Stock Photo: Acropolis Of Athen With Parthenon Temple
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The Temple of Athena Parthenos, the Parthenon, is now a ruin lying atop the Acropolis of Athens. The Parthenon was built to house a huge gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena, patron of the polis of Athens. The polis was the Greeks' distinctive political formation - a walled town with surrounding villages and countryside, and politically independent of its neighbors. The high place of a poli
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