2. ATHENS
• Athens is the capital and
largest city of Greece.
• Athens dominates the
Attica region and is one
of the world's oldest
cities, with its recorded
history spanning around
3,400 (three thousand
four) years.
• A centre for the arts,
learning and philosophy,
home of Plato's Academy
and Aristotle's Lyceum
3. THE GODS
• The Greek gods could be
men and women, with
defects, virtues and
passions, but were
immortal. Vivian on
Mount Olympus, Forming
A big family.
• To explain the origin of
the universe made use of
myths and legends. At
first there was only
Khaos, an infinite space
from which emerged Gaia
(the earth).
4. architecture
• Athenian architecture was
applied mainly to the
construction of temples,
usually rectangular, with
a wide central hall called
Naos where stood the
figure of God
• Between the columns and
ceiling sculptures were
placed friezes depicting
scenes from mythology.
5. the Olympics
• From the year 776 a.c
every four years in
August, all polis (citystate) of Greece sent
their best athletes to
Olympia to compete in
the Olympic Games
.There were held sports
competitions and artistic
events of poetry and
music.
6. • The most significant competition was the pentathlon
bringing together five races: race, javelin, wrestling,
discus throwing and jumping. The games were
announced throughout Greece ten months before its
conclusion through messengers announcing the sacred
truce. Wars and disputes should be suspended until the
end of the Olympics.
7. slavery
• Despite the democratic
spirit of Athenian life,
slavery remained doing
more productive tasks
• They could be Greeks or
foreign and mostly owned
by individuals who
considered them like
animals or objects
8. currently atenas
• Athens is a city
exceptionally rich in
archaeological sites,
ranging from archaic
Greece to the Roman,
and most of which are
open to the public.
9. geography
• The metropolitan area of
Athens extends over a
plain of Attica peninsula,
bounded on the south by
the Saronic Gulf, on the
west by Mount Egaleo;
northwest by Mount
Parnitha, north-east by
Mount Penteli, and to the
east by the Mount Imitos.
10. geography
• The metropolitan area of
Athens extends over a
plain of Attica peninsula,
bounded on the south by
the Saronic Gulf, on the
west by Mount Egaleo;
northwest by Mount
Parnitha, north-east by
Mount Penteli, and to the
east by the Mount Imitos.
