History of the Acropolis of Athens

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La Acropolis It was inhabited since 7.000 BC. Throughout the civilization mycenaean Walls were built around the Acropolis, and it has been shown that there was also a Mycenaean palace there. The tomb of Cecrops is on the Acropolis, and the Athenians they would have kept a snake there, symbolizing their first king. There were also other tombs and temples, all of them related to kings, heroes and gods who had to do with Athens.

In the XNUMXth century BC, the Acropolis changed its function. It was no longer a place of palaces, but a sanctuary. Every year, a great procession took place on the Acropolis, and the wooden statue of Atenea it was dressed and sacrificed. The games Panatenians they were also very important. The games included sports and musical activities, and the winner received an amphora filled with olive oil (from the sacred tree of Athena).

During wars persians In the XNUMXth century, the Athenians began to build the Parthenon, but the Persians burned the Acropolis and all attention was focused on the fight. It was during the time of Pericles, the so-called Golden Age, when the Acropolis acquired the structure that we know today. Beginning in the mid-XNUMXth century, the Parthenon, the Propylaea and a huge bronze statue of Atenea were built.

It is said that Pericles hired unemployed Athenians for its construction, and that thanks to this initiative, every Athenian had food on his table.


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