Acropolis

Connected Sites: 14

WHS containing locations which are internationally described (i.e Not merely in the Greek language) as being "Acropoleis". ".. from akros or akron, "highest", "topmost", "outermost" and polis, "city"; plural in English: acropoles, acropoleis or acropolises) is a settlement, especially a citadel, built upon an area of elevated ground - frequently a hill with precipitous sides, chosen for purposes of defense. In many parts of the world, acropoleis became the nuclei of large cities of classical antiquity .......The word acropolis literally means in Greek "upper city," and though associated primarily with the Greek cities ......may be applied generically to all such citadels" (Wiki)

Connected Sites

  • Acropolis
    Acropolis
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.26
    673
    14
  • Mycenae and Tiryns
    Mycenae and Tiryns
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.51
    296
    10
    "Mycenae, An Acropolis Site, Was Continuously Inhabited From The Early Neolithic" (Wiki) Tiryns See Link
    See Www.Greek-Thesaurus.Gr
  • Biblical Tells
    Biblical Tells
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.01
    127
    10
    Megiddo - "Megiddo Is A Massive Site, The Core Of Which, The Tel Megiddo Acropolis, Is Under Excavation By The Megiddo Expedition Of Tel Aviv University Institute Of Archaeology"
  • Incense Route of the Negev
    Incense Route of the Negev
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2005
    2.92
    103
    7
    Oboda - "Before The End Of The 1st Century Bce A Temple Platform (The Acropolis) Was Created Along The Western Edge Of The Plateau" (Wiki)
  • Archaeological site of Philippi
    Archaeological site of Philippi
    Greece
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.93
    100
    5
    "The Walls Of The Acropolis And The City Date To The 4th Century Bce Period Of The Macedonian King Phillip Ii And Were Extensively Repaired During The Byzantine Period" (Ab Eval)
  • Ibiza
    Ibiza
    Spain
    Inscribed: 1999
    2.75
    163
    5
    Emerges Like An Acropolis Standing On A Headland Facing The Sea (Ab Ev)
  • Great Zimbabwe
    Great Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.69
    58
    26
    "This Acropolis Is Generally Considered A "Royal City""(Ab Ev)
  • Sardis
    Sardis
    Turkiye
    Nominated: 2025
    70%
    21
    3
  • Tikal National Park
    Tikal National Park
    Guatemala
    Inscribed: 1979
    4.46
    220
    6
    The "North Acropolis"
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Thessalonika
    Thessalonika
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1988
    2.98
    315
    9
    The Thessaloniki Acropolis Lies In The Northeastern And Highest Point Of The City, Just Beyond Vlatadon Monastery And Inside The Northen Wall Of The City
    See Www.Enjoythessaloniki.Com
  • Susa
    Susa
    Iran
    Inscribed: 2015
    2.40
    41
    4
    The Acropolis Contains The Most Ancient Evidence Of Settlement And Was Probably The Core Of Proto-Elamite Susa. (Ab Ev)
  • Pergamon
    Pergamon
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 2014
    3.56
    171
    6
    "The Acropolis Remained As Pergamon’S Crown While The City Developed On The Lower Slopes" (Ouv)
    See En.Wikipedia.Org
  • Copán
    Copán
    Honduras
    Inscribed: 1980
    3.86
    128
    7

    See Www.Copanpark.Com
  • Butrint
    Butrint
    Albania
    Inscribed: 1992
    3.32
    181
    9
    "The Acropolis Was Erected On A Hill On The Bank Of A Lake Butrint (Or Lake Bouthrotum). The First Extension Of The 7th Century Bc Acropolis Occurred During The 5th Century Bc. (...) The Acropolis Of Bouthrotum Was Protected By Three Circuit Walls." (Wiki)