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Attica 06 13 Athens 50 View from Philopappos Acropolis Hill

The Past

Ancient Athens Quiz

At which battle in 490 BC did an Athenian army repulse the first Persian invasion of Greece?

1. The Age of Pericles, after the painting by Philipp von Foltz, 1853. Pericles is shown addressing the Assembly from the bema, or speaker’s rostrum on the Pnyx. © akg images. 2. The ancient bema (speaker’s rostrum) as it is today, on Pnyx hill in Athens.

The Past

Democracy in Athens: power to the people?

Paul Cartledge, who has written the biography of the revolutionary idea of democracy, explains how it was practised in ancient Athens where it originated.

Military History
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All you need to know about… Themistocles

Themistocles was an ancient Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of elected officials, and went on to become one of the city’s most successful military leaders.