In Ancient Greek, the name of the city was Ἀθῆναι (Athênai, pronounced [atʰɛ̂ːnai̯] in Classical Attic), which is a plural word. In earlier Greek, such as Homeric Greek, the name had been current in the singular form though, as … See more

• Kingdom of Athens 1556 BC–1068 BC
• City-state of Athens 1068 BC–322 BC
• Hellenic League 338 BC–322 BC
• Kingdom of Macedonia 322 BC–148 BC… See more

Athens sprawls across the central plain of Attica that is often referred to as the Athens Basin or the Attica Basin (Greek: Λεκανοπέδιο Αθηνών/Αττικής, romanized: Lekanopédio Athinón/Attikís). The basin is bounded b… See more

Athens became the capital of Greece in 1834, following Nafplion, which was the provisional capital from 1829. The municipality (City) of Athens is also the capital of the Attica region. The term Athens can refer ei… See more