Ancient Greece Reflection question
The natural rock formation of the Acropolis probably had a palace on top as early as the Mycenaean period, when it was also surrounded by a defensive wall. Temples were constructed beginning in the 6th century B.C., and after the Persian War Pericles ordered the reconstruction and expansion of many of these, as well as the building of new and more magnificent temples and an extension of the walls. The largest building is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, which originally housed a 40 foot tall statue of Athena made of ivory and gold sheets attached to a wooden frame. Much of the Parthenon was damaged when it was shelled during the war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century, and air pollution continues to eat away at the marble.
Question: Imagine yourself as an Athenian walking up the hill toward the Parthenon. What impression would the setting and the building itself convey?
Answer in the space below with at least one paragraph with at least 5 sentences.
