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The Acropolis: Cradle of democracy

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Origins: Athena, the Olive, and Early Athenian Law

Myth of Athena vs. Poseidon, the olive tree symbol, Athens' emergence as a city-state, Kilon's failed coup, and early written laws by Draco and Solon with social reforms like debt cancellation.

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