- a number of temples built on a hill overlooking Athens
- built between 447-438 BC
- one building in the Acropolis is Parthenon
Parthenon
- biggest building in the Acropolis
- named after Athena Parthenos, the patron goddess of the city
- it has 8 columns in the front and 17 on the sides
Olympus
- birthplace of the olympic games
- sacred place to Zeus
- first recorded games took place in 776 BC
- there was one event: a foot race of 180 meters
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