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ACROPOLIS*
This term is a combination of the Greek akros (“highest”) polis (“city”), which originally applied to any fortified natural stronghold or citadel in ancient Greece. The typical acropolis was built on a hill as a place of refuge. The slopes and base of the hill often became the site of a city. The acropolis of Athens was surmounted by the Parthenon, a Doric temple for Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom. Built in the fifth century BC, it is the masterpiece of Greek architecture. Acts 17:34 records that Paul preached at the Areopagus (“hill of Ares”), a low hill northwest of the acropolis and there converted a member of the Athenian council.