Presentation of AthensPresentation of Athens

55thth Primary School of Egaleo Primary School of Egaleo

Music : ” The Kites” by Mikis TheodorakisMusic : ” The Kites” by Mikis Theodorakis

AthensAthens,,GreeGreecece

Ancient times (1100 -323 BC)Ancient times (1100 -323 BC)Classical times ( 5Classical times ( 5thth century BC)-The Golden Age of Pericles century BC)-The Golden Age of Pericles

Classical Times in Greece, from 500 BC until the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, are justly considered as one of the highest expressions of the Greek civilization . The ideas and concepts, the art and systems of governing which human mind created during this epoch are of a diachronic value .

Athens has been a city for 3.500 years but its greatest glory was during the classical period of ancient Greece from which so many buildings and artifacts still survive. Athens became the cradle of democracy .

Pericles was an aristocrat that defended the democratic values. He dominated in the political life of Athens for approximately 30 years.

He adopted different political reforms that allowed to the people to actively participate into politics.

He restored the temples destroyed by the barbarians and ordered the construction of magnificent monuments, such as the Acropolis , thus introducing an epoch that is called "The Golden Age of Pericles “

Pericles

Currency with the Goddess Athenas’ head

Nowadays the inhabited area is 30.000 hectares with 3.500.000 people.

On 18th September, 1834 Athens was recognized as the capital of Greece.

In those days Athens was 300 hectares and counted 10.000 – 12.000 people .

Small houses, Photo of Athens at the beginning of the 19th century

land ,dirt road.

This Athens has vanished

Athens from the air

Small houses with red tiles

Modern GreeceModern Greece1830: The independence of Greece was signed.

1834: Athens capital of Greece.

1837 : University built

1862 : Athens was lit up with gas.

1889 : “electricity “ came to Athens

1896 : Olympic ga1mes. The first car was launched

1905 : Asphalt covering of the streets. The first telephone

1907 :The first cinema. The population of Athens was 165.000.1908: Operation of the first organized telephone center with 800 subscribers. There were 12 primary schools and 5 high schools.1920: 830.000 people. About 80 cars in Athens.1923: Launch of the first “Citroen” taxis. Minor Asia Destruction: 300.000 refugees from Minor Asia moved to Athens. Serious problems of cleanliness and water shortage surfaced.

1925: The construction of the dam in lake Marathon started that year in

order to solve the water supply problem of the capital

1940-1944: German possession, National Resistance. 1997: Athens is in charge of the Olympic Games 2004.2001: The new airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” is built.2004: The Olympic Games 13-29 August.

Urban history of Athens Urban history of Athens

The basic points of the urban developmentThe basic points of the urban development

100 m..The first event during the Olympic Games of 1896

Athens 1840

The official language of Greece is The official language of Greece is

Greek, which is spoken by 94% of the Greek, which is spoken by 94% of the

population. A number of minority population. A number of minority

languages are spoken as well. The languages are spoken as well. The

most common foreign languages are most common foreign languages are

English, French,English, French,

Spanish and ItalianSpanish and Italian..

LanguagesLanguages

Tourist AttractionsTourist Attractions

Greek Parliament & Greek Parliament &

Syntagma (Constitution) SquareSyntagma (Constitution) Square

The The ParthenonParthenon

The Panathenean StadiumThe Panathenean Stadium

The AcademyThe Academy

Monastiraki

Odeon of Herodes Atticus 

 Erehteion

The national garden of AthensThe national garden of Athens..

Important People from AthensImportant People from Athens

Pericles  Αlkiviadis Sokrates

Plato Solon

Euripides

Nikiphoros Lytras - painter

Andreas Embirikos - poet

Dora Stratou - dancer

Melina Mercouri-politician

Zorz Sarri-author

Dimitri Nanopoulos-physist

- Xenia Kalogeropoulou- actress