Although originating in the mainland of Greece, use of the acropolis model quickly spread to Greek colonies such as the Dorian Lato on Crete during the Archaic Period.
Meskipun di daratan yang berasal dari Yunani, penggunaan model akropolis dengan cepat menyebar ke koloni Yunani seperti Dorian Lato di Kreta selama Periode Archaic.