Athens

The Acropolis of Athens Greece

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Acropolis

At the height of Athens’ power, Pericles built on the Acropolis the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena the Virgin (Parthena). Numerous other temples were built later on as well. Processions leading to the Parthenon used an inclined road which started in Thission. Over the next two thousand years all the buildings, roads and dwellings […]