"The Acropolis?" Sitting on the bus, Chiba looked at the manual in his hand and raised his eyebrows. "Don't you go to the temple?

"What temple?" Conan, who had already read the manual, was a little confused.

"O Parthenon!" Thousand feathers spread their hands.

"You'll talk about it after you read the manual," the corners of Conan's mouth twitched. The Parthenon is within the Acropolis..."

"Hmm..."Qian Yu was stunned, and only reacted after glancing at the map. Uh, yes..."

"By the way, today is also the best opportunity to see the Acropolis," Dr. Asa said with a slight smugness. "It's free to see the Acropolis today!"

"Why?" Chiba was surprised.

"Today is May 18th, a free open day established by the Acropolis Administration. (It's true, May 18 is one of the free open days.) 3.6, 4.18, 6.5, 10.28, the last weekend of September and the first Sunday of each month from November to March are also designated free days. Conan said speechlessly. "Didn't you even read the travel recommendations in the free movement section that you sent out before you left?"

"Cough..."Qian Yu's face flushed slightly, and then returned to normal.

"It's almost there," Dr. Asa said as the bus started again and left the bus stop. "The next stop, Acropoli, is where we're going to get off the train, and then we just have to head west to get to the Acropolis."

…

After getting off the bus, the trio did not go directly to the Acropolis ruins, but first to the Acropolis Museum in the southeast corner of the Acropolis, which was established in 1878 (and the current new museum was only completed in 2008) and preserves all artifacts excavated since 1834, except for bronzes and ancient Greek bottles. Similarly, the history of the Acropolis is engraved in the museum's presentation.

The history of the Acropolis dates back to the Mycenaean civilization (1600-1100 BC), when it was the residence of the Mycenaean monarch and his family, bodyguards, devotees, as well as artisans and common people. However, the architecture of that time is no longer verifiable.

2,500 years ago, Athens was a democratic city-state, the leader of the entire Greek city-state group, and in order to prevent foreign invasion, the Athenians built the first acropolis in 580 BC. Among the earliest acropolises were the Temple of Athena, the Parthenon, and the 17,000-seat Theater of Dionysus, as well as a large number of magnificent buildings – Athena, the goddess of war, wisdom, civilization and craftsmanship, and the protector of the city, from which Athens takes its name. Athena was also the spiritual pillar of the Greek army's courage and victory, and the symbol of the city-state, which also made Athens, which was originally only a military fortress and national center, become a religious shrine like Jerusalem and Rome.

However, in the Greek war against the Persian invaders, in 480 BC, Athens fell, and the Acropolis was completely destroyed by the Persian army. After the Persian army was repulsed, the Athenian sculptor Phidias and the architects Iktino and Calicrates spent about twenty years (437 to 421 or 415 BC) rebuilding it in white marble.

In 146 BC, the period of Roman rule began in Greece, and a large number of buildings were erected under Roman rule – including the Adticus Concert Hall, which still performs every evening. In the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, Athens became a megacity at the height of the Roman Empire.

However, when the Eastern Roman Empire chose Constantinople as its capital, Athens gradually declined through continuous marginalization. From 1801 to 1803, the British nobleman Lord Elgin removed most of the remaining carvings, and these valuable artifacts that originally belonged to Athens were also scattered in the British Museum, the Louvre, and other places.

"Give history to civilization, not civilization to history..." Qian Yu sighed.

"Yes," Conan looked at the description of the last paragraph, his expression a little sarcastic. "At that time, it was really possible to do whatever you wanted."

"Isn't that true now?" Qian Yu pursed his lips.

"That's right... Conan laughed dumbly. "Isn't that the same now...

"Look behind you," Chiba stood opposite Conan because she wanted to take a look at the back of the Temple of Athena, but at this time, as if she saw something, she motioned for Conan to turn back. "Look behind you."

"Behind my back?" Conan turned around, only to see an older blonde snatching something from the younger blonde—they were apparently brothers, as they were wearing the same clothes, certainly family clothes.

"Give it to me! Give me! During the scuffle, the younger child spilled something on the ground—it was some candy—and the older child snatched a few pieces, then ran to the side and ate happily, leaving the younger child clumsy and sobbing as he clumsily cleaned up the candy.

“。。。” Conan's lips pursed, and his expression was the same as Chiba's, a little sad.

This is... The original sin of mankind?

"Demons who take pleasure in hurting each other, devils who progress by hurting each other." Qian Yu smiled bitterly. Are we Jehovah's appointed spirit? I think we're Lucifer's fanatics on earth. ”

"We're both," Conan shrugged. "If Jehovah were a good man, then the Garden of Eden would not have changed owners, would it?"

"I remembered 'The Internationale.'" Chiba agrees with Conan.

"The Internationale?" Dr. Asasa, who was in the audience next to him, was confused. "What do you mean?"

"Yes," Conan also understood what Chiba meant. "There is no supreme savior, and there is no Caesar and tribune." (This is the literal meaning of the original Anthem, Caesar is one of the three names given to the emperors of the ancient Roman Empire, and our translation is: There has never been a savior, nor has it relied on the emperor of the gods!) ）

"Wait," Dr. Asasa still didn't understand the dumb riddle between the two men. "Does the Internationale have this phrase?"

"Our Internationale doesn't," Conan said. "But the original, the French version of the Internationale, is there." (The Japanese version of the Internationale is no more than 20% similar to the original in terms of song or lyrics.)

"Our Internationale... Qian Yu coughed, his expression obviously trying to hold back a smile, and there was a hint of disdain. "I'd rather listen to Takashi Mikami's "Song of the Showa Restoration"!"

"Leave that alone," Dr. Asasa said, glancing at his watch, with a hint of urgency. "We've got to hurry, or it's too late! We have more important things to do in the evening! ”

"Evening... Thinking of the Champions League final in the evening, the corners of Conan's mouth twitched. "It's said that the Italian fans are pretty good...

"Pretty powerful... Qian Yu also had a loveless expression. "Hehe... Hehehehehe... Italian Hooligans... Hehehehe... ”