Athens : city of wisdom /

Athens

city of wisdom
Bruce Clark
Book - 2022

"Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof-scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon--the temple dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, that crowns the Acropolis--dominate a city whose name is synonymous for many with civilization itself."--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Bruce, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pegasus Books, 2022.
Edition:First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Subjects:
Athens (Greece) > History.
Athens (Greece) > Civilization.

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