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Bookmark or Share- Athens - WikipediaAthens. Coordinates: 37°59′03″N 23°43′41″E. Athens ( / ˈæθɪnz / ATH-inz) [6] [7] is the capital and largest city of Greece. A major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland.
- Athenian democracy - WikipediaAbout 276 BC. Ancient Agora Museum. Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica.
- Athens | History, Population, Landmarks, & Facts | BritannicaAthens, historic city and capital of Greece. Many of Classical civilization’s intellectual and artistic ideas originated there, and the city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Western civilization. Learn more about the history and significance of Athens in this article.
- Athenian Civilization - New World EncyclopediaAthenian Civilization - New World Encyclopedia. A view of the Acropolis of Athens during the Ottoman period, showing the buildings which were removed at the time of independence. The history of Athens is the longest of any city in Europe: Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years.
- Athens - World History EncyclopediaAthens, Greece, with its famous Acropolis, has come to symbolize the whole of the country in the popular imagination, and not without cause. It not only has its iconic ruins and the famous port of Piraeus but, thanks to ancient writers, its history is better documented than most other ancient Greek city -states.
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