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Hello again! I am so excited to be blogging after such a long time. Today I will be blogging about the history behind the Acropolis of Athens. During the Neolithic ages, the Acropolis was used as a military base because it had a great perspective of everything below. After the oracle stated that the Acropolis was supposed to be a sanctuary for the gods like Athena. As you might remember reading in my first post, the Parthenon was built in 477 BC as a monument built for Athena and the Temple of Nike was built in 449 BC as a monument for Athena and Nike. The whole Parthenon was burnt down in 480 BC along with the rest of Athens. During the Battle of Salamis in the Persian War, Greece won and the Persians were furious. To get revenge, the Persians burned down the city of Athens. 😭 After the war, Pericles, a Greek leader tried to recreate the Acropolis of Athens. The Acropolis never got completely finished but it is still a huge tourist attraction. Here is a survey I would like you to take. Comments are closed.
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