0 a fortified part of an ancient Greek city (= a part that is protected against attack), usually built on a hill
The center's most prominent architectural feature is its acropolis, an elite residential (and presumably administrative) complex raised atop a 5-m-high rectangular basal platform 100 80 m in size.
The acropolis with sanctuaries was established on the highest point of the coastal plain.
Due to its urban protohistoric characteristics, the hilltop is considered to be an acropolis by archaeologists.
Remains of the walls of the city's acropolis can be seen today above the modern town.
The settlement was situated south of the acropolis on a surface of some 3,6 hectares.
The temple near the acropolis is for the nobility of the city, and the mercenary regiments that work for the city and its prince.
A grand staircase led from a terrace below to the courtyard on the acropolis.
None of its foundations have been discovered and its trapezoid plan and many entrances have been worked out from rock cuttings on the acropolis.
