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Pheidippides (Greek: Φειδιππίδης, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dip.pí.dɛːs], Modern Greek: [fi.ðiˈpi.ðis]; "Son of Pheídippos") or Philippides (Φιλιππίδης) is the central figure in the story that inspired three modern sporting events, the marathon race, the Spartathlon and Authentic Pheidippides Run Athens-Sparta-Athens 490km .
The 1896 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Greek: Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, romanized: Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Greek: Αθήνα 1896), were the first international Olympic Games held in ...
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Pinakia, identification tablets (name, father's name, deme) used for tasks like jury selection, Museum at the Ancient Agora of Athens. In Ancient Greece, a deme or demos (Ancient Greek: δῆμος, plural: demoi, δήμοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states.
Kato Patisia is the southern, lower part of Patisia. It is a served by the Kato Patisia station of the Athens metro. The Church of Agios Andreas is a notable historical structure. A church from the early Christian era in Athens, it was re-established as the katholikon of a monastery established by Saint Philothei in the late 16th century. St.
May 5 – At least two people are dead and 30 missing after two boats carrying illegal immigrants collide in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. [6]May 24 – The 6.4 M w Aegean Sea earthquake shook the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing 324 injuries and $450 million in damage.
Today's News Courier was created in 1969, when The Alabama Courier (founded 1892) and the Limestone Democrat (founded 1891) were acquired by Robert Bryan and merged. The combined paper was known in the 1980s as The Athens LC News Courier. Bryan sold his papers to Hollinger in 1997.
It has mild winters and hot summers. It is the warmest area of Downtown Athens with an average annual temperature of 20.2°C. The highest temperature in Neos Kosmos was 42.8°C and it was recorded on August 3, 2021 while the minimum temperature that day was a stunning 32.2°C. [1] [2]