17:16–17. Athens. This town, located five miles inland northeast from its port, Piraeus, on the Saronic Gulf, which extends west from the Aegean Sea, had a rich heritage. It is said to have been founded by the mythical hero Theseus, who slew the Minotaur. The city helped defeat the Persians, and in the fifth century BC reached its zenith under the great political leader, Pericles (492–429 BC). This was when the Parthenon, various temples, and other magnificent structures were built and the great