Athens, Greece - Great Cities of the Ancient World (sitios de interés)
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Athens, Greece
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The leading city of Ancient Greece laid down the foundations of western civilisation on the theory that an individual should be given freedom provided they acted within the laws of the state. Citizen of Athens were given the free roam to pursue their own theories and encouraged to strive for excellence. The capital of the Ancient Greek empire was also the intellectual centre of Greece, and named after Athena - the goddess of wisdom. The city was notable for being the first to establish democracy in 508BC - an Assembly was formed which would meet each month and discuss the affairs of the state.
And of course, Athens is home to some of the most stunning classical architecture - the Acropolis defines what many people associated with the city, and served as the site of a temple to Athena in the ancient era.