Athenians
Ancient democracy's founders
Athenians are people from Athens, the capital of Greece.
In historical contexts, the term usually refers to citizens of ancient Athens, the city-state that pioneered democracy and produced philosophers like Socrates and Plato: The Athenians voted to exile him for ten years.
Modern Athenians inhabit a sprawling Mediterranean metropolis.
Fifth-century Athenian statesman
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- hopliteAncient Greek heavy infantry
phalanx · trireme · agora · drachma · chiton · symposium · archon · Solon
Greek island, ancient battlefield
- MarathonGreek town, ancient battle site
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
- PeloponnesianOf Greece's hand-shaped peninsula
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
hoplite · phalanx · navy · siege · Persian · alliance · fleet · infantry
Citizens' assembly, especially Greek
- assemblyConstructing from components
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- citizenshipStatus as state member
polis · boule · deme · liturgy · demos · jury · quorum · agenda
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
- LyceumAristotle's Athenian teaching grounds
dialectic · Socratic · ethics · metaphysics · epistemology · rhetoric · Xenophon · dialogue
Pericles
Fifth-century Athenian statesman
- SocratesAncient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
hoplite · phalanx · trireme · agora · drachma · chiton · symposium · archon · Solon · Draco
Salamis
Greek island, ancient battlefield
- MarathonGreek town, ancient battle site
- ThermopylaeGreek coastal pass, ancient battle
- PeloponnesianOf Greece's hand-shaped peninsula
trireme · hoplite · phalanx · navy · siege · Persian · alliance · fleet · infantry · shield
ecclesia
Citizens' assembly, especially Greek
- assemblyConstructing from components
- votingFormally registering a choice
- ostracismBanishment from a group
citizenship · polis · boule · deme · liturgy · demos · jury · quorum · agenda · debate
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- AcademyElite scholarly institution
Lyceum · dialectic · Socratic · ethics · metaphysics · epistemology · rhetoric · Xenophon · dialogue · wisdom
Parthenon
Ancient Greek hilltop temple
- DoricAustere classical column style
- IonicScroll-capitaled column order
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
frieze · citadel · sacred · olive · procession · treasury · marble · columns · archaeology · restoration
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
Euripides · Aristophanes · theatre · chorus · amphora · pottery · sculpture · fresco · lyric · Sappho
- Ancient GreeksSocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Pericles
- city-state citizensSpartans, Singaporeans, Andorrans, Carthaginians, Corinthians
- Greek PeoplesGreeks, Spartans, Corinthians, Thebans, Hellenes
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- Classical FiguresZeus, Apollo, Poseidon, Hades, Aphrodite
- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Xerxes, Darius
AtheniansSpartans
Citizens of ancient Laconia
Corinthians · Thebans · oligarchs · militarists · Macedonians
AtheniansPersians
People of ancient Iran
barbarians · Macedonians · Romans · Egyptians · Phoenicians
- Athenian democracyAncient Greek participatory government