When
the Persians briefly captured Athens in 480 BC, they sacked the Acropolis.
This marble statue ended up in a debris pile where it was found centuries
later.
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When
the Persians briefly captured Athens in 480 BC, they sacked the Acropolis.
This marble statue ended up in a debris pile where it was found centuries
later.