Talk:Acropolis of Athens

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Minor changes in introductory paragraph could be helpful

The article reads "The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece", followed by, "During ancient times it was known also more properly as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king." Would be helpful to specify whether "it" is acropoleis in general or the Acropolis of Athens. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hkolyvek (talk • contribs) 17:37, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 7 August 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:30, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

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Acropolis of Athens → Acropolis (Athens)Acropolis (Athens) – The citadel in Athens, Greece, is commonly known as just "Acropolis". (The Acropolis, Acropolis, the Acropolis, Acropolis, Acropolis, the Acropolis, Acropolis in Athens, Acropolis in Athens, the Acropolis) 2600:1700:6180:6290:D8FC:7F82:688B:EAEC (talk) 22:20, 7 August 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 23:15, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

• Support "The Acropolis" is by far the common name known the world over, and "Acropolis of Athens" is an odd natural disambiguation, like saying "Eiffel Tower of Paris" to disambiguate it from the other identically named structures. I also heavily support moving Acropolis to Acropolis (architecture) and moving the DAB to primary. There's no clear primary topic here by longterm significance. In fact, there's convincing evidence that this page is actually the real primary topic by pageviews and should simply be moved to Acropolis, so if other people believe that as well, I'm down with that too. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 23:04, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. There's nothing wrong with the present title; natural disambiguation is preferable to parenthetical disambiguation, and there are better alternatives to the proposed title ("Athenian acropolis" comes to mind). Presumably the reason why it's not just "acropolis" (and it's not actually a proper name) is that most Greek cities had an acropolis; it's a common feature in Greece and of other cities in the classical world (in Roman cities we find the word "citadel" being used with the same meaning: a fortified elevation where the inhabitants of a city could take refuge in times of war or invasion, typically the site of the earliest settlement—because it was the most secure location—and for both reasons, often the site of especially holy shrines). So in the field of classics, "acropolis" is ambiguous. Much as the word "pyramid" is ambiguous, despite the Great Pyramid of Giza and its two neighbors being far and away the best known and highest trafficked articles. The current title is clear and preferable to the proposed one. P Aculeius (talk) 08:05, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose per P Aculeius's argument :Rochambeau1783 (talk) 06:28, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome, WikiProject Architecture, WikiProject World Heritage Sites, WikiProject Greece, WikiProject Archaeology, WikiProject Greece/Athens task force, and WikiProject Military history have been notified of this discussion. – 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 23:15, 14 August 2025 (UTC)

Oppose. Wikipedia’s naming conventions favor natural disambiguation (WP:NATURALDIS) over parenthetical forms. “Acropolis of Athens” is the most common name in reliable English-language sources, such as the UNESCO World Heritage Center and the Encyclopedia Brittanica. This title is already is clear, natural, and precise. Parenthetical titles like “Acropolis (Athens)” are generally reserved for cases where no natural phrasing exists. Since “Acropolis of Athens” is both widely used and unambiguous, the current title best follows WP:AT, WP:PRECISION, and WP:CONSISTENCY. Gavingaebe (talk) 00:44, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

• Oppose. Yes, it's commonly just called the Acropolis (and I wouldn't actually oppose moving it to that title as it's the clear primary topic for the name), but "Acropolis of Athens" is certainly commonly seen. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:47, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.