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"Four thick marble columns holding up a plain triangular roof, with a fenced field of ruins behind them: that's the Gate of Athena Archegetis, the front door of the Roman market of Athens. Rome paid for it around the time of the emperor Augustus. The old Greek marketplace over the hill had filled up with so many temples and monuments that the shopping had to move here."
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 11 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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