The capital of Greece was moved from Nafplion to Athens by King Otto in 1834. King Otto decided upon Athens for many reasons not the least of which was its rich historical background. See the Related Links for more information.
The distance between the two places is 5103 miles. This is an approximate direct (straight line) distance. During actual travel, this distance may change if a different flight route is chosen.
The modern Olympics began to use medals in the 1896 games. The 1896 games were held in Athens, Greece. It was the very first of the modern Olympic games.
Conquest by another city, Athens' encouragement of democracies within it's empire, Athens being stripped of it's empire after it lost the Peloponesian War, absorption by the Persian Empire, liberation from the Persian Empire, and in the west, absorption by a tyrant in Sicily.
Greece now uses Euros
There are in 2012 NO plans to change the capital.
Greece changed from drachma in 2002
Climate Change Capital was created in 2003.
Yes there was an Industrial Revolution in Greece. It was not as big as in the UK, but there was a massive change. By 1856, 50% of the population of the Hellenic Republic was living in cities, as people abandoned agriculture for work in the factories. Most factories in Greece were opened by forigen venture capitalists. Major coal mining projects were started int he North of the country, including the introdution of the cable car into industrial use. A steam railway was built in 1790, and construction began on the Athens underground in 1896. 1,000,000 people were living in Athens by 1890. During the period of expansion of the Hellenic Republic (1860-1925), Greece was at its terretorial height. The Hellenci Republic ruled over Greece, Cyprus, Western Turkey, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Southern albania. There were various social changes as well as economic change.
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The Peloponnesian War ended the Golden Age of Greece and lead to the battling for the dominance between the city-states. Leadership of the Greek states first passed from Athens to Thebes and then to Macedonia.
Greece was where it is today; countries do not change locations.
No country can change the continent it is on. Therefore Greece was and is on the European/Eurasian continent.