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acropolis

[uh-krop-uh-lis] / əˈkrɒp ə lɪs /




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For the past several years, Anderson has focused on documenting the walls and buildings of Sardis' acropolis, which became an important center during the Byzantine period after Roman rule.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

Greece maintains the ancient antiquities, also known as the Elgin Marbles, were illegally removed from Athens' acropolis, and has has long called for their return from the museum.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

Volunteers fought to extinguish a blaze that blackened the hillside and charred buildings near Lindos, one of the island's most-visited sites and famed for an acropolis perched on a massive rock within medieval walls.

From Reuters • Jul. 23, 2023

Towns arose around a hill fortress or acropolis to which inhabitants could flee in times of danger.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

A vast promenade, mausoleum, acropolis, planetarium, library, opera house—everything marble and granite, everything profoundly clean.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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