Amazing Athens
Perhaps the most famous ancient city in the world is Athens! What’s even more amazing is that some of its remains have survived and have become part of the modern city that we know today! Because of Athen’s structural remains, we are able to catch a glimpse of the magnificence of the old city!
Athens was primarily famous as the resource center for students. It was the educational hub, the city of wisdom! There, students could go and learn about art, architecture, archeology, languages, philosophy and history.
Athens was known for its philosophers, teachers, tutors and scholars. They left the fame of brute strength and warfare to their neighbor Sparta, and chose to concentrate on intellectual pursuits instead.
This is evident in Athens many surviving statues, sculptures, and architecture. There was such thought, work and intricacy put into everything!
It must have been a sight to behold during the ancient times!
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