Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Athens Acropolis [site]
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Preferred Title:
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Athens Acropolis [site]
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Image View:
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View of the entire south flank of the Acropolis
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Creator:
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unknown (Greek (ancient))
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Location:
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site: Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece
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Date:
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ca. 480-393 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Greek (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Greek (ancient)
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Work Type 1:
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excavation (site)
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Work Type 2:
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fortification
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; deities; mythology (Classical)
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Description:
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The earliest significant architectural remains on the Acropolis, only date to the 13th century BCE. They include a terrace system that may have supported a palace complex. Athens was a major regional power and artistic centre under different political regimes from the 6th to the 4th century BCE. Around the 6th century BCE, the Acropolis, hitherto a place of refuge and perhaps a royal residence, assumed a purely religious function as a sanctuary of Athena, the patron goddess of the city, and many temples, treasuries and votive sculptures were erected there. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A3-G-A-1-A8
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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