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REFORM AND DEMOCRACY
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The reforms that Solon initiated dealt with both political and economic issues. The economic power of the Eupatridae was reduced by forbidding the enslavement of Athenian citizens as a punishment for debt, by breaking up large landed estates and free... |
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ORIGINS AND EARLY HISTORY
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Athens has been inhabited from Neolithic times, possibly from the end of the 4th millennium BC. By 1400 BC the settlement had become an important center of the Mycenaean civilization and the Acropolis was the site of a major Mycenaean fortress whose ... |
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GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING
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The site on which Athens stands was first inhabited in the Neolithic period, perhaps as a defensible settlement on top of the Acropolis ('high city'), around the end of the fourth millennium BC or a little later. The Acropolis is a natural defensive ... |
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ATHENS TOP FIVE ATTRACTIONS
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Athens Athens, the capital of Greece, is fast becoming one of the must-see capital cities of Europe. Weekend breaks are booming, with new chic hotels and Michelin restaurants.For a long time Athens has lagged behind cities like Paris, London, Ve... |
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ETYMOLOGY
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The name of Athens, derives from goddess Athena, its patron goddess. The word originates from an earlier, Pre-Greek language. The etiological myth explaining how Athens acquired this name through the legendary contest between Poseidon and Athena was ... |
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HISTORY OF ATHENS
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Athens is one of the oldest named cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for at least 7000 years. Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BCE and its cultural achievements... |
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ATHENS PHOTOS
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From upper left: the Acropolis, the Hellenic Parliament, Panepistimiou Street, the Acropolis Museum, Monastiraki Square, Athens by night. |
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OTHER INFORMATION
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GovernmentCountry: GreecePeriphery: AtticaPrefecture: AthensDistricts: 7Mayor: Nikitas Kaklamanis (ND)(since: 1 January 2007)Population statistics (as of 2001)City - Population: 745,514 - Area: 38.96... |
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ATHENS WEATHER
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Athens has a Subtropical Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) while the southern Athens area experiences a hot Semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh), with extremely long periods of sunshine throughout the year (28... |
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