Athenian
From ancient democracy
Athenian describes anything relating to Athens, the capital of Greece and one of the ancient world's most influential city-states.
An Athenian is a native or inhabitant of Athens: Socrates was an Athenian philosopher.
The word often evokes classical antiquity—Athenian democracy, Athenian architecture, the Athenian golden age under Pericles.
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- agoraGreek civic square
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
Aristotle · democracy · polis · citizen · assembly · Pericles · golden age · philosophy
Venue for live drama
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- potteryFired clay objects
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
rhetoric · Dionysus · tragedy · comedy · chorus · amphitheater · red-figure · black-figure
Formal choice expression
- assemblyConstructing from components
- citizenLegal national member
- participationAct of taking part
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
equality · debate · rhetoric · jury · ostracism · direct democracy · public office · lottery
Of Athenian origin
- residentOne who inhabits
- metropolitanOf a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
- contemporaryOf the present age
capital · Attica · Piraeus · citizen · local · municipal · neighborhood · cosmopolitan
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- AcropolisFortified hilltop in Athens
- agoraGreek civic square
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
Plato · Aristotle · democracy · polis · citizen · assembly · Pericles · golden age · philosophy · tragedy
theater
Venue for live drama
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- potteryFired clay objects
symposium · rhetoric · Dionysus · tragedy · comedy · chorus · amphitheater · red-figure · black-figure · academy
vote
Formal choice expression
- assemblyConstructing from components
- citizenLegal national member
- participationAct of taking part
deliberation · equality · debate · rhetoric · jury · ostracism · direct democracy · public office · lottery · quorum
Greek
Of Athenian origin
- residentOne who inhabits
- metropolitanOf a major city
- urbanPertaining to cities
contemporary · capital · Attica · Piraeus · citizen · local · municipal · neighborhood · cosmopolitan · commuter
- Greek demonymsCorinthian, Theban, Cretan, Cypriot, Macedonian
- Greek & RomanAchilles heel, Trojan horse, Pandora's box, Midas touch, Odyssey
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- City DwellersLondoner, Parisian, New Yorker, Berliner, Roman
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- ancient warfarephalanx, warriors, army, legion, battle
AthenianPersian
Of or from Iran
barbarian · Carthaginian · Macedonian · Roman · Egyptian
Athenianmilitarist
Advocate for armed strength
philistine · anti-intellectual · barbarian · authoritarian · provincial
- Athenian democracyAncient Greek participatory government