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Gray-rooftops
1/4 of Greece lives in Athens..Population now is 5 million people
Athens-Ancient city was based on the acropolis
Plays performed in the Theater of Dionysus..From beginning theater and religion are connected
A pathway leads to the front entrance of the acropolis..Acro means high..polis means high-highest point in the city
Temple of Athena Nike (Victory)--Athenians defeated the Perisans so they built a temple
Most Important Temple-PARTHENON--Dedicated to Athen and each year the women would make a linen dress and parade inside and wrap the statue of Athena in linen, then they would have games--Building began in 480...built with funds that the Athenians got as a result from the Persian War..Pericles said that 1. Athens would be the protector of Greece and the other cities would add to the help..2.War funds from the Persians he said to build a Navy..3.opened up the Arts
Age of Socrotes and Plato-The Arts-First experiment with democracy
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