The Acropolis

The 1) boldness and ambition of the Acropolis was funded by the 2) spoils of war, a war that determined the fate of Greece. In 480 BC, 3) Athens 4) lay in ruins conquered by the 5) seemingly 6) unstop

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But the most significant aspect of this little ivory head was when it was made, it was placed in this tomb. That means that it was made before Philip died and before Alexander became king. In other wo

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Before he left Egypt to continue his campaign, he founded a new city by the sea and named it after himself: Alexandria. 在他撤离埃及继续作战之前，他在海边建立了一座城市并按他自己的名字命名：亚历山大。 It is sti

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His men shouted to him to jump back down. 士兵们向他大声喊叫，要他赶快跳回来。 Instead he leapt straight into the city and, with his back to the ramparts, defended himself with his shield against overwhelming odds. 但是他却一跃直

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After this the Persians never again dared attack the Greeks. 从此波斯人没有再敢涉足希腊。 And this is very interesting, because it wasn't as if the Persians were weaker or more stupid than the Greeks far from it. 这意味深长，倒不是

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They had no wish to be ruled by a Persian king, nor would they pay him tribute.So they rebelled, and threw out the Persian governors. 他们既不愿意被波斯国王统治也不愿意向他纳贡，所以他们起来造反并把波斯官员赶走。

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But the pass had been lost and the greater part of Greece fell into the hands of the Persians. They marched upon Athens, threw the garrison from the rocks of the Acropolis and burned the city. The people fled to the Island of Salamis. All seemed lost

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