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Acropolis South Slope

Archaeological site, Cultural heritage
Address: 11700 ACROPOLIS , ATHENS , GREECE
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Opening hours:
01 Apr - 31 Oct: Mon-Sun, 08:00-20:00
01 Nov - 31 Mar: Mon-Sun, 08:00-15:00

The south slope of the Acropolis played a significant role in the artistic, intellectual and religious activity of ancient Athens. It was here, in the sunniest side of the hill, the Athenians established the principal shrine of Dionysus in Attica and most importantly the theatre where the ancient Greek drama was born. By the mid-5th century BC, Pericles built an odeum (now poorly preserved) to host musical contests, while its Roman successor, the Odeum of Herod Atticus, still lies at the heart of the city's cultural life. Herod's Odeum was a case of exceptional benefaction to Athens but not the only one: The stoa of Eumenes II, king of Pergamon, was an imposing building running along the foot of the hill. Its counterpart is to be found in the stoa his brother Attalus erected in the ancient agora of Athens.

Highlights


  • Theatre of Dionysus
  • Asklepieion
  • Odeon of Herod Atticus
    • Acropolis of Athens: The south slope Asklepieion of Athens After its extensive restoration, Herod's Odeon has revived as a cultural venue, mainly of the Athens Festival Facade of Herod's Odeum Herod Atticus Odeum, panoramic view Theatre of Dionysus (4th c. BC) Aerial photography of the Athenian Acropolis and its south slope, Odeon of Herod Atticus Herod's Odeum had a three-storey facade, preserved to a height of 28 m. Herod's Odeum with Philopappos hill in the background In the theatre of Dionysus were performed for the first time the works of the great Greek tragedians The Asklepieion and theatre of Dionysus, viewed from the Acropolis
    Acropolis of Athens: The south slope
    Asklepieion of Athens
    After its extensive restoration, Herod's Odeon has revived as a cultural venue, mainly of the Athens Festival
    Facade of Herod's Odeum
    Herod Atticus Odeum, panoramic view
    Theatre of Dionysus (4th c. BC)
    Aerial photography of the Athenian Acropolis and its south slope,
    Odeon of Herod Atticus
    Herod's Odeum had a three-storey facade, preserved to a height of 28 m.
    Herod's Odeum with Philopappos hill in the background
    In the theatre of Dionysus were performed for the first time the works of the great Greek tragedians
    The Asklepieion and theatre of Dionysus, viewed from the Acropolis

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    Archaeological site

    Art & culture

    • Visiting Information
      • Admission fee
      • Fixed hours
      • Organized archeological site

    • Ancient monuments
      • Stoas: Classical period, 480-323 BCHellenistic period, 323-31 BC
      • Theatre: Late Classical period, 4th century BC
      • Odeum: Classical period, 480-323 BCRoman period, 31 BC-AD 324
      • Temples: Late Classical period, 4th century BC
      • Basilica: Early Christian period, 4th-7th centuries AD

    • Ancient sanctuary
      • Asclepieium
      • Sanctuary of Dionysus

    Executives & Departments

    • Archaeological service:, Tel.: 210 9238175, 210 9238724, Fax: 210 9239023, Email: 1st Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities, 2-4 Makrygianni Street, Athens

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