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Also known as the Tower of the Winds because of the relief carvings of the eight winds near its top, this marble tower, built in the first century BCE, contained the clock which ran on water from the Acropolis spring. It was located in the Roman agora.
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Cartwright, M. (2012, May 22). The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/678/the-clock-of-andronicus-cyrrhestes/
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Cartwright, Mark. "The Clock of Andronicus Cyrrhestes." World History Encyclopedia, May 22, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/678/the-clock-of-andronicus-cyrrhestes/.
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