The ancient Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis because they sometimes used it as a fortress. It protected them from invasions when at the acropolis. Lastly it was the highest part of the city so anyone could see what was going on, on top of the acropolis.
The Parthenon was a temple on the acropolis of Athens and was built by the Greeks.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
You are either talking about Parthenon which is the temple of the Greek Goddess Athena or the Acropolis of Athens which is also know as Cecropia.
they built them in high places for 2 reasons. 1) they wanted to honor the gods, and by placing them up high they towered over the rest of the city, like the gods towered over the people of the city. 2) by being built on higher ground, the temples were naturally more defend able, in the event of an attack on the city.
For the most part the ancient Greeks built amphitheaters for the performance of plays or "musicals". The amphitheater in Athens was the well known one called Epidaurus. It remains as part of the Acropolis in Athens.As an aside, some historians report that the Roman emperor Nero, once performed in one of Greece's amphitheaters.
The Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis because if some other country was attaking they could be safe and fight of the war from the inside.
The Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis because an acropolis is a high hill,so it would be added protection to the cities.
The Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis because if some other country was attaking they could be safe and fight of the war from the inside.
The Greeks built the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
They built special buildings, such as temples and theaters
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.
The Parthenon was a temple on the acropolis of Athens and was built by the Greeks.
Names of buildings that the greeks built were called The Parthenon, The Collesium, The Acropolis, The temple of Hephaestus, The temple of Athena
It does not do anything. It is used for religious purposes.(It's built on a hill so the Greeks could get closer to the gods.
Many Greek cities were built on a rocky hill called an acropolis. The name acropolis was from the Greek word akros, meaning highest, and polis, meaning city.