The Senate of Ancient Athens

Class at Socrates' Prison

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February 5th 2008
These last few days there hasn't been too much that has happened... Just a lot of class and homework. So I'll skip talking about that and just write about the halfway eventful things in the last few days... On Sunday we had a bike tour of Athens. That was pretty cool. We went to places that we had been before, so that was nice because we had an idea of where we were going. It was a little difficul ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more