Several important sanctuaries and monuments were located on the South Slope of the Acropolis. The best known among them are the sanctuary (and theater) of Dionysos (the god of wine, but also of dramatic performances), and the sanctuary of Asklepios and Hygieia (the doctor-god of the Greek world and his daughter "Health"). Other sacred places included the shrine of the Nymphe (the Bride), and temples of Themis, Isis, and Aphrodite Pandemos ("of all the People").
The producers (choregi) of victorious dramatic and choral performances in honor of Dionysos dedictated choregic monuments in or near the sanctuary of Dionysos to commemorate the occasion, and several examples have been excavated on the South Slope (e.g., Thrasyllos Monument, Nikias Monument). Perikles sponsored the construction of an odeion or music hall next to the theater in the 5th century B.C., and Herodes Atticus financed the construction of another in the 2nd cenury A.D. King Eumenes II of Pergamon built a large, 2-story stoa on the South Slope in the 2nd century B.C., apparently importing both architects and materials from his home in Asia Minor (western Turkey).
Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos.The Asklepieion (sanctuary of Asklepios).The Asklepieion (sanctuary of Asklepios).Odeion of Herodes AtticusTheater of Dionysos and choregic monuments.Stoa of Eumenes.Marble altar dedicated to Dionysos.Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos. View from the south.View of the Acropolis, its South and East Slopes, and the Olympieion from the Ardettos Hill. Especially prominent is the large East Cave. Note also the steep, projecting spur of rock immediately to the right of the East Cave. This is one of the steepest parts of the Acropolis and may have been the spot where the Persians finally scaled the citadel in 480 B.C. View from the southeast.The Theater and Sanctuary of Dionysos on the South Slope of the Acropolis. View from the north (from the south wall of the Acropolis).The Theater of Dionysos. Detail of the orchestra and skene, including the Bema of Phaidros. View from the north (from the south wall of the Acropolis). Photo taken in 1998View of the Acropolis and the South and East Slopes from the "Temple on the Ilissos." Detail.Detail of the foundations of the 6th century and 4th century temples of Dionysos. View from the north (from the south wall of the Acropolis). Photo taken in 1998.Theater of Dionysos. Skene, Bema of Phaidros, orchestra, and theatron. View from the northeast.Theater of Dionysos. Detail of Bema of Phaidros. View from the north.Theater of Dionysos, west side of theatron. Thrones of Pentelic marble inscribed with the names of priests or other dignitaries.Theater of Dionysos. Detail of Bema of Phaidros. View from the north.
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F.1
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