Table of Contents

A GLANCE AT HISTORY; Prehistoric - Geometric times, 10; Archaic times, 12; Classical times, 14; Hellenistic - Roman times, 16; Byzantine times - Frankish rule, 17; Ottoman rule - the Greek War of Independence, 18; Recent times, 20; THE ACROPOLIS; The Acropolis, 22; The approach to the Sacred Rock, The Beule Gate, the Sanctuary of Aphrodite Pandemos, 24; The Propylaia, 26; The Pedestal of Agrippa, the earlier propylon, 27; The temple of Athena Nike, 28; Previous temples on the site of the Parthenon, 29; The Parthenon, 30; The Sculptures of the Parthenon, 34; The Erechtheion, 38; The "ancient temple", 39; The south wall, the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia, the Chalkotheke, the Sanctuary of Pandion, the Temple of Rome and Augustus, the Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus, 40; The Altar of Athena, the Sanctuary of Pandrosos, the Arrhephorion, 41; The votive offerings, 42; Other sacred places, 43; The South Slope of the Acropolis, "Street of the Tripods" - choregic monuments, 44; The Theatre of Dionysos, the Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos, the Sanctuary of Dionysos, 45; The Odeion of Pericles, the Asklepieion, the Stoa of Eumenes, the Choregic Monument of Nikias, 46; The Odeion of Herodes Atticus, 47; THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM; The Acropolis Museum, 50; THE ANCIENT AGORA; THE MUSEUM OF THE ANCIENT AGORA THE ROMAN AGORA; The Ancient Agora, 60; The Museum of the Ancient Agora, 68; The Roman Agora, the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrrhestes, 70; Hadrian's Library, 71.

About the Author

Katerina Servi was born in Athens and studied archaeology at the National University of Athens. After graduating, she worked for the Greek Ministry of Culture and then in international advertising agencies in the creative department. She is now is a freelance copywriter and translator and also writes children's and archaeological books.