Athenians
Greece
Mass Eastertime Exodus of Athenians Begins
Athenians have begun to deserting the Greek capital as they head to their families' ancestral villages and holiday destinations for the annual Easter break.
The mass exodus is expected to culminate on Holy Friday, as thousands flock to ports, bus...
Diaspora
Wedding Demographics in Early 20th Century Athens
A book titled "The Citizens of Athens 1900-1960" by Athens University Professor Eugenia Bournova describes the wedding customs and demographics of Athenians in the first 60 years of the 20th century, before the city became the modern capital it...
Greece
Eurostat: Athenians are the Least Satisfied Residents of EU’s 28 Capitals
According to a recent report published by the European Union's (EU) statistical agency, Eurostat, Athenians are the most unhappy residents of a capital city out of the 28 member states of the EU.
The report revealed that Athenians are at...
Ancient Greece
Parthenon Might Have Served as Athens' Treasury
During the yearly meeting of the Classical Association of Canada, a team of researchers claimed that the attic of the millennia-old Greek temple of Parthenon might have been the ideal place for Athenians to hide their vast cash reserves around 434 BC.
After all, nobody would...