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acropolis  

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  • The term acropolis (Greek for “high city”) denotes the hilltop the hilltop citadel that dominated the topography of many ancient Greek cities. Thanks to the frequency of rugged landscapes, cities in the ancient Greek world, from Sicily to the Black Sea, often established themselves on high ground, later expanding down the slopes to areas below. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Acropolis]

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