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eral times attacked by the contending parties. The modern city occupies only the northern and 

 central parts of the ancient Athens. Some vestiges of the ancient walls are visible ; the Acro- 



Athcns. Ihc Acropolis. 



polis, or citadel, stands upon a high rock, and is still susceptible of defence, but its walls have often 

 been renewed ; within is the Parthenon, the temple of Athene or Minerva, now in ruins ; to 



Mars' Hill. 



the west, is the Areopagus, or Mars' Hill ; below, to the east, stand the remains of the once 

 splendid temple of Jupiter Olympus, which was one of the largest in Greece, combining Attic 



