... issues. The Athenians liked to believe that by making men free and politically responsible, the acropolis civilized its individual citizens and enabled them to live worthwhile lives (Stockton and Jackson). Aeschylus aptly personifies the basis of this societal value with the words of Athena: ?[A]nd on this hill of Ares I will found my court. From this rock shall come the respect ... ). The effectiveness of the thematic representation of the Athenian ideals is infinitely compounded by the monumentality of the Parthenon, which is owed to its monumental structure. Likewise, the immortality o...

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