I was there long ago ,I was doing classical studies at ifield comprehensive in Crawley,Sussex.The school took us there as part of the course.This was back in the early 70s, it is a really wonderful place and the Greek people were kind to us kids.Thank you Greece

1687 explosion really destroy the temple more than any other things before !😱

5500 years of human occupation of this unique site. I have visited the acropolis several times and though I am not greek, the feeling is always the same: this is home, a sacred home.

4:46: Lightning causes gunpowder in Propylaea to explode Zeus: *LAUGHTS IN GREEK*

Ένας κόμπος δένεται σφιχτά στο στομάχι μου, όταν αναλογίζομαι κ βλέπω τι πέρασε ο ιερός αυτός βράχος. Όμως είμαι περήφανη κ χαίρομαι που υπάρχουν και στέκονται αιώνια, τα ιερα λείψανα, των κατεσκευων, των προγόνων μας.

I had no idea that the Parthenon had once been a mosque, or that the Venetians had blown it up. Watching the passage of time at this incredible speed, history seems so natural and common sensical. It's like watching a mountain gradually erode away over a few minutes, or watching a glacier twist and turn as it "quickly" flows down a mountain range to the ocean. You can easily see the main long term natural and human forces that were at play (rather than what you might have thought the main forces were). I guess that's because the day to day noise and confusion becomes invisible at that speed. You can see that something that seems so large and obvious and important and universal, is actually too trivial and unimportant to even be visible on the scale of 100 years or 1000 years. And you can see what things take ten years to transpire, what other things take 100 years to transpire, and what other things take 1000 years to transpire.

4:41 Zeus: *_You picked the wrong house fool!_*

Fucking wars and destruction. Imagine all the magnificent buildings we could visit now.

You forgot to mention the British Earl of Elgin who stole the Marbles of Parthenon in 1800 and took them to British museum..

''The world is the expanding Greece, and Greece is the shrinking world'' Victor Hugo

I really respect the Venetian achievements in the Mediterranean but what they did to the Parthenon in the 17th century is unforgivable .

Wow...great video. I can't believe how many times the Acropolis got the Sh!T kicked out of it and still lives to tell the tale.

great video, but instead of putting your website address right across the image couldn't you just put it at the bottom?

There was a huge statue of Athena too, right...?

its nice to see the more recent reasons as to why ancient structures become damaged

5:38 Schliemann's idea of demolishing that tower, probably because it was built relatively new on the site, is something I would consider even more barbaric than other form of destruction on the acropolis prior.

Αν γίνει πλήρη αναστήλωση του ναού της Ακρόπολης, αλλά και των υπολοίπων κτισμάτων σ όλο τον βράχο θα είναι το τέλειο για όλο τον κόσμο.....ναι μεν όλη αυτή η προσπάθεια που γίνεται είναι αξιοθαύμαστη ώστε να γίνει η αναστήλωση με όσο το δυνατόν τα γνήσια υλικά και κομμάτια των κτισμάτων από τα αρχαία χρόνια, αλλά δεν θα βρεθούν ποτέ πάρα πολλά από αυτά, τα αρπαγμενα δεν θα επιστραφούν ποτέ, και όσα χρόνια και να περάσουν δεν θα αλλάξει η υπάρχουσα μορφή....... Θα μπορούσε να γίνει πλήρη αναστήλωση με υλικά παρόμοια της τότε εποχής και να δείχνει ακριβώς όπως τον χρυσό αιώνα των Αθηνών...... Παρά μα πάρα πολλά αρχαία μνημεία σ όλο τον κόσμο έχουν αναστηλωθεί πλήρως για να θαυμάζονται και να δείχνουν πως ήταν και πως θα μείνουν για αιώνες.....ενα μικρό παράδειγμα ελληνικό είναι το παλάτι του Μίνωα στην Κρήτη το οποίο είναι αναστηλωμενο και φτιαγμένο με αποτέλεσμα να δείχνει και πολύ καλό, αλλά και να προσελκύει χιλιάδες κόσμου....

Would have been useful to include Lord Elgin's ransacking in 1801.

its been trough so much, yet its still one of the best surviving temples from antiquity.

"I'm coming off the Acropolis to start some pandemonium. Don't bring limp raps to a pimp slap symposium." -Socrates

they have history of this hill going back ten thousand years. the hill used to be connected to the hill on the east side of the city before it washed away in floods. Plato said it in Dialogues.

I learned a lot from this presentation. Good job

The time you spent on this, amazing. Thank you

Wonderful time-line video. Thank you., The one thing I would suggest would be an arrow briefly pointing to the changes when they are announced because some are very subtle and it is difficult to see what the change actually was. This post is already eight years old, so I guess it's not going to happen, but I wish it would.

I cried every time it was damaged :(

Ξέχασες για τον Ελγιν που έκλεψε τα Μάρμαρα.

It was a little hard to follow. Mention would be made of a new edifice being built, but without being highlighted, it was hard to see exactly where, and/or what differences there were from scene to scene. But interesting, none the less.

I sped up to 2x. Fascinating video. Wish the watermark wasn’t right across, yet I understand why.

It’s amazing the Parthenon was still standing 200 years after Columbus sailed to the Caribbean. But then to demolish it with explosives leaves me without words.

Check my website link as shown in the description. There you'll find a link with some of the sources used.

Nice work! I must note that the today temple was not the first one on that place. There was a much older temple and on its position the new was builded. (Plato-Timaeus/Critias)

So sad, but also so amazing that it keeps persevering. Much respect~

Wow, this is a great representation of the Acropolis over time! Thanks so much. This has helped me to understand Greek Architecture in a whole new way, and allows me to harness the things I have been learning much easier. :)

Is this what they say about the Acropolis where the Parthenon is?

What a masterpiece

Why they don’t re-built it?

Wonderful history and civilization

As a start or at the bare minimum, the Parthenon's Marbles (elgin marbles) should be replicated in modern materials. Then half of both the original and replicated marbles should be sent to Greece. The theft of a country's culture, even if pretended to be about preservation rather than outright appropriation, is not only condemnable but also illegal. Recent court rulings have required the return of nazi stolen art to its rightful Jewish owners or their heirs.

This video teaches us WHO WE ARE.

the watermark definitely impairs the experience... I like the concept though

Great video

Excellent work

πολυ καλη δουλεια μπραβο

Hey there @Ancient Athens 3d, I appreciate your need to protect and copyright your work in the wild west of the internet however, might I suggest you make your watermark a little less intrusive. It made me want to back out of what was looking like an interesting video.

I’m surprised that the majority of the exterior wasn’t that destroyed until very recently!

Excellent perspective and over view shot.

Maravilloso una joya del mundo

The details would be visible without that obnoxious watermark.

Sorry!. Presentation would be nicer IF the watermark would not remain 'on' the main object of it: the Parthenon Rock and the 3-D erections. It is annoying. You should have placed it, down below. Nice soundtrack though. But, Costa-Gavras releasing have gone further...

Υπήρχε κι ένα άγαλμα της Αθήνας κάπου ενδιάμεσα του Παρθενώνος και του παλαιού ναού της Αθηνάς.

The mathematics underpinning the Parthenon are incredible. Entasis in the columns and the curvature of all horizontals. The whole thing is structurally a pyramid. Incredibly sophisticated.

I don't know why but this video feels weirdly soothing?

Excellent - Thank you!

“3500 BC First humans in Athens” ?!....Love the timeline animation but do You really think that on such A natural fortress as the Parthenon-rock that ancient civilizations build their holy temples on was not used before? Or do You mean that there have been found no remains of the ‘city of Athens’ that are older? (Which I can’t believe)

Athens: NOOOOO you cant just blow the Parthenon up Venitians: haha bomb go boom

Imagine...and all the work really began when the Athenians found silver outside the city walls. What a great find that was...

I really wish they would just reconstruct the whole temple instead of maintaining it as a stabilised ruin.

Great work! Well done!

Athena temple is 1200 bce and earlirer to 2500 bce not just major mycaenean period.

If it can’t be enjoyed properly why bother posting it at all. It’s just annoying with a watermark that size to protect your copyright.

The watermark ruins the whole video

A ridiculously frustrating video where the small changes are not noticeable (they need to be highlighted or circled), North and South are both oriented in incorrect and non-obvious directions and that stupid watermark made me constantly check if any changes are happening near where the words are.

Damn Venice

Interesting and informative video. Do hilight on the image where change occured, 'cause I find myself looking at the change and the looking for it in the image. Otherwise, thank you, well done.

Gracias.

Thanks!!!!

Very good work

I have no idea there was a website address all over the Acropolis. Didn't see one when I was there, but, apparently some morn wrote one.

you forgot about the looting done by christians, english and turkish armies

I remember the uploader saying there would be a new and improved version of this video some time in the future. Is this still in the works or has it been postponed? If it's still being made, when can we expect to see it?

Great vid. Unlike those complaining about your watermark, I didn't find it distracting at all. Clearly they don't get how freebooting works and how the internet really functions as to just why you need that watermark where it is. Or they're pissed they can't steal it now. Good job.

Awesome Video

Terima kasihhh

Think of how well-preserved pre-Columbian South and Central America would have been had those 50-100 million indigenous people not suddenly vanished (died of disease when exposed to the Spanish explorers and conquistadors in the late 1400s). We're missing half of the ancient world's knowledge, history and experience. Not surprising that we lack empathy, are still fighting each other, playing hit-and-miss with science, medicine, philosophy, spirituality and concepts such as racism, conservation and love. Like growing up in a one-parent home, hearing both sides of the same side of the story.

it s magestic and wonderful mistery. but so sad in time ! thank you for this very interesting post

I am ashamed as a Hellene, cause we haven't restored Parthenon and the whole of Acropolis in it's former glory, and you see in Nashville in USA they have built an exact replica of the Parthenon with the statue of goddess Athena inside a 5 story statue, underneath it there is a museum of paintings and people can go and enjoy it, while here, in Greece we can't rebuild the original temple.....such a shame!!!

I didn't realize the basement of the Mycenaenan palace was still there after all this time!

Thucydides said "The strong do as they wish the weak suffer what they must" he was talking about how Athens treated other places in her empire. We need to remember that the statues left by Elgin were not looked after very well so he did posterity a favour. I for one would not object to the Parthenon marbles being returned as an acknowledgement of our cultural debt to Athens. Part of that debt is an attempt to be honest with ourselves about how we ourselves behaved when we were in positions of strength. Athens has much to atone for just like every empire and so much to be proud of.

φοβερό βίντεο έχω μία παρατήρηση όμως βγάλτε από τη μέση της οθόνης την ηλεκτρονική σας διεύθυνση Χαλάει όλο το βίντεο Απλά μία πρόταση κάνω ευχαριστώ

wow from temple to church then mosk and now a museum. Still standing.

Could have been impressive, but the watermark took it from "Wow!" to "meh." What were you thinking: "I don't want anyone to pass this along?"

I would like to give some informations that can help you to understand the turkish period 1- Athens has been conquered by Sultan Mehmed II (The Conqueror), he was the most intelligent turkish ruler who turned Ottoman Sultanate into an empire.(like Augustus of Rome) , He was a helenophille and adored greek literature and culture. He was also speaking greek language in native level. His aim was to rebuild an eastern rome with islamic faith therefore his campaigns was mostly to greek territories. After conquest of Constantinople he changed his sign as kaiser-i rum(ceasar of rome) 2- Its very normal that turks used old greek heritages as gunpowder store. because turkish buildings were made from wooden. that's why the first fire department of the world has been founded in ottoman empire, and biggest fires of history happened in Istanbul. greek homes or ruins were built from stone and better to keep gunpowders there 3- According to Islamic battle law, if one city is not surrended with agreement, Islamic army has right to plunder the city for 3 days long, and convert the biggest religious temple into the mosque after the conquest. we call it "sword gain". or "gain of sword" that's is why parthenon was converted to mosque so was in Constantinople 4- Unfortunately turks and many other nations understood the value of historic hertages very lately. venetian attack should not surprise you

Watermark completely ruins the video

Πολύ καλή δουλειά!

Brilliant ... Thank You !!!

I, for one, appreciate the watermark and ask for more!

Pretty cool, but the huge watermark over the entire vid kinda kills it for me 😕

Neanderthals were probably in Greece from 650,000 years ago. Cromagnon from 33,000 years ago, Anatolian farmers from 8,000 years ago, indoeuropeans from 3500 bce. So you missed a bit.

Thanks Ventian! !!!

The Video is good. It is good that a Video was made, which shows way more clearely the Changes of the Akropolis. Unfortenately the Area around the Mountain is not included. And it could have a higher definition. And around every Change could be a yellow circle for a short time, to see the Change better. And the happening with the Englishman was not shown. Some things are missing. But I like this Video.

Simply fascinating

In what time period should the Acropolis be considered to be at the pick of its splendor?

I’m surprised my teacher knew about the temple beside the Parthenon.

Nice work - tho' the watermark could have been a bit less obtrusive.

I really wanted to watch the whole video but just couldnt. The website right across the center of the subject material was just too distracting. Sorry

Τόσος κόσμος σου λέει να βγάλεις το logo από τη μέση, γιατί δεν το έχεις ήδη κάνει ; Δεν σου φαίνεται ότι ασχημαίνει το τελικό αποτέλεσμα ;

😭😭😭 Poor Acropoli Σ αγαπω!

I support Hellas coming from a American.

Wow I didn't realise it went through so much conflict

That watermark directly in the center of everything makes this look awful. Remove it.