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The Acropolis in Athens was burned by the Persian forces during the Second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC. This event occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars when King Xerxes I sought to expand his empire by conquering Greece. The destruction was part of a broader campaign against Greek city-states that resisted Persian rule. The burning of the Acropolis was a significant event symbolizing the conflict between Persia and the Greek city-states.
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The Acropolis in Athens begun in 480 BC was inspired by the leadership of?
Marcus Aurelius The above named Roman Emperor was born after the birth of Christ. He had absolutely nothing to do with the Acropolis or the Parthenon. Ictinus and Callicrates are reputed to be the architects of the Parthenon which was originally built on the Acropolis in Athens to celebrate the battle and run of Marathon in 490 BC
Who sacked Athens in the year 480 BCE?
The Persians sacked Athens in 480 BCE .
Who was Athens' leading statesman when the acropolis was built?
The acropolis is the flat-topped mountain around which Athens was built. The buildings on it started as afortress in the early 1st Millennium, and different temples were built over the following 500 years. After the Persians looted the temples in 480 BCE, they were rebuilt and extended under the auspices of Pericles with the money looted from a couple of hundred Greek city-states dominated by Athens.
What was the sacking of Athens in 480 BC?
The sacking of Athens in 480 BC occurred during the Second Persian invasion of Greece, led by King Xerxes I. After the Greek city-states suffered a defeat at the Battle of Thermopylae, the Persians advanced to Athens, which had been largely evacuated. The city was captured and subsequently burned, with significant destruction to its temples and structures, including the Acropolis. This event was a pivotal moment in the Greco-Persian Wars, galvanizing Greek unity against the Persian threat.
How did Xerxes punish Athens after Darius died?
He captured Athens and looted the city in 480-479 BCE.
Athens in 450 BC reached a high point in its culture called the what age of Athens?
480 to 404 BC was called the Golden age of Athens or the Age of Pericles
What city states dominated Greece after the Persian war 480 479?
The Delian League led by Athens and the Peloponnesian League led by Athens.
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.
Agora and acropolis?
The Ancient Agora of classical Greece is located northwest of the Acropolis. It was believed to have been created as a public space in the 6th century BCE. It was destroyed by the Second Persian invasion in 480 BCE destroyed the Agora, but the Athenians rebuilt it when they returned to the city.
Who assisted Athens in defeating the Persian Empire in 480 BC?
Athens was part of an alliance of Greek city-states which varied in size from a couple of dozen to 180, led at first by Sparta, then later by Athens after defeat of the Persian invasion.
Who ordered the construction of the Parthenon when Athens was rebuilt after the Persian Wars?
The original attempt to build the Parthenon in 490 BCE failed to get off the ground. The temples on the Acropolis were demolished in 480 BCE by the Persians in retaliation for the Athenians demolishing the temples in the Persian provincial capital at Sardis in 498 BCE. With part of the profits of the empire which Athens created after the Persian invasion was turned back, the general and political leader Pericles financed the temple built for the goddess Athena 447 to 432 BCE.
What cause the people of Athens to join forces with their rival city-statesparatain 480 bc?
Sparta and Athens were not rivals in 480 BCE - that came more than 30 years afterwards when the threat of Persia subsided. Sparta had promised to help them against the Persian attack on Athens in 490 BCE, but its army had arrived on the battlefield at Marathon too late. They remained on good terms and were natural allies in the Persian invasion in 480-479 BCE, providing the two largest contingents to the southern Greek coalition, led by Sparta, which repelled the invasion. Even if Athens had not been friendly with Sparta, it had no choice because it was a prime target of the Persian invasion and needed all the help it could get. It was not a case of Athens joining force with Sparta, it was Athens seeking the help of Sparta and its allies. They remained close allies for another 20 years, Athens helping Sparta put down a rebellion in its territory. They fell out when Athens started interfering in the affairs of the Peloponnesian League cities (which Sparta led) and Athens ignored Sparta's appeal to back off, leading to an all-out war.
