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When was the acropolis was built?

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Acropolis means 'high city' - it was initially the fortress of the early settlement around which the city developed. Various structures were built on the plateau - temples, treasuries etc over the centuries Thos building most obvious today were built in the second half of the 5th Century BCE.

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