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Akropolis merdiveninin 60 basamağı vardı. - The Acropolis' staircase had 60 steps.

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The Athenian Acropolis; compare acropolis
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 Acropolis

The Etruscans, then, appear in general as an industrious people (φιλότεχνον ἔϑνος), of a bold and lofty spirit of enterprise, which was greatly favoured by their priestly aristocratic constitution. Massive walls, mostly of irregular blocks, surround their cities (not merely their acropoleis) ; the art of protecting the country from inundations by the construction of canals, and outlets from lakes, was very zealously practised by them.

the citadel in ancient Greek towns
The citadel of ancient Athens Of course, the word is compounded of akros and polis = the city on the height, i e , the high rock Acrostic (Greek, akros stichos) The term was first applied to the verses of the Erythræan sibyl, written on leaves These prophecies were excessively obscure, but were so contrived that when the leaves were sorted and laid in order, their initial letters always made a word - Dionys , iv 62
The acropolis of Athens
1 in any major city this was the citadel 2 the citadel of Athens It is now a museum
The elevated and fortified portion of a city as in Athens
{i} citadel in Athens in which the Parthenon was built
"high city" in Greek, the acropolis is the citadel of each city Aegina: island near Athens Features the Temple of Aphaia Asia Minor: corresponds to modern Turkey, formed East Greece in antiquity Athens: City in central Greece District is Attica (adjective: Attic) Corinth: City in the northern Peloponnesos, important for early trade
the ancient citadel (=a place people can go to if their city is attacked) of Athens, built on a hill in the centre of the city. There are many important ancient Greek buildings on the Acropolis, such as the Parthenon. (Greek: "city at the top") Central, defensively oriented district in ancient Greek cities, located on the highest ground and containing the chief municipal and religious buildings. The renowned Athens Acropolis (5th century BC), atop a craggy walled hill, is home to four main edifices the Propylaea (see propylaeum), Parthenon, Erechtheum (Ionic temple noted for its caryatid porch), and Temple of Athena Nike all built from white marble plentiful in the region
The symbolic center of a Greek city-state, bringing together its most important sacred and civic buildings in one urban space, as in Athens where the Parthenon forms the heart of the Athenian acropolis
{i} raised fortified section of a city, hilltop fortress (in ancient Greece)
The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens
The raised fortified area of an ancient Greek city, especially with reference to that of Athens

Related Terms

acropolises
plural of acropolis
acropolis

    Hyphenation

    A·crop·o·lis

    Turkish pronunciation

    ıkräpılıs

    Pronunciation

    /əˈkräpələs/ /əˈkrɑːpələs/

    Etymology

    () From Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akropolis), from ἄκρος (akros, “topmost”, “tip”, “summit”) + πόλις (polis, “city”).“” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary
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