Greek History
by RACCOON1
Before you go tripping around Greece you have to know a bit about ancient Greek History.
There were five distinct Ages:
(1) Bronze Age ( Minoan or Early Antiquity)
2500 BC to 776 BC
Trojan War ( 1280 BC ) times
(2) The Archaic Age ( 776 BC to 479 BC)
First Olympic Games in 776 BC
Homer writes the Iliad , Odyyssey 750 BC
Persina Invasions Battle of Marathon ,etc.
(3) The Classical Age (479 BC to 323 BC)
Construction of Parthenon
Golden Age of Athens
Peloponnesian War
Socrates and Plato
Alexander the Great and his death 323 bc
(4) Hellenistic Age ( 323 BC to 31 BC )
Roman incursion into Greece
Battle of Actium ( Anthony and Cleopatra)
(5) Roman Imperial Age ( 27 BC to 100 AD )
Nero adds peotry to roster of Olympic competitions
393 AD - Last Olympic Games
Visit the Acropolis....
by cesargil
Visit the Acropolis. Overlooking the old district of Plaka, shining yellow from the sun, and contrasting with the modern Athens, it doesn´t seem real! I miss the young people socializing together in the cafeterias and restaurants at night. The greek people have all this joy of living.
Kolonaki
by OrlandoBR
Kolonaki is where you want to buy your apartment in Athens. It is very pleasant - a residential area in the steep terrain between Syntagma Square and the Lykavittos hill. The streets close to the Kolonaki Square seem to concentrate all the trendy shops, and between that and the funicular station (to go up the hill) you will do a lot of climbing. The place itself and the nice views over Athens will make the effort very worth it.
Internet Connection
by physiar
Internet Cafes are widespread in Athens. Most hotels also offer internet access, though usually at high rates.
&bTellas&b is teh only firm in Greece that offers free connection. Use 'tellas' for username and 'free' for password, and dial up a connection using 2111805000 from a mobile phone and 8015005000 from a landline.
CosmOTE and HOL are another two good and cheap providers.
THE ANCIENT CITY OF ATHENS is...
by Juliet67
THE ANCIENT CITY OF ATHENS is a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students of classical art & archaeology, civilization, languages, and history at Indiana University as a supplement to their class lectures and reading assignments and as a source of images for use in term papers, projects, and presentations. We also hope that this site will be useful to all who have an interest in archaeological exploration and the recovery, interpretation, and preservation of the past.
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View from on high
finished? or work in progress?
Milos Restaurant, Athens
hard to choose!
