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Capital city of Greece.
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Greece
44 linksCountry in Southeast Europe.
Country in Southeast Europe.
Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras.
Attica
25 linksAttica (Αττική, Ancient Greek Attikḗ or Attikī́, or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside.
Piraeus
23 linksPiraeus (Πειραιάς ; ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece.
Classical Athens
17 linksThe major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.
The major urban centre of the notable polis (city-state) of the same name, located in Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League.
In the classical period, Athens was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, Athens was also the birthplace of Socrates, Plato, Pericles, Aristophanes, Sophocles, and many other prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the ancient world.
Attica (region)
16 linksAttica (Περιφέρεια Αττικής, ) is an administrative region of Greece, that encompasses the entire metropolitan area of Athens, the country's capital and largest city.
Ancient Greece
23 linksNortheastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c.
Northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (c.
The Aegean islands were added to this territory in 133 BC. Athens and other Greek cities revolted in 88 BC, and the peninsula was crushed by the Roman general Sulla.
2004 Summer Olympics
15 linksThe 2004 Summer Olympics (Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 28is Olympiádas) and also known as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.
Mycenaean Greece
16 linksThe last phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.
The last phase of the Bronze Age in Ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.
Other centers of power that emerged included Pylos, Tiryns, Midea in the Peloponnese, Orchomenos, Thebes, Athens in Central Greece and Iolcos in Thessaly.
Hymettus
16 linksMountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece.
Mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece.
The height is 1,026 m at Evzonas (Εύζωνας) and the length is 16 km between Athens and the Saronic Gulf and 6 to 7 km from east to west.
Acropolis of Athens
11 linksThe Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.