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Aug 1, 2023 · In 1805, John Milledge, one of UGA’s trustees and a former Georgia governor, bought 633 acres of land and donated it to the university. He named the newly established town after Athens, Greece ...
- Athens: A Brief Historical Sketch
- C. to 500 B.C.
- C. to Last Century B.C.
- Last Century B.C. to 3rd Century A.D.
- 4th Century to 15th Century
- 15th Century to Greek Revolution of 1821
- 1830s to 1860s
- 1860s to The 1890s
- 1896 First Modern Olympic
- The Age of The World Wars
Our story begins way back around c.5000 BCE and the earliest known inhabitation of the Acropolis. In the coming centuries, Athens experienced various developments common in the Greek world, such as a Mycenean rule. However, as scholar Robin Wakefield says, Athens began to resemble some of its unique characteristics like democratic traditions in the...
Golden Age Athens | Pericles’ Pet Project | Spiritual Heart The Acropolis (fortified hill) and the Parthenon (temple dedicated to the goddess Athena) are without a doubt two enduring symbols of Athens through the ages. Moreover, they are excellent places from which to track the city’s fortunes. Generally, when the city experienced favorable growth,...
Civic Heart | Ancient Commercial Center | Athenian Democracy in Action According to scholar Robin Wakefield, the end of the legendary Athenian kings also meant the transfer of civic political power in Ancient Athens from the Acropolis to the Agora. As a result, while the Acropolis became reserved for the gods (and the city’s gold), the Agora emerge...
Roman Athens | For the Love of Greece | Greekling’s Gifts Athens resembled little of its Golden Age greatness by the time Hadrian became Emperor of Rome in 117 CE. However, historian Christopher Kelly says this did not stop Hadrian from visiting Athens on multiple occasions. As archaeologists Christopher Mee and Anthony Spawforth point out, Hadrian...
Compact | Artistic Gems | Eastern Roman Imperial Legacy The 7th–10th century in Athens remains shrouded in ominous mystery for scholars. According to historian Michael Llewellyn-Smith, chroniclers rarely mention the city in this period and there are few archaeological remnants. However, by the 11th and 12th centuries a measure of prosperity returne...
Ottoman Imperial Authority | Multi-Confessional Heritage | Political Disputes Ottoman rule swept into Greece because of Byzantine imperial decline in the fifteenth century. For instance, historian Michael Llewellyn-Smith tells us that the Ottomans conquered Athens in 1456, 3 years after the fall of Constantinople. Despite the legendary fame of Athe...
Modern Political Center | Major Civic Space | From Royal to Popular Palace You’d be hard-pressed to find an example of a building with as varied a history as today’s Greek Parliament. To be more specific, how many buildings claim occupants as diverse as royalty, refugees, and elected officials in under two centuries? This place is certainly in rare...
Philanthropy | Neoclassical Architecture | Public Gardens You could say that the drive for the modern Olympic games began here with this building’s namesake Evangelos Zappas. After fighting in the Greek Revolution as a young man in the 1820s, Zappas became a leading businessman in the United Principalities (now Romania). Although he lived abroad, Z...
Ancient Tradition Returns | Competition | First Modern Olympic Host You’ll no doubt be whistling the Olympic music by John Williams as we learn about this next Athenian monument. In fact, you can still visit the amazing host stadium of the 1896 Olympics. Known as the Panathenaic Stadium, or Kallimarmaro(“beautiful marble”), this venue boasts a fasc...
Victorious Symbol | Patriotism | Expansion As we venture towards the coastline of the so-called Athenian Riviera, we again meet our friend and wealthy Greek Egyptian businessman Georgios Averof. Averof’s name graces the ship because he left a substantial sum in his will to the Greek navy. Averof’s wealth thus allowed the Greek government to purchas...
Feb 16, 2022 · In 2002, Thomas aided former Athens Review reporter Art Lawler recall the history of Black owned businesses in the city. Downtown Athens has long been a hub of business activity but the history of the city reveals north Athens had its own thriving center of commerce for decades. Today, along those streets, you’ll find many vacant lots and ...
5 days ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Aristotle's landmark contributions include all of the following EXCEPT A. a treatise on ethics. B. the framing of the syllogism. C. the classification of plants and animals. D. the invention of the dialectical method., The so-called "Heroic Age" refers to the era that produced A. Athenian democracy. B. the Greek epics. C. the ...
Apr 23, 2024 · Southern Living named Nowhere Bar and The World Famous among "The South's Most Legendary Dive Bars" in a list published on the magazine's website on Mar. 16. The 25 bars recognized in the article ...
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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. Although Athens is the most famous ancient Greek democratic city-state, it was not the only one, nor was it the first; multiple other city-states adopted similar ...
Jan 9, 2024 · A colleague, my wife, and I were leaving Baba au Rum, one of the oldest of the new breed of craft cocktail bars in Athens, with the idea of heading to The Bar in Front of the Bar, another leading ...
