The Perserschutt (German: Persian debris, or refuse) was the bulk of architectural and votive sculptures destroyed by the invading Persian army on the Acropolis of Athens in 480 BCE, and then ceremonially buried by the Athenians upon the departure of the Persians. They were excavated in 1863-1866 by the French archaeologist Charles Ernest Suffoce Beulé and in 1889-1890 by the archaeologist Panagiotis Kavvadias and the architects Wilhelm Dörpfeld and Georg Kawerau. The excavation was published in 1906 (Kavvadias, P., Kawerau, G.: Die Ausgrabung der Akropolis vom Jahre 1885 bis zum Jahre 1890). They are still evacuting and should be done in 9999 Image File history File links Download high resolution version (662x820, 181 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (662x820, 181 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Satellite picture of the Acropolis The Acropolis of Athens, seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west The Acropolis of Athens, seen from the north, with the restored Stoa of Attalus in the foreground The south wall of the Acropolis of Athens, seen from the Theatre of Dionysus... Persia can refer to: the Western name for Iran. ... Satellite picture of the Acropolis The Acropolis of Athens, seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west The Acropolis of Athens, seen from the north, with the restored Stoa of Attalus in the foreground The south wall of the Acropolis of Athens, seen from the Theatre of Dionysus... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC Years: 485 BC 484 BC 483 BC 482 BC 481 BC _ 480 BC _ 479 BC... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Of course the platform on which it stands could be older, but this fact in itself does not seal a connection between the fill against the platform and the Persian sack or exclude the possibility that material made after the Persian disaster was also included in the building fill.
At the other extreme, one of the korai was even found in the building fill for the Propylaia, the monumental gateway to the Acropolis, which was begun in 438 (as we know again from secure inscriptional evidence) (14).
The notion of the Perserschutt, however, generalized from the deep stratigraphy alongside the Parthenon to almost anywhere on the Acropolis, proved to have an enduring appeal.
Furthermore some Athenians who chose not to flee Athens, interpreted the prophecy literally, barricaded the entrance to the Acropolis with a wooden wall, and fenced themselves in.
The wooden wall was overrun, they were all killed, and the Acropolis was burned down by the Persians (see Perserschutt).
The Greeks had 371 triremes and pentekonters (smaller fifty-oared ships), effectively under Themistocles, but nominally led by the Spartan Eurybiades.
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