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"Four thick columns holding up a plain triangular top, with a fenced field of stones behind them — that's the Gate of Athena Archegetis, the front door of the Roman market of Athens. It went up around eleven years before Christ, and it was paid for by Julius Caesar and then by Augustus. Rome bought Athens a shopping centre. Athens needed one."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at The Gate of Athena Archegetis
This is just one of 12 stops on the The Village That Appeared Overnight tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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