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title: The Acropolis and Ancient Athens
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16191/the-acropolis-and-ancient-athens/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2022-07-25
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# The Acropolis and Ancient Athens

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![The Acropolis and Ancient Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16191.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16191.png)

## Image Caption

An image illustrating the evolution of the Athenian [Acropolis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Acropolis/) (a fortified citadel and state sanctuary of the goddess [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/)) and the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/) as it emerged from the devastation and ruin of the Greco-[Persian Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Persian_Wars/) of the 5th century BCE through the grand ambition of [Pericles](https://www.worldhistory.org/pericles/) and successive generations of leaders and visionaries until the [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) and [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) times, when the city became a "theater of memory" linking the "glory days" of ancient Athens with the emerging new powers of the world.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2022, July 25). The Acropolis and Ancient Athens. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16191/the-acropolis-and-ancient-athens/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "The Acropolis and Ancient Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 25, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16191/the-acropolis-and-ancient-athens/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "The Acropolis and Ancient Athens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Jul 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16191/the-acropolis-and-ancient-athens/>.

## License & Copyright

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