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Ath·ens

(ăth′ənz)

1. The capital and largest city of Greece, in the eastern part of the country near the Saronic Gulf. It was at the height of its cultural achievements and imperial power in the fifth century bc during the time of Pericles. Athens became the capital of modern Greece in 1834, two years after the country achieved its independence from Turkey.

2. A city of northeast Georgia east-northeast of Atlanta. It was founded in 1785 as the site of the University of Georgia, which was chartered that year and established in 1801.

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Athens

(ˈæθɪnz)

(Placename) the capital of Greece, in the southeast near the Saronic Gulf: became capital after independence in 1834; ancient city-state, most powerful in the 5th century bc; contains the hill citadel of the Acropolis. Pop: 3 238 000 (2005 est). Greek name: Athinai or Athina

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Ath•ens

(ˈæθ ɪnz)

n.

1. Greek, A•the•nai (ɑˈθi nɛ) the capital of Greece, in the SE part. 885,136: ancient city-state.

2. a city in N Georgia. 42,549.

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Noun	1.	Athens - the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess); "in the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city" Athinai, capital of Greece, Greek capital Parthenon - the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil Areopagus - a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court Dipylon, Dipylon gate - a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found Athenian - a resident of Athens Plato - ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC)
	2.	Athens - a town in southeast Ohio Buckeye State, OH, Ohio - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
	3.	Athens - a university town in northeast Georgia Empire State of the South, Georgia, Peach State, GA - a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Translations

Атина

AtényAthény

Ateena

Athén

아테네

Athenae

Atėnai

Atēnas

Athene

Ateny

Atenas

Atena

Афины

Atene

Atina

Athens

[ˈæθɪnz] N → Atenas f

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Athens

[ˈæθɪnz] n → Athènes
in Athens → à Athènes

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Athens

n → Athen nt

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Athens

[ˈæθɪnz] n → Atene f

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Here she often talked with her son about his father, and said that he was called Aegeus, and that he was a great king, and ruled over Attica, and dwelt at Athens, which was as famous a city as any in the world.

"Well, but, dear mother," asked the boy, "why cannot I go to this famous city of Athens, and tell King Aegeus that I am his son?"

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but I shall use the words and arguments which occur to me at the moment; for I am confident in the justice of my cause (Or, I am certain that I am right in taking this course.): at my time of life I ought not to be appearing before you, O men of Athens, in the character of a juvenile orator--let no one expect it of me.

There is at this time a Parian philosopher residing in Athens, of whom I have heard; and I came to hear of him in this way:--I came across a man who has spent a world of money on the Sophists, Callias, the son of Hipponicus, and knowing that he had sons, I asked him: 'Callias,' I said, 'if your two sons were foals or calves, there would be no difficulty in finding some one to put over them; we should hire a trainer of horses, or a farmer probably, who would improve and perfect them in their own proper virtue and excellence; but as they are human beings, whom are you thinking of placing over them?

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WREATHED in myrtle, my sword I'll conceal Like those champions devoted and brave, When they plunged in the tyrant their steel, And to Athens deliverance gave.

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When the Dolphin arrived with his burden in sight of land not far from Athens, he asked the Monkey if he were an Athenian.

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Socrates proceeds:--Suppose the Laws of Athens to come and remonstrate with him: they will ask 'Why does he seek to overturn them?' and if he replies, they have injured him,' will not the Laws answer, 'Yes, but was that the agreement?

The fact that he had been neutral in the death-struggle of Athens was not likely to conciliate popular good-will.

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Excessive honours are also a cause of sedition when one person or more are greater than the state and the power of the government can permit; for then a monarchy or a dynasty is usually established: on which account the ostracism was introduced in some places, as at Argos and Athens: though it is better to guard against such excesses in the founding of a state, than when they have been permitted to take place, to correct them afterward.

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Athens, as we learn from Demosthenes, was the arbiter of Greece seventy-three years.

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A day will be spent here, and leaving in the evening, the course will be taken towards Athens.

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Neither must we forget that the Republic is but the third part of a still larger design which was to have included an ideal history of Athens, as well as a political and physical philosophy.