What ancient citadel overlooking Athens is home to the Parthenon?

The ancient citadel overlooking Athens that is home to the Parthenon is the Acropolis of Athens.

The word acropolis means “upper city” in Greek and can describe a fortified high settlement in many Greek cities. In ordinary English, however, “the Acropolis” almost always means Athens’ rocky hill above the city. Evidence shows that the site was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC.

Its best-known buildings were developed during Athens’ 5th-century BC Golden Age under the statesman Pericles. They include the Parthenon, dedicated to Athena, as well as the Erechtheion, the Propylaea, and the Temple of Athena Nike. The complex was badly damaged in 1687, when a Venetian bombardment ignited gunpowder stored inside the Parthenon.

The Acropolis is not the same thing as the Agora, which was Athens’ civic and commercial gathering place. Mount Olympus is a mountain associated with the gods, not Athens’ citadel.