https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/the-athenian-acropolis/ Thu, 12 Jan 2023 02:35:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/the-athenian-acropolis/#comment-14480 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 23:36:16 +0000 https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/?p=31853#comment-14480 Thank you so very much for re-publishing this extraordinary article.
When I was 20 to 22 decades ago, I had the opportunity to visit Athens frequently
– and the Acropolis and its environs were a regular stopping off point for a climb
and contemplation of the city’s hillsides and harbor. Back then the Parthenon was freely accessible to tourists. But beside the palpable evidence of its existence, there was still much that remained to be understood. Both the images and the accompanying text bring back fond memories.

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