The Monuments of Ancient Athens

By Michelle and Jasmine

Block 4

The Acropolis and Parthenon• The Acropolis is the high point of the

city where the great Parthenon is located.

• The Acropolis showed that Athens was a powerful city.

• The Parthenon is a temple contributed to the goddess Athena.

• It’s tall marble pillars, bright colors, and amazing statue of Athena would intimidate foreigners.

The Acropolis

The Parthenon

The Agora

• The agora was the marketplace of Athens

• Ancient people bought and sold goods and also made governmental decisions here

• This is where democracy emerged

The Agora

The Theater of Dionysus• This was built into the slope of the

Acropolis• It was the first stone built theatre

where Greek drama originated from• It was originally made to worship the

god, Dionysus, but then became a entertainment center of the ancient Greeks

The Theater of Dionysus

The Temple of Hephaestus

• The temple is located in the northwestern part of the agora

• It was dedicated the god Hephaestus who was god of craftsmanship

• Hephaestus shared this temple with Athena

The Temple of Hephaestus