A History of Athens The site of the city of Athens has probably been inhabited for some six thousand years. It may be the oldest continuously inhabited capital city in Europe. The most glorious days of its ancient history are well-known and well-documented. The history of Athens since the end of classical times is much less well-known, yet it has much to teach us. Contents Ancient Athens Prehistoric Athens: Athens before history (5000-1500) Mycenaean Athens: The Athens of Legend (1500-1200) Dark Age Athens: The Centuries of Obscurity (1200-750) Archaic Athens I: The Age of Tyrants (750-528) Archaic Athens II: The Birth of Democracy (528-494) Archaic Athens III: The Persian Threat (494-478) Classical Athens I: The Golden Age (478-431) Classical Athens II: The Stuggle for Supremacy (431-404) Classical Athens III: The Intellectual Centre (404-339) Hellenistic Athens: Athens Under the Macedonians (339-168) Roman Athens I: Under the Republic (168-31) Roman Athens II: Under the Empire (31 BC - AD 303) Medieval Athens Byzantine Athens: Within the Christian Orthodox Empire (303-1205) Crusader Athens I: Burgundian Athens (1205-1311) Crusader Athens II: Catalan Athens (1311-1388) Crusader Athens III: Florentine Athens (1388-1456) Modern Athens Ottoman Athens I: Early Ottoman Athens (1456-1684) Venetian Athens: Venetian Interlude (1684-1689) Ottoman Athens II: Later Ottoman Athens (1689-1821) Revolutionary Athens: The War of Independence (1821-1833) Athens under the Bavarians I: The New Capital City (1833-1843) Athens under the Bavarians II: The Constitutional Monarchy (1843-1862) Georgian Athens: (1863-1912) Wartime Athens: Athens During the Balkan and First World Wars (1912-1918) Athens between the Wars (1918-1940) Athens under the Swastika: The Nazi Occupation of Athens (1941-1944) Athens under the British: The Civil War I (1944-1947) Athens under the Americans I: The Civil War II (1947-1949) Athens under the Americans II: The False Democracy (1949-1967) Athens under the Americans III: The Dictatorship (1967-1974) Athens Timeline Bibliography See also Matt Barrett's History of Greece Site The History Webring Site owned by John L. Tomkinson Previous | List Sites | Next | Join Previous 5 | Random | Next 5 Powered by CrickRock Webrings