Philopappos Hill
The Philopappos Hill ( Greek λόφος του Φιλοπάππου , also Muses Hill ) is at 147.4 m above sea level the highest point in the southern part of Athens . It is located southwest of the Acropolis and forms a chain of hills with the Pnyx and the Nymph Hill . In ancient times it was named Muse Hill or Museion after the Muses .
history
In 294 BC The general Demetrios Poliorketes built a fortress on the hill overlooking the strategically important road to Piraeus .
In 1687, Francesco Morosini shelled the Acropolis from this point of view.
monument
The hill is named after the Philopappos monument on its summit. The Athenians erected this 12 m high monument in 114–119 AD for the Syrian prince Gaius Iulius Antiochus Philopappos , because he had shown himself to be a benefactor of Athens during his tenure as Roman consul .
literature
- Ernst Kirsten , Wilhelm Kraiker: Greece studies . 2nd Edition. Winter, Heidelberg 1956, pp. 59-60.
- Stuart Rossiter: Guide to Greece . Beck, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-406-09251-9 , pp. 118-119.
Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′ 2 ″ N , 23 ° 43 ′ 17 ″ E