THESE STATEMENTThe advanced styles and designs of the Acropolis show the genius behind their beginnings which made the Acropolis one of the most iconic complexes of the ancient world.PURPOSE STATEMENTThe Information will be compiled from several reliable resources and is intended to inform the reader about the history and design of the Acropolis. INTRODUCTION Travel to the time of gods wielding lightning and the power to move the Sun across the sky. Gladiators fought for blood in monumental arenas and men ran faster than anyone thought possible. Where a crown of olive branches was worth more than a cart loaded with gold. A time when men joined forces to lift tons of stone more than 50 feet into the air to build immense temples and monuments that would last for thousands of years. This is ancient Greece during its golden age. Worshiping the gods was not just a practice for the ancient Greeks, it was a passion and they took it very seriously. Huge temples were built throughout the Peloponnese and beyond to honor their respective gods in the Greek religion. Parades, sacrifices, banquets, and week-long celebrations were held in honor of these gods on whom the Greeks based almost their entire society. The Greeks would offer their lives, that of their families, all their possessions to please the gods. The Acropolis and Parthenon of Athens, Greece are perhaps one of the greatest testaments to the Greeks' passion for their gods. “. . . Temple after temple, each more magnificent and more perfect than the last, arose across the entire Greek continent, reaching its highest point in the Athenian Parthenon. . .” (Hamlin 124). Here Hamlin explains the greatness of what was achieved in Athens on the Acropolis and middle of paper ......th Ages. New York: G. P. Putman's Sons, 1953. Print. Hillyer, VM and EG Huey. Architecture,. New York: Meredith, 1966. Print. Hitchcock, Henry Russell and Seton Lloyd. World Architecture; an illustrated story. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. Print.Hopper, RJ The Acropolis. New York: Macmillan, 1971. Print. Kostof, Spiro and Greg Castillo. A history of architecture: decorations and rituals. New York: Oxford UP, 1995. Print.University Press Inc. “Ancient Greece – The Acropolis.” Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society and architecture. Ancient Greece Forum, 2008. Web. May 3, 2011. .Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia. “Acropolis of Athens.” Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., April 30, 2011. Web. May 3 2011. .