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why did the ancient greeks and romans build monumental structures such as the pantheon and parthenon?

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Both have many other cultural meanings. The Parthenon is a victory monument and a symbol of Athenian power and the Pantheon is a kind of architectural mirror of Roman imperial dominion. The Parthenon also originally contained a massive statue of Athena inside the temple designed by a Greek sculptor.

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