In this presentation there is significant information for the construction-artifacts that Ancient Greeks created around 5th Century BC and the distructions they have suffered by conquerors. It's a pity when monuments and pieces of History are victims of human conficts.

1. The Acropolis Hill of Athens
25-09-2014
4th meeting of YoUtopia
6o Geniko Lykeio of Aigaleo
YoUtopia
Towards Participative Citizenship
September 22-26, 2014

2. YoUtopia partners walking up
the Acropolis Hill

3. Representation of the Sacred Rock of
the Acropolis of Athens

5. Destruction
• Many conquerors passed through Athens.
Unfortunately the building of the Acropolis Hill
didn’t escape destructions and looting through
centuries.
• Here is one more representation of the Sacred
Rock of the Acropolis of Athens. One can
realize that it has been a real masterpiece that it
deserved to have been preserved and not subject
to war vandalism. It still keep its energy though.

7. A simulation of the “Parthenon”

8. The temple of Goddess Athena

9. Goddess Athena

10. Protector of the City of Athens
Athena was the Goddess of
Wisdom and protector of the city
of Athens, beloved child of the
God of Gods Dias-Zeus.
The city was named after her at a
contest between her and God of
Sea, the Poseidon. Athena offered
the best present to the Athenians
(Kecropeans till then), an olive tree.

11. The Name Contest-The Winner
Fighting against god Poseidon for the name of the city
called at that time Kecropeia after its king. Athena won
the contest and the city was named after her.

12. Athena Goddess of wisdom-the Owl
• She was the Goddess
of wisdom as she was
born from the head
of Dias. Her symbol
was the owl. Owl is
the symbol for Greek
Educational system
till today.

13. Athena, goddess of Arts and Letters

14. Athena and Dias fighting against Giants

15. The two beautiful
goddesses,
Athena and
Aphrodite.
They fought
for the Trojan
prince Paris’ love.
Aphrodite
goddess of beauty
and love won.
Athena and
Aphrodite

16. The buildings on the Acropolis Hill are
singnalling the Golden Age of Pericles.

17. The “Parthenon” Disigned by
Iktinos and Kallikrates

18. Built during the Golden Age of Pericles

19. Its style is Doric

20. Restoration of parts of the temple

21. The “Propylaia” (entrance)

22. South side of the Acropolis Rock

24. East side of the Acropolis Hill. All around
it Plaka, the Old City stretches out.

26. The Erechtheion

27. The Erechtheion
It was built to
accommodate the
religious rituals that
the old temple
housed. At the
south-west corner is
supported by six
massive female
statues, the famous
Caryatids.

28. The Caryatides

29. The two theaters on the Acropolis slope
• The South slope of the Acropolis has two theaters,
the Odeion of Herodes Atticus and the Theater of
Dionysos. The Theater of Dionysos is not as well
preserved as the other, but it has more significance.
The structure dates back to the fourth century BC
but had many other later remodelings. The
Athenian tradition of theatrical representations first
began at the Theatre of Dionysos. Theater
developed into a religious celebration, in honor of
the god Dionysos

30. Herodium or
Odeon of Herodes the Atticus

31. The construction of the theatre
• Ιt was built in 161 AD by the Athenian
magnate Herodes Atticus. Herodes Atticus (ad
101–177) was a distinguished and rich Greek
aristocrat and sophist who served as a Roman
senator. In Latin, his full name was given as
Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius
Atticus Herodes.

33. Athens View and the Herodium

35. Dionysus theatre

36. Representation of the Theater of
Dionysus

37. • Dionysus was the god of wine. Many theaters
were devoted to him. Athenians' greatest
celebration was “Dionysia”. It was built during
the 4th century BC.
VIPs!!!

38. View of Athens from The Rock of the
Acropolis

39. Going back 2500 years in Ancientry to
the Golden Age of Pericles

40. West Athens’ view from the Acropolis

41. View of St Lycabettus Hill

42. View of the Philopapos Hill from
the Acropolis Hill

43. East-north view of Athens from the
Acropolis Hill

44. • We HAVE to remember our origin, respect
our ancestors and their achievements, be
taught by their wise script and generally
preserve our national heritage.
• JUST REMEMBERING OF THE PAST
FOR A BETTER FUTURE.