1. The city of Athens

2. POWER ART SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY
During the time of Ancient Greeks Athens was the center of
POWER
ART
SCIENCE
PHILOSOPHY

3. is named after the Greek goddess
Athens
is named after the Greek goddess
ATHENA

4. Athens
The Parthenon, sit on top of a hill in the center of the city, is her shrine.
She is the patron of the city of Athens.

5. Athens
Is the goddess of
WISDOM
WAR
CIVILIZATION

6. Athens is a “polis”
The Acropolis
The Asty
The Chora

7. The Acropolis was built on a hill in the middle of the city of Athens.
Surrounded by stone walls, originally the people could retreat when the city was attacked. Later it was used for temples (and as a fortress)

8. The Acropolis
At the center of Acropolis is the Parthenon that was dedicated to the goddess Athena and was also used to store gold. But in the Acropolis there were other temples too (Temple of Athena Nike and Erechtheum)

9. The Acropolis
On the slope of Acropolis were theatres too: the Theatre of Dionysus and the Theatre of Herodes Atticus.
Both of them were so good that all people (up to ) could see and hear the play.
Parthenon
Theatre of Dionysus
Theatre of Herodes Atticus

10. Athens is a “polis”
The Acropolis
The Asty
The Chora

11. The Asty
The Asty was where the people lived and where the agorà was. The agorà was surrounded by government buildings like the Mint, where coins were made, and the Strategeion, where the Strategoi, military leaders, met.

12. The Agorà
The Agorà was a place for people to meet and discuss ideas on philosophy and government.
This is the place where the DEMOCRACY of ancient Greece first came to life.

13. Athens is a “polis”
The Acropolis
The Asty
The Chora

14. The Chora The polis was surrounded by the Chora, the country.
Shepherds and farmers lived and worked there.

15. The city of Ancient Athens reached its peak during the leadership of Pericles from 461 to 429 b.C
This period was called the AGE OF PERICLES.

16. The age of Pericles
During this time, Pericles promotes democracy, the arts and literature. He also built many of the city great structures including rebuilding much of the Acropolis.