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lasted for six months, and both the Venetians and the Ottomans participated in the looting of the Parthenon. One of its western pediments was removed, causing even more damage to the structure. During the Venetian occupation, the two mosques of the city were converted into Catholic and Protestant churches, but on 9 April 1688 the Venetians abandoned Athens again to the Ottomans.
1763:"). The conversion of the empire from paganism to Christianity greatly affected Athens, resulting in reduced reverence for the city. Ancient monuments such as the Parthenon, Erechtheion and the Hephaisteion (Theseion) were converted into churches. As the empire became increasingly anti-pagan, Athens became a provincial town and experienced fluctuating fortunes. 2340:, a native Muslim, destroyed one of the pillars of the Temple of Olympian Zeus to provide material for a fifth mosque for the city—an illegal act, as the temple was considered the Sultan's property. In the next year, Athens was removed from the purview of the Kizlar Agha and transferred to the privy purse of the Sultan. Henceforth it would be leased as a 2406:
and seized much property from them. Through protests in Constantinople, the Athenians achieved his recall several times, but Haseki always returned, until his final downfall and execution in 1795. Haseki's early tenure also saw two large Muslim Albanian raids into Attica, as a response to which he ordered the construction of a new city wall, the "
695: 532:, cuttings in the rock have been identified as the location of a Mycenaean palace. Between 1250 and 1200 BC, to feed the needs of the Mycenaean settlement, a staircase was built down a cleft in the rock to reach a water supply that was protected from enemy incursions, comparable to similar works carried out at Mycenae. 669: – the bringing together into one home – created the largest and wealthiest state on the Greek mainland, but it also created a larger class of people excluded from political life by the nobility. By the 7th century BC, social unrest had become widespread, and the Areopagus appointed 4561:
Laonicus Chalcocondyles Byzantine historianal so spelled Laonicus Chalcondyles or Laonikos Chalkokondyles born c. 1423, Athens, Greece, Byzantine Empire died 1490? Chalcocondyles was a great admirer of Herodotus and roused the interest of contemporary Italian humanists in that ancient historian. He
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wrote an account of the city's affairs in the 1770s, Athens was once again enjoying some prosperity, so that, according to Benizelos, it "could be cited as an example to the other cities of Greece". Its Greek population possessed a considerable degree of self-government, under a council of primates
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was cruel and tyrannical, and the twenty years of his on-and-off rule over the city represented one of the worst periods in the city's history. Supported by the city's aristocratic families, and his relationship with the Sultan's sister, who was his lover, he extorted large sums from the populace,
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was dismantled by the Ottomans to fortify the Parthenon. A shot fired during the bombardment of the Acropolis caused a powder magazine in the Parthenon to explode (26 September), and the building was severely damaged, giving it largely the appearance it has today. The Venetian occupation of Athens
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raids in the 8th–9th centuries—in 896, Athens was raided and possibly occupied for a short period, an event which left some archaeological remains and elements of Arabic ornamentation in contemporary buildings—but there is also evidence of a mosque existing in the city at the time. In the great
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In 1822, a Greek insurgency captured the city, but it fell to the Ottomans again in 1826 (though Acropolis held till June 1827). Again the ancient monuments suffered badly. The Ottoman forces remained in possession until March 1833, when they withdrew. At that time, the city (as throughout the
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while he visited Egypt, according to which a well advanced Athenian state was established 9,000 years prior to his time that preceded Egypt's oldest kingdom by a thousand years. The laws of that state were the most just and largely inspired the various kings of Egypt when making laws for their
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in 1981 brought a flood of new investment to the city, but also increasing social and environmental problems. Athens had some of the worst traffic congestion and air pollution in the world at that time. This posed a new threat to the ancient monuments of Athens, as traffic vibration weakened
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Due to its poor handling of the war, the democracy in Athens was briefly overthrown by a coup in 411 BC; however, it was quickly restored. The Peloponnesian War ended in 404 BC with the complete defeat of Athens. Since the loss of the war was largely blamed on democratic politicians such as
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Athens was chosen as the Greek capital for historical and sentimental reasons. There are few buildings dating from the period of the Byzantine Empire or the 18th century. Once the capital was established, a modern city plan was laid out and public buildings were erected.
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and freeing up trade and commerce, which allowed the emergence of a prosperous urban trading class. Politically, Solon divided the Athenians into four classes, based on their wealth and their ability to perform military service. The poorest class, the
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in Athens. Almost all of the most important Middle Byzantine churches in and around Athens were built during these two centuries, and this reflects the growth of the town in general. However, this medieval prosperity was not to last. In 1204, the
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period, perhaps as a defensible settlement, around the end of the fourth millennium BC or a little later. The site is a natural defensive position which commands the surrounding plains. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) inland from the
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widened Greek horizons and made the traditional Greek city state obsolete. Athens remained a wealthy city with a brilliant cultural life, but ceased to be a leading power. The period following the death of Alexander in 323 BC is known as
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commemorates the foundation of the city by Hadrian, with the "city of Theseus" referred to on its inscription on one side of the arch, and the new quarter erected by Hadrian around the Temple of Zeus called the "city of Hadrian".
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One of the most important religious sites in ancient Athens was the Temple of Athena, known today as the Parthenon, which stood on top of the Acropolis, where its evocative ruins still stand. Two other major religious sites, the
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was founded under the name of Poseidonia at about 600 BC.) A sacred olive tree said to be the one created by the goddess was still kept on the Acropolis at the time of Pausanias (2nd century AD). It was located by the temple of
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in Crete. This position may well have resulted from its central location in the Greek world, its secure stronghold on the Acropolis and its access to the sea, which gave it a natural advantage over inland rivals such as
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The agora or marketplace, which had been deserted since late antiquity, began to be built over, and soon the town became an important centre for the production of soaps and dyes. The growth of the town attracted the
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requested to be patrons of the city and to give their name to it, so they competed with offering the city one gift each. Poseidon produced a spring by striking the ground with his trident, symbolizing naval power.
2225:) to Basilica, one of his favourite concubines, who hailed from the city, in response of complaints of maladministration by the local governors. After her death, Athens came under the purview of the Kizlar Agha. 2467:(Demonstrations of History) and was a great admirer of the ancient writer Herodotus, encouraging the interest of contemporary Italian humanists in that ancient historian. In the 17th century, Athenian-born 4686:
Milton here refuses a request from Philaras for the assistance of his pen in the freeing of the Greeks from Turkish rule on the basis of his confidence that only those people are slaves who deserve to be.
1815:) banned the teaching of philosophy by pagans in 529, an event whose impact on the city is much debated, but is generally taken to mark the end of the ancient history of Athens. Athens was sacked by the 840:
does not mean a cruel and despotic ruler, merely one who took power by force. Peisistratos was in fact a very popular ruler, who made Athens wealthy, powerful, and a centre of culture. He preserved the
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Leonardos Filaras (1595–1673) devoted much of his career to coaxing Western European intellectuals to support Greek liberation. Two letters from Milton (1608–1674) attest Filaras's patriiotic crusade.
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in 1071, and the ensuing civil wars, largely passed the region by and Athens continued its provincial existence unharmed. When the Byzantine Empire was rescued by the resolute leadership of the three
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Leonardos Filaras (1595–1673) devoted much of his career to coaxing Western European intellectuals to support Greek liberation. Two letters from Milton (1608–1674) attest Filaras's patriotic crusade.
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Alan Cameron, "The Last Days of the Academy at Athens," in A. Cameron, Wandering Poets and Other Essays on Late Greek Literature and Philosophy, 2016, (Oxford University Press: Oxford), pp. 205-246
2745:. Following the failed attempt to secure the 1996 Olympics, both the city of Athens and the Greek government, aided by European Union funds, undertook major infrastructure projects such as the new 2324:, Sari Muselimi. His abuse of power led to protests by both the Greeks and the Turks; Sari Muselimi killed some of the notables who protested, whereupon the populace burned down his residence. The 1757:, both languages had been used. In the later Roman period, Athens was ruled by the emperors continuing until the 13th century, its citizens identifying themselves as citizens of the Roman Empire (" 1419:, who used the tribute paid by the members of the Delian League to build the Parthenon and other great monuments of classical Athens. The city became, in Pericles's words, "the school of Hellas ." 63: 2567:
to complete this task. At that time, Athens had a population of only 4,000 to 5,000, residing in a scattering of houses at the foot of the Acropolis, located in what today covers the district of
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did not treat them well and heed their opinion, he was liable to be removed before his annual term of office was out—particularly through the influence at Constantinople of the two Athenian-born
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Demetrius Chalcondyles published the first printed editions of Homer (1488), of Isocrates (1493), and of the Suda lexicon (1499), and a Greek grammar (Erotemata) in question-and-answer form.
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LEONARD PHILARAS or VILLERET (c. 1595–1673) Philaras was born in Athens of good family and spent his childhood there. His youth was passed in Rome, where he was educated, and his manhood
2463:(c. 1423–1490) was also a native of Athens, a notable scholar and Byzantine historian and one of the most valuable of the later Greek historians. He was the author of the valuable work 4716: 1789:)—and consequently a center of paganism. Christian items do not appear in the archaeological record until the early 5th century. The sack of the city by the Herules in 267 and by the 1745:, and with the construction and expansion of the imperial city, many of Athens's works of art were taken by the emperors to adorn it. The Empire became Christianized, and the use of 565:
and other locations, are often richly provided for and demonstrate that from 900 BC onwards Athens was one of the leading centres of trade and prosperity in the region; as were
1259:'s armies defeated an alliance of some of the Greek city-states including Athens and Thebes, forcing them into a confederation and effectively limiting Athenian independence. 1921:, and various other traders who frequented the ports of the Aegean, to Athens. This interest in trade appears to have further increased the economic prosperity of the town. 4734: 2621: 2049:, it replaced Athens as the capital and seat of government, although Athens remained the most influential ecclesiastical centre in the duchy and site of a prime fortress. 895:). This led Hippias to establish a real dictatorship, which proved very unpopular. He was overthrown in 510 BC. A radical politician with an aristocratic background named 1481:
in 320 BC, leaving Antipater alone to rule for a year, until his death in 319 BC. Athens had a central role in the struggle for his succession, when Antipater's son,
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The writer was a Greek, Leonard Philaras (or Villere, as he was known in France), an able diplomat and scholar, ambassador to the French court from the Duke of Parma
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strove for objectivity and, in spite of some inaccuracies and the interpolation of far-fetched anecdotes, is one of the most valuable of the later Greek historians.
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and a new metro system. The city also tackled air pollution by restricting the use of cars in the center of the city. As a result, Athens won its bid to host the
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composed of the leading aristocratic families, along with the city's metropolitan bishop. The community was quite influential with the Ottoman authorities, the
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was extracted and replaced with a plaster mold. All in all, fifty pieces of sculpture were carried away, including three fragments purchased by the French.
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The Athenian politician and medical doctor Leonardos Philaras (1595–1673) was an advisor to the French court, enjoying the patronage of Cardinal Richelieu
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foundations and air pollution corroded marble. The city's environmental and infrastructure problems were the main reason why Athens failed to secure the
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in 267 AD, resulting in the burning of all the public buildings, the plundering of the lower city and the damaging of the Agora and Acropolis. After the
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civilization and the Acropolis was the site of a major Mycenaean fortress whose remains can be recognised from sections of the characteristic
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From Polis to Empire--The Ancient World, c. 800 B.C. - A.D. 500: A Biographical Dictionary (The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World)
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in the world, having been continuously inhabited for perhaps 5,000 years. Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of
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Following World War II the city began to grow again as people migrated from the villages and islands to find work. Greek entry into the
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This peaceful situation was interrupted in 1752–1753, when the execution of the previous Kizlar Agha resulted in the dispatch of a new
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intervened and restored order, imprisoning the metropolitan bishop and imposing a heavy fine on the Greek community. In 1759 the new
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Under Ottoman rule, Athens was denuded of any importance and its population severely declined, leaving it as a "small country town" (
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The Macedonians in Athens, 322-229 B.C. proceedings of an international conference held at the University of Athens, May 24-26, 2001
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Some of the most important figures of Western cultural and intellectual history lived in Athens during this period: the dramatists
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The political organization of Attica: a study of the demes, trittyes, and phylai, and their representation in the Athenian Council
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element. However, Athens, like many other Bronze Age settlements, went into economic decline for around 150 years following this.
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of 1770 the Athenians, with the exception of the younger men, remained cautious and passive, even when the Greek rebel chieftain
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seized Salamis. Nevertheless, it was only thanks to the intervention of Ismail Agha that the city was spared a massacre as
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kingdom. This story is not supported by any scholarly evidence, as no Athenian state is known to have existed during the
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of Attica—rather than agriculture. It exported leather, soap, grain, oil, honey, wax, resin, a little silk, cheese, and
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conquest marked the zenith of Athens as a center of literature, philosophy, and the arts. In Athens at this time, the
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Ottoman period) had a small population of an estimated 400 houses, mostly located around the Acropolis in the Plaka.
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explaining how Athens acquired this name through the legendary contest between Poseidon and Athena was described by
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attack on Athens, which involved a short-lived occupation of the town, came in 1397, under the Ottoman generals
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were present inside Athens to fight against the occupation. Following the liberation of Greece and the ensuing
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Sparta's former allies soon turned against her, due to her imperialist policy, and soon Athens' former enemies
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The Romanization of Athens: Proceedings of an International Conference Held at Lincoln, Nebraska (April 1996)
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and Timurtash. Finally, in 1458, Athens was captured by the Ottomans under the personal leadership of Sultan
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in the first millennium BC, and its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of
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Peisistratus built the first aqueduct tunnel at Athens, which most likely had its sources on the slopes of
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or Olympeion (once the largest temple in mainland Greece but now in ruins) also lay within the city walls.
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to Athens; they also fortified the Acropolis. They were themselves influenced by Byzantine Greek culture.
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as head of the administration of Athens. Demetrius remained in power until 307 BC when Cassander's enemy,
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The reforms that Solon initiated dealt with both political and economic issues. The economic power of the
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In 479 BC, the Athenians and Spartans, with their allies, defeated the Persian army conclusively at the
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Demetrius Chalcondyles was a prominent Greek humanist. He taught Greek in Italy for over forty years.
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The Greek anthology in France and in the Latin writers of the Netherlands to the year 1800 Volume 28
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Geagan, Daniel J. (1979). "Roman Athens: Some Aspects of Life and Culture I. 86 B.C. – A.D. 267".
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during the Crusades. Along with rest of Byzantine Greece, Athens was part of the series of feudal
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to draft a strict new code of law (hence the word 'draconian'). When this failed, they appointed
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A Hand-book for Travellers in the Ionian Islands, Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor, and Constantinople
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in 582, but remained in imperial hands thereafter, as highlighted by the visit of the emperor
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began as refugee settlements on the Athens outskirts and the population of the city doubled.
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fled to the Acropolis, where he was besieged by the Athenians, until the Ottoman governor of
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which is still in use, several temples and sanctuaries, a bridge, and finally completed the
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Early Athens: Settlements and Cemeteries in the Submycenaean, Geometric and Archaic Periods
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Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis
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View of part of central Athens and some of the city's southern suburbs from Lykavittos Hill
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Preserving the World's Great Cities:The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis
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From 1204 until 1458, Athens was ruled by Latins in three separate periods, following the
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severely weakened Athens and the war eventually ended in an Athenian defeat following the
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was reduced by forbidding the enslavement of Athenian citizens as a punishment for debt (
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Pierio Valeriano on the ill fortune of learned men: a Renaissance humanist and his world
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by the Persians within one year after Thermopylae. Subsequently, the Athenians (led by
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took the city and made himself duke. The Florentines had to dispute the city with the
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The Regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE: A Philosopher in Politics
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Athens after empire : a history from Alexander the Great to the Emperor Hadrian
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Athens after empire : a history from Alexander the Great to the Emperor Hadrian
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The Turks began a practice of storing gunpowder and explosives in the Parthenon and
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Strolling through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks through Europe's Oldest City
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Athens experienced its second period of explosive growth following the disastrous
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Under the Burgundian dukes, a bell tower was added to the Parthenon, known as the
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Post-Herulian Athens : aspects of life and culture in Athens, A.D. 267-529
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leaving Athens without a source of supplies, to contest Antipater's successor,
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began in Athens following the killing of a 15-year old student by an officer.
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Ships and silver, taxes and tribute : a fiscal history of archaic Athens
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Sommerstein, A. H.; S. Halliwell; J. Henderson; B. Zimmerman, eds. (1993).
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and experienced terrible privations during the later years of the war. The
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Prior to the rise of Athens, Sparta considered itself to be the leader (or
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and became increasingly involved in Greece and the Balkans peninsula. The
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Broneer, Oscar (1939). "A Mycenaean Fountain on the Athenian Acropolis",
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The resentment felt by other cities at the hegemony of Athens led to the
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in the 19th century as the capital of the independent and self-governing
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Balkan Studies: Biannual Publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies
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Greek families settled in Athens and the population of the city doubled.
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In the 18th century, the city recovered much of its prosperity. During
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which replaced the Byzantine Empire, ruling from Constantinople. After
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Garvey, Tom (2008). "Plato’s Atlantis Story: A Prose Hymn to Athena".
2418:). Along with the Panathenaic frieze, one of the six caryatids of the 2134:
ruled the city (as their capital) until the Turkish conquest of 1458.
1941:. It did not become Greek in government again until the 19th century. 845:, but made sure that he and his family held all the offices of state. 6280: 6245: 6196: 6126: 6101: 6066: 5606: 5455: 4087: 3303: 3289:(c. 1st century AD), judge, early convert to Christianity, and first 3267: 3194: 3138: 3129: 3117: 3089: 3084: 2978: 2963: 2658: 2449: 2395: 2379: 2343: 2192: 2182: 2147: 2108: 2100: 1790: 1482: 1458: 1404: 1400: 1380: 1364: 1360: 1356: 1163: 984: 939: 899:
then took charge, and it was he who established democracy in Athens.
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of Athens of heraldic type from the time of Peisistratus, 545–525 BC
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Gregory, Timothy E.; Ševčenko, Nancy Patterson (1991). "Athens". In
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Athens produced some notable intellectuals during this era, such as
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Nothing Less than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History
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Exhibition Hall (1878), the Greek National Academy (1885) and the
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By the mid-4th century BC, however, the northern Greek kingdom of
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After Demosthenes : the politics of early Hellenistic Athens
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Milton on himself: Milton's utterances upon himself and his works
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The city remained an important center of learning, especially of
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in the mid-19th century) were the palace of the Dukes of Athens.
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Remains of the Acharnian Road, Acharnian Gate and Cemetery Site
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The new system laid the foundations for what eventually became
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General Secretariat Of National Statistical Service Of Greece
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became joint generals of Greece and Macedonia. Athens joined
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and others. It even became the theme of the sculpture on the
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This article is about ancient Athens. For modern Athens, see
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Thanasakis, Konstantinos; Georgopoulou, Maria, eds. (2019).
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Peisistratos and the Tyranny: A Reappraisal of the Evidence
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and routed the Persians, a great turning point in the war.
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A history of Athens from prehistoric to contemporary times
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The finest legacy of this period are the buildings of the
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became a possession of the Latin dukes, which were of the
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Peisistratos died in 527 BC and was succeeded by his sons
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Women in the Ottoman Balkans: Gender, Culture and History
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greatly affected the city during the occupation. Several
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conquered Athens and the city was not recovered from the
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Most public offices were filled by lot, although the ten
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The reforms of Cleisthenes replaced the traditional four
622:(commander-in-chief). The most famous king of Athens was 547:). The Athenians always maintained that they were 'pure' 1415:. The leading statesman of the mid-fifth century BC was 2680:
British troops at the Acropolis in Athens, October 1944
2614:(now the Presidential Palace; 1897). Athens hosted the 1878:
in the ending of the first period of Iconoclasm at the
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walls. On the summit of the Acropolis, below the later
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and was relatively prosperous during the period of the
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House of Saint Philothei/Benizelos-Palaiologos mansion
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in 1921, when more than a million Greek refugees from
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tax payable to the Ottoman government, as well as the
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The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume I: A–B
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forces and government forces backed by the British.
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captured Athens, and Macedon, ending the short-lived
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The Athenian Agora XII: the Neolithic and Bronze Age
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Temporary accommodation for the Greek refugees from
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lexicon (in 1499), and a Greek grammar (Erotemata).
2303:(1766–1770). Taxation was also light, with only the 1874:
position, chiefly due to the role played by Empress
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In 480 BC, the Persians returned under Darius's son
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Unlike other Mycenaean centers, such as Mycenae and
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War, food, and politics in early Hellenistic Athens
4399:. In Buturović, Amila; Schick, İrvin Cemil (eds.). 4393:"Eastern Concubines, Western Mistresses: Prévost's 3753:Schneider, Lambert & Christoph Hoecker (2001). 2165:scholar, born in Athens, and an early supporter of 1924:The 11th and 12th centuries were the Golden Age of 1206:had become her allies; they fought with Athens and 5727:Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite 4927:Hoff, Michael C.; Rotroff, Susan I., eds. (1997). 4120: 3718:Instead of a spring, Ovid says Poseidon offered a 2029:Athens was initially the capital of the eponymous 1251:was becoming dominant in Athenian affairs. In the 926:, which became the basis of local government. The 659:, Athens succeeded in bringing the other towns of 4602:Parker, William Riley – Campbell, Gordon (1996). 3965: 3773: 2505: 2315:and a water-tax for the olive yards and gardens. 2214:. The city had originally been granted by Sultan 1236: 1182:). In 403 BC, however, democracy was restored by 832:, seized power. Peisistratos is usually called a 382:and prosperity. The Athenians, under their ruler 6298: 5155:Ottoman Athens: Archaeology, Topography, History 4576:Greece: a quick guide to customs & etiquette 4425:"and (Dontas, The Acropolis and its Museum, 16)" 4403:. London and New York: I.B. Tauris. p. 24. 4316:. Leiden and New York: BRILL. pp. 738–739. 3904:Great Cities of the World 3: Next Stop... Athens 3889:Great Cities of the World 3: Next Stop... Athens 3500:(1904–1974), fifth child and second daughter of 3197:(fifth century BC), playwright of the Old Comedy 3147:(c. 480–430 BC), sculptor, painter and architect 1870:, Athens is commonly held to have supported the 1603:, the second commercial centre of ancient Athens 1561:was defeated and dissolved by the Romans in the 1457:Shortly after the death of Alexander the Great, 1221:Finally Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC in the 451:('high city') stands was first inhabited in the 90: 4830:. Helsinki: Suomen Ateenan-instituutin säätiö. 4489:Valeriano, Pierio; Gaisser, Julia Haig (1999). 4253: 3434:(1878–1946), Prime Minister of Greece (1943–44) 3425:(1878–1920), diplomat, philosopher, writer and 3025: 2788: with: recent census data. You can help by 2768: 2693:by the Axis (primarily German soldiers) during 2602:(now the Greek Parliament Building; 1843), the 2475:scholar, politician, diplomat, advisor and the 2372:, had been humane and popular, appointing good 1987:", were western Europeans and followers of the 995:Early Athenian military history and Persian era 68:Painting of an idealized reconstruction of the 5333:American School of Classical Studies at Athens 5314:(4th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1909, 5104:The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles 5006: 4912:. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 3246:(c. 440–388 BC), general and democratic leader 3216:(c. 450–404 BC), statesman, orator and general 2398:, and was forced to pay an indemnity instead. 2093:) by the conquerors, is obscure. Athens was a 1893:Invasion of the empire by the Turks after the 307:, connected to the name of its patron goddess 5979: 5422: 5408: 4672:Milton, John – Diekhoff, John Siemon (1965). 4606:. Oxford University Press. pp. 418–419. 4493:. University of Michigan Press. p. 281. 4336: 3494:(1903–1988), singer, dancer and choreographer 3370:(1595–1673), scholar, politician and diplomat 3264:(c. 341–290 BC), playwright of the New Comedy 3240:(c. 446–386 BC), playwright of the Old Comedy 3234:(c. 446–411 BC), playwright of the Old Comedy 2684: 1882:in 787. A few years later, another Athenian, 1517:(280–275 BC) Rome asserted its hegemony over 1229:with the death of its military-genius leader 1194:Corinthian War and the Second Athenian League 447:There is evidence that the site on which the 415:of Athena's name connecting it to the phrase 5101:Samons II, Loren J., ed. (15 January 2007). 4697:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 4643: 4629:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 4475:The Turkish restoration in Greece, 1718–1797 4362: 4153:"Roman aqueducts: Hadrian's Athens (Greece)" 3678: 3676: 3615:(born 1973), film producer and film director 3594:(born 1967), eldest son and second child of 3132:(c. 484–425 BC), historian, originally from 2713:rocked the city with heavy fighting between 728:of Athens of heraldic type from the time of 614:and appointed the chief city officials, the 507: 5874:Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center 5295:(7th ed.), London: John Murray, 1900, 5216: 4952:(4th ed.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. 4926: 4844: 4648:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 442. 4367:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 442. 3974: 3524:(1920–1994), actress, singer and politician 3488:(1901–1964), King of the Greeks (1947–1964) 1279: 5986: 5972: 5415: 5401: 5142: 5052:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 4947: 4901:Aufstieg und Niedergang der Römischen Welt 4464: 4462: 4390: 4009:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 3916: 2952: 1139: 5221:. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 5122:Sancisi-Weerdenburg, Heleen, ed. (2000). 5100: 5030:Building democracy in late archaic Athens 4460: 4458: 4456: 4454: 4452: 4450: 4448: 4446: 4444: 4442: 4341:. Cornell University Press. p. 188. 4216:. New York: Three Rivers Press. pp.  4127:. New York: Three Rivers Press. pp.  3673: 594:According to legend, Athens was formerly 5197: 4966: 4845:Dimitriadou, Eirini M. (31 March 2019). 4805:Bouras, Charalambos (28 February 2018). 4306: 2759: 2719: 2675: 2667: 2620: 2577: 2485: 2424: 2350: 2146: 2085:The history of Aragonese Athens, called 1948: 1721: 1693: 1594: 1299: 1149: 1055: 970: 870: 495:(which is still largely intact) and the 438: 430: 354: 5172: 5060: 4907: 4825: 4808:Byzantine Athens, 10th - 12th Centuries 4785: 4646:Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature 4365:Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature 4200: 4198: 4196: 4194: 4192: 4190: 4188: 4186: 4184: 4182: 3901: 3886: 3270:(384–322 BC), philosopher, native from 3166:(c. 470–413 BC), politician and general 3102:(c. 524–459 BC), politician and general 1749:declined in favour of exclusive use of 1509:Athens and the rise of the Roman empire 879:, conceived by the sons of Peisistratus 680: 426: 14: 6299: 5910:Athens Marina (formerly Faliro Marina) 5362:The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle 5243:Timeline of Athens § Bibliography 5079: 4987: 4898: 4889: 4865: 4804: 4748: 4746: 4744: 4468: 4439: 4302: 4300: 4298: 4296: 4294: 4292: 4290: 4249: 4247: 4245: 4243: 4241: 4239: 4237: 4174:Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Athens 3191:(c. 460–400 BC), historian and general 3126:(c. 495–429 BC), statesman and general 3108:(c. 510–450 BC), statesman and general 2731: 2137: 1698:Hadrianic aqueduct bridge in Nea Ionia 1577:; thus, Athens came under Roman rule. 1136:which ended Athenian naval supremacy. 989:National Archaeological Museum, Athens 5967: 5396: 4892:The Athenian Constitution after Sulla 4760:. statistics.gr. 2001. Archived from 3853:Lewis, John David (25 January 2010). 3852: 3588:(born 1963), dancer and choreographer 3570:(born 1952), economist and politician 3360:, née Revoula Benizelos (1522–1589), 2355:Map of late Ottoman Athens, with the 2072:In 1311, Athens was conquered by the 1422: 1041:, defeated the first invasion of the 435:Map of the Environs of Ancient Athens 5027: 4733:. world-gazetter.com. Archived from 4715:. world-gazetter.com. Archived from 4204: 4179: 4115: 3906:. The Symphonette Press. p. 19. 3891:. The Symphonette Press. p. 16. 3603:(born 1967), violinist and conductor 2772: 2114: 2024: 1830:) in 662/3 and its inclusion in the 1565:in 146. Greece was divided into the 1477:. Craterus fell in a battle against 1473:in facing their power, known as the 1113: 516:times, possibly from the end of the 423:(ἡ θεοῦ νόησις, 'the mind of god'). 178:Provisional Administration of Greece 87: 27:Historical summary of ancient Athens 4992:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 4741: 4427:. Ancient-greece.org. 21 April 2007 4287: 4234: 4176:. London: Thames and Hudson, passim 3919:Dinarchus, Hyperides & Lycurgus 3823:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 3536:(born 1941), politician and former 3438:Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark 3406:(1862–1937), architect and Olympic 2067: 1842: 954: 650: 24: 5994:Neighbourhoods in municipality of 5236: 4973:. University of California Press. 4261:The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 3836:"Roman aqueducts: Athens (Greece)" 3810:Greece in the Making 1200 – 479 BC 3558:(born 1950), author and journalist 3283:(384–322 BC), statesman and orator 2606:(1858), the City Hall (1874), the 2520:Siege of the Acropolis (1826–1827) 2516:Siege of the Acropolis (1821–1822) 2368:), Ismail Agha, a local Turk from 1961:(pictured with the now demolished 1110:, an Athenian-dominated alliance. 947:defeated Athens and Thebes at the 930:each elected fifty members to the 25: 6318: 5645:Kapodistrian University of Athens 5339: 5293:Handbook for Travellers in Greece 4950:The Greek world : 479-323 BC 4731:"World Gazetter Metro Pop:Athens" 4676:. Cohen & West. p. 267. 3943:Comic Hero versus Political Elite 3784:E mykenaïke akropolis ton Athenon 2532: 2142: 1737:In the early 4th century AD, the 1717: 1253:Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) 1210:against Sparta in the indecisive 1021:, who were rebelling against the 718:Incuse square, divided diagonally 589: 5722:Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens 5377:Athens: Ancient Greek Supercity 4713:"World Gazetter City Pop:Athens" 3498:Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta 3446:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 3375: 3207:435–422 BC), general during the 2776: 2672:German soldiers on the Acropolis 2210:, the chief black eunuch of the 1886:, became empress as the wife of 1162:, constructed 421–406 BC on the 746: 693: 663:under its rule. This process of 238: 225: 212: 198: 184: 170: 156: 143: 129: 62: 4910:Athens from Alexander to Antony 4723: 4705: 4665: 4637: 4595: 4567: 4538: 4510: 4482: 4417: 4384: 4356: 4330: 4278: 4210:"The City of the Gods Besieged" 4163: 4145: 4109: 4081: 4069: 4044: 4017: 3935: 3910: 3895: 3880: 3846: 3828: 3815: 3802: 3789: 3391:(1842–1923), judge, writer and 3182:450–430 BC), playwright of the 3083:(c. 550–489 BC), statesman and 2629:in tents in Thiseio. After the 2220: 2076:, a band of mercenaries called 1944: 1825: 1810: 1799: 1784: 1770:—with notable pupils including 1665: 1580: 1328:The period from the end of the 912:was in turn divided into three 688:Didrachm of Athens, 545–510 BC 512:Athens has been inhabited from 194:1832–1924, 1935–1941, 1944–1973 5844:National Observatory of Athens 5691:National Archaeological Museum 5676:Byzantine and Christian Museum 5143:Sicilianos, Demetrios (1960). 5107:. Cambridge University Press. 4970:Religion in Hellenistic Athens 4395:Histoire d'une Grecque moderne 3859:. Princeton University Press. 3760: 3747: 3731: 3725: 3712: 3700: 3688: 3655: 3592:Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece 2864:1921 (Pre-Population exchange) 2506:Independence from the Ottomans 2015:. This period is known as the 1837: 1348:had a remarkable influence on 1237:Athens and the rise of Macedon 13: 1: 5282:Published in the 20th century 5248:Published in the 19th century 5158:. Athens: Gennadius Library. 4574:Buhayer, Constantine (2006). 3949:Tragedy, Comedy and the Polis 2618:, the first in modern times. 2582:View towards Lycabettus, 1862 2155: 311:, originates from an earlier 5943:Dionysiou Areopagitou Street 5147:(Abridged ed.). Putnam. 5083:Athenian Religion: A History 4826:Castrén, Paavo, ed. (1994). 3902:Salomon, Marilyn J. (1974). 3887:Salomon, Marilyn J. (1974). 3457:and Prime Minister (1952–55) 3287:St. Dionysius the Areopagite 3258:(c. 425–348 BC), philosopher 3228:(c. 448–400 BC), tragic poet 3172:(c. 469–399 BC), philosopher 3141:(c. 480–406 BC), tragic poet 3120:(c. 496–406 BC), tragic poet 3026:Ancient and medieval periods 3020: 2769:Recent historical population 2743:1996 Centenary Olympic Games 2374: 2364: 2342: 2336: 2326: 2320: 2305: 2287: 2279: 2271: 2263: 1383:, the historians Herodotus, 502: 7: 5824:Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 5261:, London: J. Murray, 1840, 5086:. Oxford University Press. 5061:Palagia, Olga, ed. (2016). 4908:Habicht, Christian (1997). 4875:. Tauris Parke Paperbacks. 4786:Bayliss, Andrew J. (2011). 3632: 3461:Helen of Greece and Denmark 3222:(c. 450–461 BC), politician 3114:(fifth century BC), painter 2465:Historiarum Demonstrationes 1937:before it was taken by the 1861:The city was threatened by 1728:Church of the Holy Apostles 1702:The city was sacked by the 1635:Siege of Athens and Piraeus 1227:Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) 1031:Persian invasions of Greece 741:Obol of Athens, 545–525 BC 10: 6323: 5732:Saint Irene church, Athens 5701:National Historical Museum 5650:National Library of Greece 5240: 4948:Hornblower, Simon (2011). 4890:Geagan, Daniel J. (1967). 4779: 4546:"Laonicus Chalcocondyles." 4030:World History Encyclopedia 3808:Osborne, R. (1996, 2009). 3682:Herodotus, The Histories, 3068:(c. 570–500 BC), statesman 2685:Athens during World War II 2596:National Library of Greece 2592:National Gardens of Athens 2536: 2509: 2056:. The Burgundians brought 1968: 1846: 1741:began to be governed from 1651:subsequently designed the 1584: 1505:and installing his own. 1426: 1293: 1283: 1240: 1143: 1117: 998: 964: 958: 893:Harmodius and Aristogeiton 483:district. The hill of the 144: 31: 6002: 5935: 5891: 5819: 5766: 5740: 5714: 5658: 5629: 5620: 5592: 5549: 5511:Remains of the Long Walls 5491:Philopappos Hill/Monument 5431: 5367:Model of Classical Athens 5217:Worthington, Ian (2021). 5007:O'Sullivan, Lara (2009). 4967:Mikalson, Jon D. (1998). 4518:"Demetrius Chalcondyles." 4391:Augustinos, Olga (2007). 3975:Worthington, Ian (2021). 3951:. Bari: Levante Editori. 3440:(1882–1944), son of King 2751:2004 Summer Olympic Games 2657:in 1922. 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History of athens
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Painting of an idealized reconstruction of the Acropolis and Areios Pagos in Athens, by Leo von Klenze (1846)
Acropolis
Areios Pagos
Leo von Klenze
Kingdom of Athens
City-state of Athens
Hellenic League
Kingdom of Macedonia
Roman Republic
Roman Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
Duchy of Athens
Ottoman Empire
Provisional Administration of Greece
Kingdom of Greece
Second Hellenic Republic
Hellenic State
Greek junta
Third Hellenic Republic
Athens
oldest named cities
Ancient Greece
Western civilization
Middle Ages
Byzantine Empire
Crusades
Ottoman Empire
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