| 单词 | acropolis |
| 例句 | They occupy a massive acropolis with fifteen giant columns atop the only high ground, overlooking the pond. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A vast promenade, mausoleum, acropolis, planetarium, library, opera house—everything marble and granite, everything profoundly clean. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z According to Annabeth, the hill they stood on had once been Sparta’s acropolis - its highest point and main fortress - but it was nothing like the massive Athenian acropolis Piper had seen in her dreams. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It eased access to the campus by retaining existing streets, in contrast to the introverted main campus, designed in the late 19th century as a walled acropolis atop Morningside Heights. At Columbia’s $600 Million Business School, Time to Rethink Capitalism 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “What we do know,” she said, pointing to the ruins around us, “is that if this acropolis did not exist, none of these stories would exist, either.” Savoring the mythic Aegean on a small-ship cruise in Greece 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Attalus had himself crowned king, and he and his successors set about building a magnificent marble complex on the city’s acropolis, designed to evoke the iconic Acropolis at Athens. A Show About the Hellenistic One Per Cent 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The next morning I discover I’m indeed a very long way from Brooklyn — I’m inside the walls of a tropical hill fort, some sort of Polynesian acropolis. T Magazine: King of the Jungle 2010-12-05T17:00:00Z A case in point is this superb boutique hotel between the acropolis and bay of the medieval town of Lindos. Greek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z His performance as an MP, in the 1680s and 1690s, however, was lamentable, a crumbling shack compared to the uplifting acropolis of his architecture. What have Labour done for architecture? 2010-04-21T20:30:00Z The settlement at Velia occupied an upper part, or acropolis, of the area as well as hillsides, and was surrounded by a wall. Ancient helmets, temple ruins found at dig in southern Italy 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Slightly expensive Don’t miss The acropolis above Lindos has a Crusader castle that contains much more than ancient ruins. Greek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z A stiff walk takes you up to the acropolis that towers above the town. Greek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Harrison’s Cold War vision involved an acropolis of the performing arts, which, to Moses, Rockefeller and their social circles, meant western classical music, musical theater, opera and ballet. A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Further south, the ruins of Perge include an acropolis dating back to the Bronze Age. Trip Tips: Ancient Side beckons on Turkey's Mediterranean 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z In the southeast of the island, the small fishing village of Lindos attracts tourists with its hilltop medieval fortress and ancient acropolis. Wildfires in Greece: what you need to know about the island of Rhodes 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z 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. Tourists flee Greek island Rhodes wildfire, thousands evacuated 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z Towns arose around a hill fortress or acropolis to which inhabitants could flee in times of danger. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Directly ahead were the remains of a complex of platforms that had formed the acropolis. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z A few years later Muslims worried that British digs aimed to undermine the walls holding up the city’s acropolis, what Jews call the Temple Mount and Muslims call the Haram al-Sharif. Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Rather than erect another elite acropolis to the arts lifted on high? Commentary: LACMA caught the teardown bug. The architectural cure isn't a bulldozer 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “It didn’t seem very reasonable to build all these fortifications and then just inhabit a small part of the acropolis,” Kountouri said. Greece: New bid to understand prehistoric engineering feat 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z A gigantic World War I memorial envisioned for Kansas City, the monument resembled a ruined acropolis and would have extended across the city’s Main Street. America's amazing mega-monuments that were never built 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z With the stone walls of the acropolis in danger of collapse, Mexican anthropologist Fernando Godos and a local crew were enlisted to reinforce and stabilize the crumbling masonry. Unearthing a Maya Civilization That ‘Punched Above its Weight’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z In 2005, while digging on the eastern side of a rocky spur of land south of the city’s acropolis, Mazar uncovered what she claimed was probably the palace of King David. Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Moses sold the Met, the New York Philharmonic and other institutions on the idea of a cultural acropolis on Manhattan's west side to be known as Lincoln Center. The origin story of a New York landmark is well told in 'The Opera House' 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z A series of previous excavations over the past century on the 50-acre acropolis had uncovered scattered buildings, including a large L-shaped structure that could have been the administrative center. Greece: New bid to understand prehistoric engineering feat 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Atop Calton Hill stand the columns for a never-completed acropolis monument to the bravery of those who fought and died against Napoleon’s forces. TRAVEL: Edinburgh gives visitor experience of Scottish capital with whisky, history, food 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z In its time, it was variously a Greek acropolis, Roman fort and, under Mussolini’s regime, both garrison and Fascist concentration camp. Falling in Love With Italy’s Blissful, Rustic Aeolian Islands 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z While these museums had their separate backers and supporters, a real cluster emerged by the 1930s close to the Chicago Loop, an aspirational acropolis officially labeled the “Museum Campus” since 1998. Fight at the museum: how George Lucas learned that cultural locations matter 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z To the northeast on the Aegean coast is Amanzo’e, a gleaming marble splurge of a resort designed as a 21st-century acropolis. Greece’s Chicest New (and Very Old) Beach Destination 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z High walls of whitewashed limestone shelter it from a street that leads up to the ancient acropolis of Lindos and temple of Athena, the village’s main tourist attractions, whose embankments teeter high above his garden. Design Magnate Jasper Conran’s Greek Vacation Home 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z A so-called Water Gate allowed entry from the Euphrates along a road that led to a palace and two temples and to a grand staircase up to the acropolis. Sifting the Dust for Treasures While Trouble Swirls 2013-01-16T17:17:05Z Athens had its acropolis and so had Corinth. Beauties and Antiquities of Ireland 2012-04-23T02:00:32.180Z The king’s palace, if we may judge from Tiryns and Mycenae, was usually in a strong situation on an “acropolis.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The acropolis has only one approach, on the south-east; on all other sides it falls away steeply. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z A path of sun-strewn ripples, broadening as the afternoon advanced, ended at that distant line, and found its starting-point at the rocky base of the Selinuntian acropolis, on the southwestern coast of Sicily. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z This dam was a protection against the rising water, and at the same time served as an acropolis and defence from the attack of enemies. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z On the Athenian acropolis very considerable remains have been found of temples which were destroyed by the Persians when they temporarily occupied the site in 480 B.C. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z In the later times of democracy the acropolis was reserved for the temples of the principal gods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Within the acropolis stood the temple of Apollo, erected, according to tradition, by Daedalus himself, the remains of which, restored in Roman times, were discovered in 1817, on the eastern and lower summit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The four bright temples of the acropolis were mirrored in the sea below. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z With the Parthenon and the Propylaea, it was to form a group of symmetrical monuments to crown the Athenian acropolis in a manner worthy of the Periclean Age. Problems in Periclean Buildings 2011-08-26T02:00:29.353Z It was on the side of this mountain, formerly crowned by an acropolis, that the capital of the kingdom of the Bosphorus expanded like an amphitheatre. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The acropolis was on the hill called Talone on the north-east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The acropolis was immediately above this on the W., and the main entrance of the city, through which came the sacred processions, passed it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The galley was now struggling in the centre of the storm, writhing and shuddering over the waves directly in front of the acropolis. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Modern Litri is a considerable place and port, extending from the ancient harbour to the acropolis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z Thus Mycenæ, Nineveh, and the Bœotian Thebes are for the most part completely deserted and destroyed, but the name of Thebes has descended to the mere acropolis and very few inhabitants. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z The highest part of the town, the acropolis, is fortified also; it has massive retaining walls similar to those of the lower town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z On the W. a fine fragment of a tower, the fortifications of the acropolis, and a pedestal sculptured on four sides in good 3rd century style, are the only things worth seeing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Then, tired of standing, and undesirous of spending the whole morning inactively, he turned and looked around him, up the rocky height of the temple-crowned acropolis. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z On the acropolis was a temple of Athena, with a gold and ivory statue by Pheidias. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z ABSTRACT: The official acropolis beggars the most colossal conceptions of modern barbarity. Arthur Rimbaud: “Cities (I).” 2011-01-31T05:00:00Z Remains of the early city are still visible on the Larissa acropolis, which towers 900 ft. high to the north-west of the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" It is clear that the water could not have served more than the lower parts of the town, the acropolis of which is nearly 200 ft. above the level of the conduit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The others are with me, just behind, bringing up a Phœnician from the galley that went on the rocks below the acropolis. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The acropolis was fortified in 312 by Telesphorus, the admiral of Antigonus, but it was shortly afterwards dismantled by Philemon, another of his generals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z His epic poem entitled Vysehrad, which 135 celebrates the ancient glory of the acropolis of Prague, has great value, and of his many novels Jan Maria Plojhar has had the greatest success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Its acropolis long held out against Alexander in 333 and surrendered to him at last by arrangement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The amphitheatre occupies a natural depression in the rock just below the acropolis, and open towards the sea with a fine view. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Instead, those that watched realized that she would be a hundred feet off the base of the acropolis cliff when the storm broke. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The site of the ancient acropolis, covered with d�bris, may still be made out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The monument on which the code is engraved was found during the winter 1901-1902 by a French excavator in the acropolis of Susa, the scene of the book of Esther. The Christian View of the Old Testament The walls, both insular and continental, can be traced throughout their whole circuit; and in many places, especially round the acropolis, at the N.E. corner of the city, they are remarkably perfect. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" It seems to have been an acropolis, and contains no traces of buildings, except for a subterranean cistern, circular, with a beehive roof of converging blocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" At midnight, unable to sleep for the chaos of my thoughts, I went to the acropolis and entered into the temple of my god. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The remains of the city walls are considerable: three different enceintes, one within the other, enclose the upper and lower town and the acropolis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The acropolis capitulated, and Sir Richard turned to partisan warfare in western Greece. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" Homer's poetical exaggeration exalted the mean dwellings that clustered about the acropolis into the "well-built city" with her "wide streets." Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Accordingly, the city is becoming crowded with towering and clumsy structures, especially on the elevated ridge which runs along Broadway from the City Hall to the Battery, giving it the appearance of an uncouth acropolis. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 The Senate heard with consternation that their acropolis was in the hands of their enemies, their wives captives, their city at the mercy of the foe. Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality We left our p. 5basket with instructions and drove off to inspect the acropolis and the ruins, returning in about an hour and a half. Diversions in Sicily The rout of his army in an attempt to relieve the acropolis of Athens, then besieged by the Turks, proved that it was incapable of conducting regular operations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" One of the rocky knolls may be that called by me the "acropolis." Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 The acropolis was the upper part of a Grecian city. Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois The little eminence, with its structures, was a shanty acropolis to a universe otherwise unimproved. The Wrong Woman This, then, was probably a measured station of unusual importance; and from it the acropolis of Bethshan just comes into view. Byeways in Palestine By unhappy degrees his whole life, his every act, became leavened and tinctured with this melancholy, till it had risen to the height of his soul's acropolis, and invaded and overflowed—his work. The Genius Respecting his feelings, I allotted him the special task of excavating the rooms of the acropolis, which he performed with much care, showing great interest in the results. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 The chief ruins, those of Al Balad, are by the sea, around an acropolis some 100 feet in height. Southern Arabia Written oracles existed of the prophecies of celebrated seers, and were preserved in the acropolis of Athens. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales I picked up some tesseræ about the acropolis hill, but I saw none elsewhere near Beisân,—discovered no inscriptions, and heard of no coins. Byeways in Palestine The modern town, at the western extremity, probably occupies the site of the acropolis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" The acropolis, or highest point of Sikyatki, is a prominent rocky elevation at the western angle, and overlooks the entire ruin. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 It was the acropolis of a large town, lying in all directions, but chiefly to the north-east. Southern Arabia Next he captured the acropolis and, after entrusting the entire city to the care of the military tribunes, sailed back again. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Traversing a fine plain of wheat, we at length reached the ancient city of Heshbon, with its acropolis of temple and castle. Byeways in Palestine If you are the man of good name in your community, you are on the high hill where your people will gather in time of need, as did the ancients to the rocky acropolis. The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future When the excavations on the acropolis were begun, no traces of the biserial rows of rooms were detected, although the remains of the walls were traceable. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Would anything survive mutilation with the serene confidence in its fragmentary but everywhere penetrating interest which seems to pervade the most fractured fraction of a Greek relief on the Athenian acropolis? French Art Classic and Contemporary Painting and Sculpture The lower city he captured by means of a siege and received the capitulation of those who had fled to the acropolis. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form He then mounted the acropolis and decided to storm the fortress. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War The water supplies the whole neighbourhood; and that accounts for the position of the town on the low col just below the acropolis. Science in Arcady One of these stony outcrops forms what I have called the "acropolis" of Sikyatki, which will presently be described. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 There is evidence of religious significance in the buildings, and what is called the temple was the royal residence and served as a sort of acropolis. The Negro Shortly afterward Milo, sent by Pyrrhus with a force, took charge of their acropolis and personally superintended the manning of their wall. Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek during the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Moved by the tearful entreaties of the man Chosroes fulfilled his request, and binding himself by an oath, gave pledges to all on the acropolis. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War The citadel itself must have been but the acropolis or keep of an extensive fortress. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series The highest point of the ruin as seen from the plain is the rocky eminence rising at the western edge, familiarly known among the members of my party as the "acropolis." Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 When the Athenian people built the Parthenon, they set free the mules which had done the hardest work in drawing the stones up to the acropolis, and let them graze where they pleased unmolested. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II The two remaining sarcophagi are those of a scribe and priest of the acropolis of Memphis, and a bard. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits Then the Beroeans, after coming into such great danger, left the acropolis free from harm, and departing went each his own way. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War A small river of the Troad which takes its rise in the rocky, wooded eminence which, according to Greek tradition, formed the acropolis of Troy. Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems This rocky elevation, which we styled the acropolis, was doubtless once covered with houses. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Our surveys of antique towns ever disclose the material survivals, at least the vestiges, of the cloister or the acropolis of the past, of its cathedral or its forum. Civics: as Applied Sociology Round the acropolis Vauban had built a citadel whose steep, green-black walls struck root in the mean streets and narrow lanes on the slopes. A Volunteer Poilu To-day the scattered ruins of the acropolis are covered in spring-time with a luxuriant growth of grain and olive trees, making it one of the most picturesque mounds in Palestine. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Among those that fled to the acropolis, whom he subsequently caused to capitulate, was the brother of Tigranes. Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). An examination of the dimensions of the rooms of the acropolis will show that, while small, they are about the average size of the chambers in most other southwestern ruins. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 We decided on attacking a ruin on the acropolis of Gnossus, already partially exposed by the searches of local diggers for antiques. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II There were two cities—an old one, la ville des évêques, on a kind of acropolis rising from the left bank of the Meuse, and a newer one built on the meadows of the river. A Volunteer Poilu On the northeastern side, where lies the modern town, was a broad shoulder of land slightly lower and larger than the acropolis. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism We passed Fiesole with its tower and acropolis on the right, ascending slowly, with the bold peak of one of the loftiest Appenines on our left. Views a-foot Perched like a Parthenon on Nob Hill, the acropolis of San Francisco, is the Fairmont Hotel commanding a view of the Bay and the Contra Costa hills. Fascinating San Francisco But whichever of these two summits was the acropolis proper2 it is certain that both were included in the circuit of the city walls. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Within or beside the city there was often a lofty hill, which we should call a fort or citadel, but which they called the upper city or acropolis. Introductory American History On the acropolis of Samaria he built a huge Roman temple, the foundations of which have recently been uncovered by the American excavators. The Makers and Teachers of Judaism The town was at length yielded through treachery; Sarapion a Syrian betrayed the acropolis, and the Roman commander found a multitude of starving men at his mercy, He was pitiless in his use of victory. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate The rains of winter and spring washed down mud from her acropolis into her streets and houses. Buried Cities, Volume 3 Mycenae The acropolis of Brie also possesses a long and poetic history, being the seat of an art-loving prince, and the haunt of troubadours. In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" The Propylcea, approached by sixty marble steps, was a noble gateway: it stood on the western end of the acropolis, which it magnificently adorned. Outline of Universal History The Homeric poems describe an age later than that of the famous tombs—so rich in relics—of the Mycenaean acropolis, and earlier than the tombs of the Dipylon of Athens. Homer and His Age This acropolis, once thronged with folk but now well-nigh deserted, has all the macabre fascination of decay. Old Calabria It stood up like an acropolis, but it was a citadel for no city. The Path to Rome This district, situated below the Alban Mount, from which it was named, he had set apart as a kind of acropolis. Dio's Rome, Volume 5, Books 61-76 (A.D. 54-211) An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During The Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form By Herbert Baldwin Foster THE ACROPOLIS—It was customary for a Greek town to be built about an acropolis,—an eminence by which it was commanded, and on which stood the citadel. Outline of Universal History Indeed, there are traces enough of change even in the objects and art discovered in the bloom-time, as represented by the Mycenaean acropolis itself and by other "Mycenaean" sites. Homer and His Age At this the rest were terrified, and in fear left the wall to ascend the acropolis. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form Refuge -- N. refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison &c. Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The view from the Franciscan convent upon the brow of the hill, site of the ancient acropolis, is on the whole the very best which can be obtained of Florence and the Val d' Arno. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 02, December, 1857 On the acropolis at Athens were the buildings and statues in which the glory of Athenian art was impressively displayed. Outline of Universal History Apparently some revolution as regards burial occurred between the age of the graves of the Mycenaean acropolis and the age of Homer. Homer and His Age The fire gained such headway that not even those on the acropolis could stay there, but abandoned it in the night and hid themselves in subterranean chambers. Dio's Rome, Volume 4 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus: and Now Presented in English Form No one can ever have come, whether by the Pilgrims' Road or another, into the little hill-village of Chilham, into the piazza there, which is an acropolis, without delight. England of My Heart : Spring The Acropolis of Athens.—Almost every Greek city has its own formidable citadel, its own "acropolis,"—for "citadel" is really all this word conveys. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life Our knowledge of Pergamene art has recently received a great extension, in consequence of excavations carried on in 1878-86 upon the acropolis of Pergamum in the interest of the Royal Museum of Berlin. A History of Greek Art High above rose the acropolis, a frowning stronghold. Veranilda The destruction dealt on the Athenian acropolis, under the name of scholarship, is a type of modern practice. Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology Meanwhile the Trojans held a council, angry and full of discord, on the acropolis by the gates of King Priam's palace; and wise Antenor spoke. The Iliad The modern Girgenti lifts its high, narrow, solid streets, dominated by a sombre Spanish cathedral, upon the side of the acropolis of the antique Agrigentum. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard Almost every colonial Greek city was built upon the sea-coast, and the site usually selected contained a hill sufficiently lofty to form an acropolis. A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest First, we will erect an acropolis, encircled by a wall, within which shall be placed the temples of Hestia, and Zeus, and Athene. Laws Taken as a whole, our stepping-stones lead us up and up towards the alluring heights of an acropolis of knowledge, on which stands the Temple of Modern Science. A History of Science — Volume 1 They had built him his house, storehouse, and courtyard near those of Priam and Hector on the acropolis. The Iliad He will discover that in times long gone by during a period of peace vast wealth was stored up in the acropolis, the whole of which was lavishly expended during a subsequent period of war. On Revenues And now that everything was happily concluded, Pausanias disbanded his army, and the men from Piraeus marched up under arms into the acropolis and offered sacrifice to Athena. Hellenica In the next place, acting, to use his own words, under the orders of my brother, and having hold of the acropolis of Sardis, he went to war with me. Anabasis He turned him back, and led him without further delay into the acropolis. Hellenica The great king also has a palace in Celaenae, a strong place, on the sources of another river, the Marsyas, at the foot of the acropolis. Anabasis |
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