FULL Acropolis with EVERY Station and Reading Information - Acropolis Greece - ECTV

This is the full Acropolis video. When you guy a ticket they hand you a map and show you ALL the stations around the Acropolis. I took that handout and went and videoed EVERY one of them and got the placard for each one. So you can read the sign that goes to each item. If it didnt have a sign I didnt do it. There were a couple not on the list but had placards with information on them... I did them as well. Like the Bronze Foundry. Or the West Gate (Beule Gate). But I figured you should have COMPLETE and FULL access to everything within the Greek Acropolis. This is a long video... I cant fix that. =) Also, I broke down EACH item into its own video. So if you wanted to see and read about JUST the Pantheon, you can search for it with my name Eric Clarks Travel Videos and you should be able to find the one simple video. Or the Odeon Theater. Or any of them. Due to construction I think 3 items on the list have been moved to museums. The Library was and 2 others. =) I hope you enjoy the video. Its an amazing place. If you cant get there in your life time, I hope the video will give you enough info and footage to get you by.
Thanks.
Eric
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis is from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, "highest point, extremity") and πόλις (polis, "city").[1] The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece. During ancient times it was known also more properly as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king.
While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495-429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the site's most important present remains including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike.[2][3] The Parthenon and the other buildings were seriously damaged during the 1687 siege by the Venetians during the Morean War when gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon by the Ottomans was hit by a cannonball and exploded.[4]
The Acropolis is located on a flattish-topped rock that rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares (7.4 acres). While the earliest artifacts date to the Middle Neolithic era, there have been documented habitations in Attica from the Early Neolithic period (6th millennium BC).
There is little doubt that a Mycenaean megaron palace stood upon the hill during the late Bronze Age. Nothing of this megaron survives except, probably, a single limestone column-base and pieces of several sandstone steps.[5] Soon after the palace was constructed, a Cyclopean massive circuit wall was built, 760 meters long, up to 10 meters high, and ranging from 3.5 to 6 meters thick. This wall would serve as the main defense for the acropolis until the 5th century.[6] The wall consisted of two parapets built with large stone blocks and cemented with an earth mortar called emplekton (Greek: ἔμπλεκτον).[7] The wall uses typical Mycenaean conventions in that it followed the natural contour of the terrain and its gate, which was towards the south, was arranged obliquely, with a parapet and tower overhanging the incomers' right-hand side, thus facilitating defense. There were two lesser approaches up the hill on its north side, consisting of steep, narrow flights of steps cut in the rock. Homer is assumed to refer to this fortification when he mentions the "strong-built House of Erechtheus" (Odyssey 7.81). At some time before the 13th century BC, an earthquake caused a fissure near the northeastern edge of the Acropolis. This fissure extended some 35 meters to a bed of soft marl in which a well was dug.[8] An elaborate set of stairs was built and the well served as an invaluable, protected source of drinking water during times of siege for some portion of the Mycenaean period.[9]
My name is Eric Clark and I am a world traveler. I have been around the world a few times and decided to help fund my travels by sharing my videos and pictures. I have been to almost every country and would be glad to give tips and pointers. Drop me a note. = )

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Really love your long-form content. Packed with information. Always feel like we are right there with you.

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Awww Thank you so much. Its so nice to get nice comments. =) I really appreciate it a bunch. Thanks so much for watching my videos as well. =) Very cool.
Eric

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It is so crazy to mention that one thousand guys could rebuild it and also the coloseum...These are historic places and every interference should be carefully planned and studied..Parthenon is using the SAME ORIGINAL MARBLES that were blown during explosions...These are being replaced and only small pieces rebuilt and just to fit the original material...If you want to see a pristine Parthenon go to LAS VEGAS or Tennesee...You must be american of course...If you have this shallow view of historical places..Why dont you go to nashville and film their parthenon? Or perhaps create a fundraising to rebuild it and bring Lincoln Statue from Washington to replace the lost statue of Athena...Trump would love your idea...

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LOL You are probably right.... Maybe 2000 guys. =)
Your point is well taken.
Thanks for watching my videos Andre.
Eric