The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to the texts of our history books—and the subtexts of our imaginations—that it is one of those ...

In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on the Acropolis ... would reflect the prestige of imperial Athens: 'All kinds of enterprises should be created ...

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic ... On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory ...