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What is the Acropolis?
An acropolis is a hill in Greece which means "upper city". When acity-state was formed, a hill was fortified as a refuge duringattack - it contained a temple of the patron god…/goddess and thesettlement's valuables were stored there under protection of thedeity. As the area developed, a city grew up around it, oftenwalled. The acropolis of Athens came to have several temples, oneof which is the Parthenon (parthenos = the virgin Athena, patrongoddess) where the treasury was located under her protection andher statue presided. (MORE)