How did Sulla’s capture of Athens in 86 BCE affect the city?

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Athens: Acropolis — Athens The Acropolis and surrounding area, Athens.

When the Roman general Sulla captured Athens in 86 BCE, the city suffered significant consequences due to its support of the revolutionary regime that had aligned with Mithradates.12

The capture was marked by great slaughter and widespread destruction of private residences. Regarding public infrastructure, the Odeum of Pericles was the only public building destroyed; it was burned by the city's defenders to prevent the enemy from utilizing its timbers.1

Following this event, the city's defensive walls were neglected and eventually fell into ruin, remaining in that state until they were rebuilt and extended during the reign of Valerian in the 3rd century CE.1