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Athens, Greece
The Acropolis Museum exhibits archaeological findings from the Acropolis of Athens
The Theatre of Dionysus on the slope of the Acropolis is an amphitheatre that was used in ancient Greece for festivals honoring Dionysus, the god of wine
The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was built by the Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the win of one of the choruses he had sponsored in 335 BC
The Arch of Hadrian was built in 131 AD to commemorate Roman Emperor's Hadrian's visit to the city
High up on a rocky promontory above the valley of Ilissos, the Acropolis of Athens is the most well-known symbol of Greek Antiquity