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Birthplace of democracy, philosophy, and Western civilization

Acropolis at Athens, a horse head sculpture on the east fronton of the Parthenon.
Acropolis at Athens, a horse head sculpture on the east fronton of the Parthenon. © Dominique Roger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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