At The Foot of The Acropolis

Coming down from the Acropolis, some nice sights await you:

At the foot of the Acropolis, there lies the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. It was built in the 2nd century AD, and singers such as Maria Callas gave concerts here.

This stone inscription is a dedication of the city to a Roman ruler (Titus Pompeius Dionysius) who was also a philosopher as it says.

A small temple to Apollon, similar to that in Delphi, completes the picture.

The Theatre of Dionysos is the first known theatre built in the 5th century BC and later built entirely from stone in 330 BC.

The stone slab behind the skene shows some everyday scenes to give a background to the theatre's plays.

Looking back one last time at the Acropolis leaves an impression of its size and might ... its influence made Theodor Heuss, former chancellor of Federal Germany, say that it is one of the hills on which Europe was founded. Looking forward, we went on to see the Acropolis museum. Read my next post!

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