Acropolis

Connected Sites: 13

WHS containing locations which are internationally described (i.e Not merely in the Greek language) as being "Acropoleis". ".. from akros or akron, "highest", "topmost", "outermost" and polis, "city"; plural in English: acropoles, acropoleis or acropolises) is a settlement, especially a citadel, built upon an area of elevated ground - frequently a hill with precipitous sides, chosen for purposes of defense. In many parts of the world, acropoleis became the nuclei of large cities of classical antiquity .......The word acropolis literally means in Greek "upper city," and though associated primarily with the Greek cities ......may be applied generically to all such citadels" (Wiki)

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Connected Sites

Acropolis
Inscribed: 1987
4.26
668
14
Pergamon
Pergamon
Turkiye
Inscribed: 2014
3.56
171
6
"The Acropolis Remained As Pergamon’S Crown While The City Developed On The Lower Slopes" (Ouv)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Tikal National Park
Inscribed: 1979
4.46
220
6
The "North Acropolis"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Copán
Copán
Honduras
Inscribed: 1980
3.86
128
7
Mycenae and Tiryns
Inscribed: 1999
3.54
294
10
"Mycenae, An Acropolis Site, Was Continuously Inhabited From The Early Neolithic" (Wiki) Tiryns See Link
See Www.Greek-Thesaurus.Gr
Biblical Tells
Inscribed: 2005
3.01
127
10
Megiddo - "Megiddo Is A Massive Site, The Core Of Which, The Tel Megiddo Acropolis, Is Under Excavation By The Megiddo Expedition Of Tel Aviv University Institute Of Archaeology"
Incense Route of the Negev
Inscribed: 2005
2.92
103
7
Oboda - "Before The End Of The 1st Century Bce A Temple Platform (The Acropolis) Was Created Along The Western Edge Of The Plateau" (Wiki)
Susa
Susa
Iran
Inscribed: 2015
2.40
41
4
The Acropolis Contains The Most Ancient Evidence Of Settlement And Was Probably The Core Of Proto-Elamite Susa. (Ab Ev)
Archaeological site of Philippi
Inscribed: 2016
2.95
98
5
"The Walls Of The Acropolis And The City Date To The 4th Century Bce Period Of The Macedonian King Phillip Ii And Were Extensively Repaired During The Byzantine Period" (Ab Eval)
Ibiza
Ibiza
Spain
Inscribed: 1999
2.75
163
5
Emerges Like An Acropolis Standing On A Headland Facing The Sea (Ab Ev)
Thessalonika
Inscribed: 1988
2.97
312
9
The Thessaloniki Acropolis Lies In The Northeastern And Highest Point Of The City, Just Beyond Vlatadon Monastery And Inside The Northen Wall Of The City
See Www.Enjoythessaloniki.Com
Butrint
Butrint
Albania
Inscribed: 1992
3.32
180
8
"The Acropolis Was Erected On A Hill On The Bank Of A Lake Butrint (Or Lake Bouthrotum). The First Extension Of The 7th Century Bc Acropolis Occurred During The 5th Century Bc. (...) The Acropolis Of Bouthrotum Was Protected By Three Circuit Walls." (Wiki)
Great Zimbabwe
Inscribed: 1986
3.70
57
26
"This Acropolis Is Generally Considered A "Royal City""(Ab Ev)