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Artist's impression of a reconstructed Acropolis, from the 1901 Brockhaus Enzyklopädie.
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anonymous, . (2012, April 26). Acropolis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/139/acropolis/
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anonymous, . "Acropolis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/139/acropolis/.
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anonymous, . "Acropolis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012. Web. 17 Oct 2021.