Athens

Ath ens |ˈaTHənz ˈæθənz | 1 the capital of Greece, in the southern part of the country; pop. 745,500 (est. 2009 ). A flourishing city state in ancient Greece, it was an important cultural center in the 5th century bc. It came under Roman rule in 146 bc and fell to the Goths in ad 267. After its capture by the Turks in 1456, Athens declined to the status of a village until chosen as the capital of a newly independent Greece in 1834. Greek name Athínai. 2 a city in northeastern Georgia, the seat of the University of Georgia; since a 1991 merger, is part of Athens –Clarke County; consolidated pop. 113,398 (est. 2008 ). 3 a city in southeastern Ohio, the seat of Ohio University; pop. 22,088 (est. 2008 ). DERIVATIVES A the ni an |əˈTHēnēən |adjective & noun

Athens

Athens |ˈaθɪnz | the capital of Greece; pop. 745,500 (est. 2009 ). Greek name Athínai. A flourishing city state of ancient Greece, Athens was an important cultural centre in the 5th century bc. It came under Roman rule in 146 bc and fell to the Goths in ad 267. After its capture by the Turks in 1456 Athens declined to the status of a village, until chosen as the capital of a newly independent Greece in 1834. DERIVATIVES Athenian adjective & noun

Athens

Ath ens A the nai /ǽθɪnz //ɑːθíːneɪ /名詞 アテネ, アテ (ー )ナイ 〘ギリシャの首都; 古代ギリシャ文明の中心地 〙.