Pisistratus or Peisistratus (Greek: Πεισίστρατος Peisistratos; c. 600 – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death.His unification of Attica, the triangular peninsula of Greece containing Athens, along with economic and cultural improvements laid the groundwork for the later preeminence of Athens ...

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Greek: Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός, Naós tou Olympíou Diós), also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a former colossal temple at the center of the Greek capital Athens.It was dedicated to "Olympian" Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.

Athens is one of the oldest named cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for perhaps 5,000 years. Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC, and its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of Western civilization.. During the early Middle Ages, the city experienced a …

The ancient Olympic Games (Ὀλυμπιακοὶ ἀγῶνες; Latin: Olympia, neuter plural: "the Olympics") were a series of athletic competitions among representatives of city-states and were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece.They were held in honor of Zeus, and the Greeks gave them a mythological origin.The originating Olympic Games are traditionally dated to 776 BC.

565 Peisistratos, Athenian general, organizes Diakrioi, party of poor people. 561 Peisistratos takes power in Athens for first time. 560 Ephesus is besieged by Lydia; 560 Phalaris annexes Himera; 559 Ephesus is annexed by Lydia; 559-550 Lydia annexes Aeolis and Ionia; 559 Achilleion is founded and annexed by Mytilene; 557 Argos is overthrown by ...

Athensk demokrati utviklet seg i tiden rundt 400-tallet f.Kr. i den greske bystaten Athen, bestående av byen Athen og det omliggende landbruksområdet Attika.Det er et av de første demokratiene i verden. Andre greske bystater organiserte seg også i demokratier, de fleste fulgte den athenske modellen, men ingen er så godt dokumentert som Athens.

Pankration (/ p æ n ˈ k r eɪ t i ɒ n,-ˈ k r eɪ ʃ ən /; Greek: παγκράτιον) was a sporting event introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC, which was an empty-hand submission sport with few rules. The athletes used boxing and wrestling techniques but also others, such as kicking, holds, joint-locks, and chokes on the ground, making it similar to modern mixed martial …

Die attische Demokratie erlangte ihre vollständige Ausprägung im 5. Jahrhundert v. Chr., im Zeitraum zwischen den Perserkriegen und dem Peloponnesischen Krieg.Dies war zugleich die Zeit der größten Machtentfaltung Athens durch den attischen Seebund und durch eine darauf gegründete ökonomische Blüte und glanzvolle kulturelle Entfaltung, als deren imponierendstes …

Athenian democracy developed around the 6th century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica.Although Athens is the most famous ancient Greek democratic city-state, it was not the only one, nor was it the first; multiple other city-states adopted similar democratic constitutions before Athens.

The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.The word acropolis is from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, "highest point, extremity") and πόλις (polis, "city").