Athens

Athens, ATH ihnz or ATH uhnz (pop. 789,116; met. area pop. 3,187,734), is one of the world's most famous and historic cities. It became the capital of Greece in 1833, after the Greeks freed themselves from Ottoman rule. But Athens's greatest fame dates from the 400's B.C., when it was the world's most powerful and most highly civilized city. The city's name in Greek is Athinai. Athens lies on a plain near the southern end of Attica, a peninsula that extends from southeastern Greece into the… More »