"It's evidence of the tremendous confidence that the Athenians had acquired."
"It was free markets and sound money that led to Athens great prosperity."
"1776 had commenced again and America's rebellious spirit had re-awoken in Athens."
"Athens is full of ancient monuments, temples, ruins, and churches."
"The contemporary culture that is so vibrant in the city of Athens."
"Modern Athens has to offer perhaps the most exciting one is the Contemporary Art scene."
"I think over the past few days it's really obvious that there is a very kind of vibrant energy to Athens."
"Athens is an incredible bridge between the past and the present."
"This is Athens, the birthplace of democracy."
"After 2,500 years, we can show this vision again, recreate this lost world as Pericles saw it, the greatest city on Earth."
"Athens had a so-called direct democracy in which the entire voting bloc in this case the adult male Athenian citizens who were not slaves were eligible to sit and vote in the people's assembly."
"No other culture has left behind so much written evidence as Athens."
"The rise of Athens to a leading position among Greek cities was due to democracy."
"No other city has shaped the Western world so much as Athens."
"For a few decades, Athens dominated the Eastern Mediterranean and the numerous Greek city-states."
"This is what we came to Athens for."
"Athens ruled a maritime Empire that stretched across the Aegean."
"Athens relied on trade for wealth and her Navy and City walls for security."
"Athens is one of the world's oldest cities."
"...despite her Naval victories events were inexorably against Athens she could not expect her luck to hold forever."
"... good government makes good art but it's an idea that has often and still goes strong in reference to Athens."
"The greater the wealth you manage to attain the Athenians reasoned, the greater your obligation to support Athens so that it will endure."
"His leadership brought about an unprecedented period of success and prosperity for ancient Athens."
"Acquiring citizenship in Athens was extremely difficult, typically requiring exceptional contributions or deeds to be granted."
"Athens is expanding its empire, turning up in the bays of islands and other city-states on the mainland and in Asia Minor."
"The Athenians were delighted, and received them with splendid processions and sacrifices, as though Theseus himself were returning to his city."
"Plaka is among the most visited areas of Athens and it is easy to see why."
"Athens has one of the richest heritage sites on the planet and a huge variety of experiences that makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world."
"Athens is world famous for its amazing Ancient Greek monuments as well as heritage from Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman times."
"No wonder then that Athens is among the world's top tourist destinations."
"Rising up from the teeming heart of modern Athens, the Acropolis Hill shines like a beacon of civilization."
"So we've now come to a place that's going to be the last stop of our trip around Athens."
"Hello everyone, here from Athens, the capital of Greece."
"In the 80s and 90s, Athens, Georgia, was like the big rock scene. R.E.M., Widespread Panic, B-52s."
"I always said that Athens is like the Detroit of Europe, but I love it. I really loved Athens. I loved all of Greece. It was awesome. One of my favorite countries."
"Here the sons of Athens set in place the bright foundation stone of freedom."
"Athens, the cradle of Western civilization, is a city steeped in history and culture."
"Athens blends the past with the present, the city thrives with contemporary art galleries, vibrant nightlife, and trendy neighborhoods."
"It's the Athens of the North, that's what they call it."
"Most people come to Athens to go to a lot of the archaeological sites here in Athens, obviously the Acropolis and the Parthenon being one of them."
"Whether you're coming to Athens for a day before you hit a Greek island, or you're coming to Athens for a week to discover all the things there is to explore, here are all the things that you need to know before you land."
"The prosperity brought by the Empire fueled remarkable cultural flowering in Athens."
"So amazing scenes are there of Athens."
"Athens itself was actually derived from the goddess of courage and wisdom, Athena."
"It's the year 478 BCE, and an interesting embassy of various diplomats presents itself to the Athenian Assembly."
"What is Ostracism? Well for those who don’t know ostracism was an Athenian way of getting rid of people who might be aspiring to overthrow the democracy."
"In the selection of magistrates, the Athenians preferred the lot to election because it safeguarded the powers of the people and obviated factionalism and corruption."
"The conservative pro-Spartan movement was at its height in Athens."
"The temple known as the Parthenon is in Athens."
"Athens was the birthplace of democracy."
"The decisive advantage for Athens had lain in her infantry, her hoplites, and in their equipment and training."
"The owl symbolizes Athens; it also symbolizes wisdom actually in Greek philosophy."
"Athens did not decline at all from 5th century Athens in terms of culture."
"Athens is still going strong and still putting on plays and doing things of that nature."
"Athens is still strong both militarily and politically as well as culturally."
"Athens is an interesting city blessed with a rich cultural and historical past, being the birthplace of democracy, the oldest capital in Europe, and home to the most theatrical stages in the world."
"Democracy was born right here in the city-state called Athens."
"We have the whole day to see how much of Athens we can see in 6 hours."
"I think I have found my favorite street in all Athens."
"So much history, it's the middle of Athens."
"Athens thrived particularly in the fifth century BC under Pericles."
"Agrippa... also instituted a building program in Athens."
"Hadrian came to Athens on three occasions."
"Athens was like the cultural and intellectual center of the world."
"Athens came to be characterized as much by militarism as by reason."
"Athens would eventually recover and once again may prove to be a major pain in the side of both the Corinth and Thebes."
"The whispers of discontent in Athens weren't limited to the Parthenon as Pericles continued to expand Athens' domination."
"Pericles treated Aspasia as an equal, and his consort quickly became part of the Athenian elite."
"This temple to Athena did just what Pericles wanted: it advertised the power of Athens to the world."
"The pluralism of Athens translates politically into democracy."
"The city-state of Athens was going to change the course of world history."
"Pericles became leader of Athens in 461 BC, thanks to the fleet of triremes Themistocles had built."
"For the last 2,000 years, Athens has been dominated by the Acropolis, a monument that represents Greece's golden period."
"The Acropolis became a symbol of Athenian civic pride, and the Parthenon its crowning glory."
"The great historic buildings of Athens were constructed of marble for its beauty and durability."
"Welcome to Athens, thank you, how you doing? Fine, awesome."
"How exciting, I hear Athens is lovely."
"The plague of Athens was an outbreak of mysterious plague in 430 BCE, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, that killed between a fourth and a third of the populations of Athens itself."
"It's just the view of Athens from up here is amazing, like it is quite a magical place."
"The birth of the Athenian Empire."
"The Athenians fully established our democracy around 506 or so when Cleomenes, the king of Sparta, marched in and took over the Acropolis."
"It is thanks to the skill of the Aeginetans who were continually able to tweak the noses of the Athenians in naval battles that the Athenians decided to spend all their newfound wealth."
"It was new and clean and colorful, the way Athens must have looked 2500 years ago."
"It's also amazing to me that the Athenians were able to rally after Sicily the way that they were."
"Records from ancient Athens indicate that each year, collaborators weaved a new robe that they used to dress a statue, and that this robe depicted scenes."
"The Athenian expedition to Sicily, where I will make a new argument about that."
"It's the staple of Athens, one of the most iconic sites of the Athens skyline."
"The capital city of Greece is named for the mythological goddess of war and wisdom."
"We are here as you can see in Athens, Greece."
"Democracy was invented in Athens."
"You are very welcome to Athens! This is The Life of Others!"
"The Athenian Agora is so important because Athens is generally agreed to be the place where democracy was born."
"It's a beautiful day in Athens and it's a beautiful conversation to be had."
"Athens, a lively city set in historic surroundings."
"The heart of the ancient city of Athens was its market square, the focal point of public life."
"Pericles' social innovations were equally important to the Golden Age of Athens; for the first time, the poor were allowed to attend theatrical performances."