Question

True or False? The acropolis was the town square where people gathered to sell goods, politicians gave speeches and athletes competed.

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

Around the 8th century  BC The Acropolis becomes the main shrine and the Greek deities and mythology deepen their crucial role in the lives of individuals through connecting the common people with their gods, thus the ancient Greeks build the cult of the goddess Athena, who occupies a special place among the Greek gods, and which receives various roles and titles such as became the patron saint of the city. Over the next century and a half, owing to the importance of the Acropolis as a sanctuary, the largest religious festival of the city was called Panathinai, and it was during this period that the two temples mentioned above were honored in honor of the goddess Athena. Thereafter during the fifth century p.n.e. The four main buildings of the Acropolis have survived to this day, namely: the Parthenon, the Erechtheon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Propylaea, that is, an amazing entrance to the Acropolis.

During the reign of Pericles and during the existence of the Athenian League, the Acropolis reached its pinnacle of beauty in its full splendor of white marble, whose rooftops and famous columns still admired today.