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10 hours ago · Today, Greece is a poster child for the tough austerity measures introduced to rein in foreign debt and Athens is the country’s most popular tourist destination, having received 7 million ...
4 days ago · The establishment of democracy in ancient Athens was a crucial moment in human history. It was a type of governance that valued citizen participation and free public debate. Yet, this revolutionary system was shockingly different from the inclusive democracies the civilized world is so proud of.
14 hours ago · Greece has more than 2,000 islands, of which about 170 are inhabited; some of the easternmost Aegean islands lie just a few miles off the Turkish coast. The country’s capital is Athens, which expanded rapidly in the second half of the 20th century.
4 days ago · Greece - Ancient Cities, Acropolis, Parthenon: In the south, Greece was divided among a number of competing political units. After 1204 the dukes of Athens (mostly of French or Italian origin) controlled much of central Greece, with their main base at Thebes.
3 days ago · Ancient Greece ( Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized : Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ( c. 600 AD ), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.
1 day ago · Plato (born 428/427 bce, Athens, Greece—died 348/347, Athens) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates (c. 470–399 bce), teacher of Aristotle (384–322 bce), and founder of the Academy.
5 days ago · The Parthenon ( / ˈpɑːrθəˌnɒn, - nən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized : Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized : Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6] [7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.
