About the book: 2008 / There are not many cities on our planet that can compete with Athens in antiquity. Built by Theseus at the behest of the goddess Athena, this city saw the invasion of the Persians and the trial of Socrates, glorified Pericles and expelled Thucydides, united Greece and became the instigator of discord, praised poets and philosophers - and subjected them to ridicule. Later this city saw the Macedonians, Romans and Gauls, resisted the Ottoman Empire, hosted Lord Byron and other celebrities and eventually became the capital of independent Greece. Enjoy your walks through the city of the Acropolis and Parthenon, the city of Pericles and Themistocles, Plato and Aristotle, Ypsilanti and Kapodistrias, Vangelis and Demis Roussos!