Following a legendary duel between the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena, and the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon, the city was later renamed Athens in favour of the goddess Athena’s gift of olive trees; which became one of the only things able to be harvested within the city’s supposedly baron land.
Read MoreHistorically, classical Athens was a powerful city-state regarded for its ability to educate students on the matters of Art, Learning and Philosophy. The city had also, more famously, become home to Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum.
Read MorePerhaps the most iconic landmark of Ancient Greece, the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, is a giant citadel which is believed to have been inhabited since the fourth millennium BC (between 4000-3001 BC).
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