• Kingdom of Athens 1556 BC–1068 BC
• City-state of Athens 1068 BC–322 BC
• Hellenic League 338 BC–322 BC
• Kingdom of Macedonia 322 BC–148 BC See more

There is evidence that the site on which the Acropolis ('high city') stands was first inhabited in the Neolithic period, perhaps as a defensible settlement, around the end of the fourth millennium BC or a little later. The site is a natural defensive position which commands … See more

Byzantine Athens
The city was threatened by Saracen raids in the 8th–9th centuries—in 896, Athens was raided and possibly occupied for a short period, an event which left some archaeological remains and elements of Arabic … See more

The name of Athens, connected to the name of its patron goddess Athena, originates from an earlier Pre-Greek language. The origin myth explaining how Athens acquired … See more

Origins and early history
Athens has been inhabited from Neolithic times, possibly from the end of the fourth millennium BC See more

In the early 4th century AD, the eastern Roman empire began to be governed from Constantinople, and with the construction and expansion of … See more

Ottoman Athens
The first Ottoman attack on Athens, which involved a short-lived occupation of the town, came in 1397, under the Ottoman generals Yaqub Pasha and Timurtash. Finally, in 1458, Athens was captured by the Ottomans … See more