Athens, Greece, is the home of a famous temple called the Parthenon.
Athens, Greece, is the home of a famous temple called the Parthenon.
Athena was the goddess of wisdom and Hercules half sister. She was a military warrior who did in fact help protect Athens.
just a guess but it might be the school of athens that made itself, BURN!!!!
There are 2 Athens in the world. One is the capitl city of Greece and the other one is a small town in Georgia. (Thats in the U.S) THERES ANOTHER ATHENS IN TEXAS SMARTEE !!!! There are many other towns in the US named Athens: Athens, TN Athens, AL Athens, OH Athens, CA Athens, AR Athens, IL Athens, IN Athens, LA Athens, ME Athens, MI Athens, MS Athens, NY Athens, PA Athens, VT Athens, VA Athens, WV Athens, WI Athens, KS The bottom line is there are a lot of cities/towns named Athens. There are 23 in North America alone. All of them are named after the original city of Athens in Greece.
He was extremely proud of Athens. As a matter of fact, this pride would lead him to declare the fatal Pelopennisian War, which would end in Athens' defeat.
Primarily due to they fact it's the home of the University of Georgia.
One of Athens biggest rivals was Sparta.
The difference is that they were in a war, of couse one lost and one won. Can you guess which one lost? a. Spartas b. Athens If you said Athens, you are correct. The athens ruled for many years. Then Sparta came and kicked their butts in the war! AncientGreekGirl :)
Athens is the capital city of Greece. It is considered one of the oldest city of the world with a recorded history of 3500 years.
Socrates was hung do to his vocal criticism of democracy in Athens. He was often heard praising Sparta, Athens' archrival, He also was told by the oracle that while many wise men in Athens thought themselves wise they in fact were not. He went on to question many notable figures in Athens Society and determined this fact. He knew he himself was not wise and paradoxically made himself wiser, as he was the only one aware of his own ignorance. This wisdom made many prominent Athenians look foolish and proceeded to turn them against him. He was then taken to court and sentenced for corrupting the Athenian youth and not believing in the gods of the state.
A plague broke out in Athens in 430b.c. , and killed about one third of the population.
one of the famous places in Greece are the Athens