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This is an incomplete list of ancient Greek cities, including colonies outside Greece, and including settlements that were not sovereign poleis.Many colonies outside Greece were soon assimilated to some other language but a city is included here if at any time its population or the dominant stratum within it spoke Greek.
1854 – Occupation of city by British and French forces during the Crimean War begins. [8] 1856 – Occupation of city by British and French forces ends. [8] 1860s – Anafiotika neighborhood settled. [11] 1862 – 10 December: Second National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens begins. 1869 – Athens and Piraeus Railway in operation. [citation ...
The finest legacy of this period are the buildings of the University of Athens (1837), the National Gardens of Athens (1840), the National Library of Greece (1842), the Old Royal Palace (now the Greek Parliament Building; 1843), the Old Parliament Building (1858), the City Hall (1874), the Zappeion Exhibition Hall (1878), the Greek National ...
The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100 – c. 800 BC) refers to the period of Greek history from the presumed Dorian invasion and end of the Mycenaean civilization in the 11th century BC to the rise of the first Greek city-states in the 9th century BC and the epics of Homer and earliest writings in the Greek alphabet in the 8th century BC.
It is the only exclusively qualified body [1] in Greece to represent the interests of Greek football and prohibits any political, religious or racial discrimination. In 1927, the HFF became a member of FIFA [1] and in 1954 became one of the first members of UEFA. Amongst its obligations as member of international sports bodies, the HFF accepts ...
Argos (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ɒ s,-ɡ ə s /; Greek: Άργος; Ancient and Katharevousa: Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. [2]
The large city centre (Greek: Κέντρο της Αθήνας, romanized: Kéntro tis Athínas) of the Greek capital falls directly within the Municipality of Athens (Greek: Δήμος Αθηναίων, romanized: Dímos Athinaíon), which is the largest in population size in Greece and forms the core of the Athens urban area, followed by the ...
December 22 is the 356th ... 1937 – The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. [22] ... 1949 – Ray Guy, American football player (d. 2022) 1950 ...