1. Agora/Acropolis Discussion
Western Civilization

2. Questions Before We Begin
How was the typical Greek polis laid out?
City & surrounding villages (orchards & fields)
At center=city on top of an acropolis
At the foot of acropolis=agora (town square)
Describe the agora.
Open-air
Political center of the city
Buy/sell goods in goods
What was the purpose of the acropolis?
Defense from other city-states

3. THE ACROPOLIS - ATHENS
1 – Parthenon - a temple dedicated to Athena – Sanctuary of Zeus (god of the gods)
2 – Erechtheum - a temple to Athena (goddess of – Sanctuary of Artemis (goddess
war & wisdom) and Poseidon (god of the sea) of hunting)
3 – Altar of Athena - holiest place on the Acropolis – Temple of Nike (goddess of victory)
4 – Bronze statue of Athena

4. Acropolis Rocky citadel State sanctuary
Best know because of the Parthenon
Temple to Athena
Undergoing restoration
New marble is from the same rock quarry as the original stone
Agora is usually at the base of the acropolis

5. What remains of the Acropolis today

6. Aerial view of the agora, Athens

7. Acropolis

8. Agoraphobia?! Guesses? A fear of public situations Derived from:
Agora (a public space) +
Phobia (a Greek word meaning fear, comes from ‘phobos’)

9. English word Greek derivative Acrophobia Autophobia Gynophobia
Hemophobia
Xenophobia
Greek derivative
Akron= height or edge of a high city
Auto= self
Gyne= woman
Haima= blood
Xeno= foreign