Example sentences for: acropolis

How can you use “acropolis” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • V iewed from the air — or from the high ground of the Acropolis or Mount Lycabettus — Athens is a sprawling city; a maze of apartment blocks and office buildings stretching as far as the eye can see.

  • First came Poseidon, who struck the rock of the Acropolis with his mighty trident and brought salt water gushing forth.

  • It is from here that you’ll get the best views of the Acropolis, so don’t forget your camera or video recorder!

  • The simple, rounded female figures were funerary or religious objects and are in total contrast to the intricate pediment and frieze carvings and religious statuary found at temples on the Acropolis and in the Acropolis Museum.

  • King Theseus, the legendary ruler who slew the minotaur in the Cretan labyrinth, was revered by Athenians for bringing Attica’s scattered and independent villages under the rule of the Acropolis.


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