marbles used in the acropolis
... and Well — Propylaea — Walls of the acropolis — Odeum of Regilla ..."
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