ABSTRACT
The paper investigates the potential impact of low to very low probability earthquakes to the safety and resilience of the Acropolis of Athens and its world-class monuments. The investigation is based on a probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) of the Acropolis rocky hill, to evaluate the hazard for mean return periods of 2,500, 5,000 and 10,000 years, applying the new European Seismic Hazard Model (ESHM20). The site effects of the hill of Acropolis are examined analysing a number of records recorded at the accelerometric network operating since 2006. Finally, based on the results of the PSHA, we investigate the response and the safety margin of some legendary monuments, like Parthenon, and the perimetric retaining walls, for very low probability earthquakes.
