Athinu. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC on the rest of the then known European continent.
Ancient Greece
Early Athenian coin, depicting the head of Athena on the obverse and her owl on the reverse - 5th century BC.
© 2011 Amiki d'Eulingu
Ancient Greece
Early Athenian coin, depicting the head of Athena on the obverse and her owl on the reverse - 5th century BC.
© 2011 Amiki d'Eulingu
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