The
Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, 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 Greek
ἄκρον
(akron) 'highest point, extremity' and
πόλις
(polis) 'city'. The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece. During ancient times the Acropolis of Athens was also more properly known as
Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king.
