Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína; IPA /a'θina/) is the capital of Greece, and of the Attica prefecture of Greece. Modern Athens is a large and cosmopolitan city; Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state and renowned center of learning. It was named after its patron goddess from ancient Greek mythology, Athena. Athens is located ...

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History of Athens, History of Athens - Origins and setting, History of Athens - Early history, History of Athens - Reform and democracy, History of Athens - Classical Athens, History of Athens - Byzantine Athens, History of Athens - Ottoman Athens, History of Athens - Modern Athens, History of Athens - Notable Athenians, History of Athens - Ancient sites in Athens

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Finally, in 1458, Athens fell to the Ottoman Empire. The city's population declined and by the 17th century it was a mere village. Great damage to Athens was caused in the 17th century, when Ottoman power was declining. The Venetians attacked Athens in 1687. A shot fired during the bombardment of the Acropolis caused a powder magazine in the Parthenon to explode, and the building was severely damaged. After capturing the Acropolis the Venetians employed material from its ancient buildings in repairing its walls. The following year the Turks ...

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In the late 18th century, a trading settlement on the banks of the Oconee River called Cedar Shoals stood where Athens is located today. On January 27, 1785, the Georgia General Assembly granted a charter by Abraham Baldwin for the University of Georgia as the first state-supported university. Sixteen years later, in 1801, a committee from the university's board of trustees selected a site for the university on a hill above Cedar Shoals in what was then Jackson County. On July 25, John Milledge, one of the trustees and later governor of Geor ...

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Athens is located at 37°25'26" North, 81°0'48" West (37.423849, -81.013363)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²). 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water. ...

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Athens is located at 33°57'19" North, 83°22'59" West (33.955464, -83.383245)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the balance has a total area of 306.2 km² (118.2 mi²). 305.0 km² (117.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.41% water. ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 100,266 people, 39,239 households, and 19,344 families residing in the city. The population density is 328.8/km² (851.5/mi²). There are 41,633 housing units at an average density of 136.5/km² (353.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 64.71% White, 27.37% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 3.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.11% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 6.39% of th ...

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Laconophilia began as a current of thought and feeling in Athens, after the Persian Wars. Some, like Cimon son of Miltiades, believed that Athens should ally with Sparta against the Persian Empire. Cimon persuaded the Athenians to send soldiers to aid Sparta, when the Helots revolted and fortified Mount Ithome. The Spartan sent the Athenians home again with thanks, lest the democratic Athenian ideas ...

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Most of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460–430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Phidias. In 437 BC Mnesicles started b ...

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The history of Athens is the longest of any city in Europe: Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 3,000 years. It was the birthplace of democracy and it became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC. Its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilisation. During the Middle Ages, Athens experienced decline and then a recovery under the Byzantine Empire. Athens was relatively prosperous during the Crusades, benefiting from Italian trade. After a long period o ...

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Athens has been a tourist destination since antiquity. Visitors from all over the world have always been eager to visit its famous monuments. Over the past eight years, the infrastructure and social amenities of Athens have been transformed as a result of the city's successful bid to stage the 2004 Olympic Games. The Greek state aided by the E.U. have poured money into infrastructure projects such as the new "Eleftherios Venizelos" International Airport, the massive expansion of the Me ...

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This is a list of the eponymous archons of Athens. Archons of Athens - Background. The archon was the chief magistrate in many Greek cities, but in Athens there were three archons, the archon eponymous, the polemarch (replaced in 501 BC by ten strategoi), and the basileus (the ceremonial remnant of the Athenian monarchy). After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after the archon eponymous. The archon eponymous was the chief archon, and pre ...

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The Aeolians were one of the Hellenic tribes. The name comes from the fact that they were considered to be the legendary decedents of Aeolus son of Hellen, the mythological patriarch of the Hellenes. Originating in Thessaly, they moved their location when the Dorians were attacking the Mycenaeans and then abandoned most of the Mycenaean territories. The Aeolians took over some of the abandoned territory and built the cities of Delphi and a few cities on islands near Asia Minor as well as helping the Ionians build Athens. They began building these cities well after the Mycenaeans were defeated, and gave ris ...

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The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (high city) in Greece. Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 metres (512 feet) above sea level in the city of Athens, Greece. It was also known as Cecropia in honor of the legendary serpent-man, Kekrops or Cecrops, the first Athenian king. Acropolis Athens - Geology of the rock< ...

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Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city located in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. As of the 2000 census, the consolidated city-county (including all unincorporated areas in Clarke County except Winterville) had a total population of 100,266, although this does not include all of the college students with temporary residences. It is home to the University of Georgia, a major educational institution in the South and a football powerhouse in the Southeastern Conferenc ...

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Athens Boys Choir is a genderqueer spoken word duo based in Athens, Georgia. Formerly comprised of Katz and Rocket, Katz now tours solo. Athens Boys Choir signed with Daemon Records in 2004 and subsequently released the debut album Rhapsody in T. Rose Cuts the Cake, Athens Boys Choir's sophomore album, was released in September 2005. Athens Boys Choir has toured the United States extensively, sharing bills with artists such as Bitch of Bitch and Animal, The Butchies, Sini Anderson, Cliterati, Kate ...

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The Athens Metro is the underground public transport system of Athens, Greece, constructed by the Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) company (literally 'Attican metro') and the ISAP company (Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon-Pireos/Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς) (Athens Piraeus Electric Railways). Athens Metro - History. Metro Line 1 was inaugurated on February 27th, 1869 as a steam train connecting Athens and Piraeus and was operated by Athens P ...

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• Athens Metro - Attiko Metro Line 2 Red Line
• Athens Metro - Attiko Metro Line 3 Blue Line
• Athens Metro - Policies

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Dafni, sometimes called Daphne, is also a suburb of Athens, Greece. It has an Athens Metro station (red line) and Vouliagmenis Avenue. It is the smallest municipality in Athens covering about 1 km². The city hall is in the south, 200 m near the municipal boundary. The municipality is divided in two, one covers 85% to 90% of the total area, and the southeast covers 15% or 10% (smaller than the Vatican) about 0.5 km². It sits on a hill and almost the entire land is used for residential purposes; there are no in

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Athenagoras (circa 133-190) was a Christian apologist of the second half of the 2nd century of whom little is known for certain, besides that he was Athenian (though possibly not originally from Athens), a philosopher, and a convert to Christianity. There is some evidence that he was a Platonist before his conversion, but this is not certain. Athenagoras of Athens - Work and writings. Although his work appears to have been well-known and influential, mention of him by other early Christian apologist ...

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The Athens News Agency (ANA) is one of the two major news agencies in Greece. The other one is the Macedonian Press Agency. Athens News Agency - History. The Athens News Agency (ANA) is the national news agency of Greece. Founded in 1895 as a private company, the Stefanopoli Telegraphic Agency, the Greek State assumed its subsidisation in 1905, at which time it acquired its present name. In 1994 the ANA became a Societe Anonyme with a 7-member Board of Directors, three of whom are appo ...

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