Rising to a height of between 60 and 70 meters above the city, the rocky flat-topped hill of the Acropolis is 300 meters ... the Romans when they conquered Greece in 146 BC.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on the Acropolis ... The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles ...

As the first proxy war between the superpowers, the Greek Civil War became the first hot zone of the Cold War.InRed Acropolis, Black Terror, historian Andre Gerolymatos recounts the full history of ...

Step back in time and explore the stunning Acropolis, where democracy was born! 🏛️ Discover the beauty and history that ...

Greece has plenty to offer travelers from the ancient remains in Athens to the picturesque beaches on Crete to the iconic white buildings that dot Mykonos. With more than 200 islands to explore ...