Athens

“A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art.”

“Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of artsand eloquence, native to famous wits.”

“Let there be light! Said Liberty, And like sunrise from the sea, Athens arose!”