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It stood mainly intact until the 16th Century when, during the Venetian attack on athens, an wonderful French artillery officer with the Venetians demonstrated his skill by lobbing a shel into the roof of the Parthenon. It his a Turkish gunpowder magazine inside and blew up the roof.
In the early 19th Century, visiting Lord Elgin paid Turkish officials to let him take the marble statues which had fallen on the ground home with him to England, which saved many of them from the fate of those left behind.
In the 20th Century the Greek government ignored the buildings and the acid rains caused by rampant pollution ate away the remaining statues, which lost their faces. Following international outcry, these were hidden away in a warehouse and replaced by copies of the ones in England taken by Lord Elgin. The cries by Greece for return of the Elgin marbles should be looked at in this context - the Greeks call for return of their heritage, but what remains intact is a result of their removal in the bad old days.
Larry Ritchie
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∙ 9y agoThe Acropolis is not a natural feature, it is man made and has never been lost so it can never ever have been "discovered".
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What has the author Harold N Fowler written?
Harold N. Fowler has written: 'The temple on the Acropolis burnt by the Persians'
Who destroyed the Persians?
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and converted it into an empire of his own, not to destroy the Persians but to convert them to Greek culture.
When did the greeks rebuild the acropolis after the Persian war?
The Parthenon amongst others was built on the top of the Acropolis. The Parthenon was a temple of Athena, patron goddess of Athens.
Who conquered more Hitler or the Persians?
Th Persians did, in fact their empires lasted longer than the Third Reich. But the Third Reich conquered faster in a few short years, but the Persians took alot of time.
What was the fortified hill constructed in greek cities for protection called?
Acropolis is the center of the city. Acropolis is the center of the city.
Is the Acropolis the rock or the building?
the acropolis is the rock
Is The Acropolis and The Parthenon the same landmark?
The Acropolis is a fortified natural stronghold. The Parthenon is built on the Acropolis.
Where is the most famous acropolis?
The Acropolis of Athens is the most famous acropolis.
Where was the acropolis?
The Acropolis is in Athens, Greece and The Parthenon is right on top of The Acropolis.
Why did the Persians destroy the temple of Poseidon?
I don't know about Poseidon but I'm pretty sure they destroyed the Temple of Athena. Why? I don't know sorry!
During which war was the Parthenon destroyed?
The temple of Parthenon as we know it today was the third temple build on top of the Athens Acropolis. This third temple was build by Pericles between 447 and 438 BC as a trophy for the victory of Hellenes against the invading Persians who had destroyed the second temple just before the naval battle of Salamis. When the Persians destroyed the Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon it was late September of 480 BC. The third temple survived the birth of Christianity and was turn to a Christian church in the 6th century AD. Later under the Ottoman occupation the temple was turned to a mosque. When Venice became the power of the Aegean sea the Ottomans converted the Acropolis to a military camp with all the high rank Ottoman/ Turks citizens. The Acropolis was bombarded by Morozini and the temple was partially destroyed. Later just before the Greek Independence war the Earl of Elgin bought parts of the Parthenon marbles and sold them to the British Museum were they stand currently.
What kind of pie does Jim destroy in th movie American pie?
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