Yea yes
They were the first to build a city - state
Athens turned the league which it led against the Persian Empire into an empire of its own. Using the power of this empire to bully other city-states. The Peloponnesian League led by Sparta called Athens on its attempt to bankrupt its neighbour Megara, a member of their league, an overconfident Athens persisted, resulting in a destructive war which Athens lost, and was stripped of its empire.
No empire established democracy. The first instance of democracy was in the city-state of ancient Athens, which was a republic. Since democracy means rule by the people, the terms democracy and empire are a dichotomy.
john touthomus
Herbert Hoover
It took approximately 1.5 years to build
Athens converted the alliance it led into an empire of its own.
Athens, but its priority was garnering money and power over its empire.
It was built to be the tallest building in the world (at its time.)
21,700,001
concrete
steel beams