Atenas: Pagkakaiba sa mga binago

Noong unang panahon, isang malakas na [[lungsod-estado]] at bantog na sentro ng sining, kultura, edukasyon at lalo na sa [[pilosopiya]] ang Atenas. Bilang luklukan ng [[Akademiyang Platoniko|Akademiya]] ni [[Platon]] at ng [[Liseo]] ni [[Aristoteles]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=www.culture.gr |title=Plato's Academy |work=Hellenic Ministry of Culture |url=http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21103a/e211ca03.html |accessdate=2007-03-28 |archive-date=2007-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321014534/http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21103a/e211ca03.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Greece uncovers 'holy grail' of Greek archeology |author= CNN & Assiciated Press |publisher= CNN.com |url=http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9701/16/greece.lyceum/index.html |date= 1997-01-16 |accessdate= 2007-03-28}}</ref> naging lugar ng kapanganakan ang Atenas nina Socrates, Pericles, Sophocles at ibang mga importante at maka-impluwensiyang mga pilosopo, manunulat at politiko ng matandang daigdig. Kilala rin ang lungsod bilang duyan ng sibilisasyong Kanluranin at ng [[demokrasya]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109386/Athens Athens aricle from Encyclopaedia Britannica] Quote: ''Ancient Greek Athenai, historic city and capital of Greece. Many of classical civilization's intellectual and artistic ideas originated there, and the city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Western civilization.''</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/greekdemocracy_01.shtml BBC History on Greek Democracy] - Accessed on 26 Enero 2007</ref> dahil sa impakto ng mga inambag nitong ideya at gawaing kultural at pampolitika noong ikalima at ika-apat na siglo BC sa ibang mga bahagi ng noong-kilalang kontinente ng Europa.<ref>[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741501460/Ancient_Greece.html Encarta: Ancient Greece] {{Webarchive|url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5kwKobzGL?url=web/20091028030542/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_1741501460/Ancient_Greece.html |date=2009-10-3128 }} - Hinango noong 26 Enero 2007</ref>