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[[Greek]] term which refers to the portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for defensive purposes.  In ancient [[Greece]] there were many [[city-states]] for geographical reasons, and there was often an "acropolis" in a city-state.
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[[Greek]] term which refers to the portion of a town or city that is built on a hilltop for defensive purposes.  In ancient [[Greece]] there were many [[city-states]] for geographical reasons, and there was often an "acropolis" in a city-state. The character Creusa was raped by Apollo in a cave at the foot of the Acropolis in Euripides' play ''Ion''.
    
[[Image:acropolis.gif|right|thumb|An Acropolis]]
 
[[Image:acropolis.gif|right|thumb|An Acropolis]]
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