Chapter 1
The sacred rock and its early myths
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Chapter 2
The golden age of Pericles
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Chapter 3
Reinvented through the ages
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Chapter 4
Preserving the ancient stones
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The Acropolis of Athens
Ch 3 · Reinvented through the ages
diego Athenian Acropolis
A temple, a church, and a mosque on the hill! (Oh, she wore every crown!)
diego A single Venetian mortar shell in 1687 caused the greatest disaster in the Parthenon's history.
Fun Fact
The mosque inside a ruin: After the 1687 explosion, a smaller, domed mosque was built directly inside the hollowed-out ruins of the Parthenon for the local garrison.
Glossary
acropolis (noun)
The citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill. In 1458, the Ottoman Turks converted a temple on the Athenian Acropolis into a mosque.
The citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill. In 1458, the Ottoman Turks converted a temple on the Athenian Acropolis into a mosque.
BETA
diego Build the ancient temples on the hill to discover how the Acropolis was designed.
Quiz
What was stored inside the Parthenon that caused it to explode during the 1687 siege?
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What did the Ottoman Empire build inside the Parthenon when they converted it into a mosque?
Quiz
In what year did Greece gain independence, beginning its quest to reclaim the Acropolis?