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Did you know... ?
• The Acropolis in Athens is built on a limestone hill 70 m higher than the surroundings.
• Enemies could gather round a city and stop the people inside getting food and water. This was called a siege.
• There is a deep well on the Acropolis. The people used its
water when there
was a siege so the
enemy was more likely to give up and go away.
QWhy were temples first built on the Acropolis?
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