Athens (Greek: [ch913][ch952][ch942][ch957][ch945], Athína IPA: /a'[ch952]ina/) is the capital and largest city of Greece. It is also known as the birthplace of democracy. [5][6] Named after the goddess Athena, Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world with a recorded history of at least 3,000 years. Today, the Greek capital is a bustling and cosmopolitan metropolis with an urban population of 3.1 million people and a metro population of 3.7 million people. The Athens metropolitan area is the centre of economic, financial, industrial, cultural and political life in Greece. The city is also rapidly becoming a leading business centre in the European Union. The city proper has a land area of 39 km² while the urban agglomeration of Athens spans 412 km².[7]
Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state center of learning, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC on the rest of the then known European Continent.[8] The classical era heritage is still evident in the city, portrayed through a number of ancient monuments and artworks, the most famous of all being the Parthenon on the Acropolis, standing as an epic landmark of western civilization. Athens is also home to some World Heritage Sites. Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896 and in 2004 it welcomed the Summer Olympics back home with great success.
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http://www.city-data.com/city/Athens-Maine.html
wish i could be in _________________ in athens...
i live real close to athens, ohio, but i'm not going to the prom thing.
i thought there needed to be at least one more thread about athens.
this is how the internet works, folks.
You mean it's not in Athens Ohio? D'oh!
ratsprayer is my cousin, folks.
:-/
My pap was just thinking we need another thread about Athens!
Swartho beans in athens this weekend!!
anyone up for it?
univeristy of georgia located in ATHENS??
yes, athens, Ohio.
Quoteyes, athens, Ohio.
So there are going to be a bunch of Georgia Peaches running around on this fine night!!!???
QuoteQuoteyes, athens, Ohio.
So there are going to be a bunch of Georgia Peaches running around on this fine night!!!???
YES it is...and YES there most definently will be
Quoteuniveristy of georgia located in ATHENS??
Yeah, and I done went there 1 time and it was fuckin' awesome! Could b a grate place for me and the little misses to r'tire. ;)
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combo athens thread.
it doesn't get much better than this.
QuoteSwartho beans in athens this weekend!!
anyone up for it?
Will Mike Hawk be there & will we be playing Quoits?
bump
(for real)