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Athens of the North may refer to one of several cities in Northern Europe that, due to their prominence in science and culture, were likened to Classical Athens:

  • A nickname for Edinburgh, Scotland, see: Etymology of Edinburgh
  • A nickname for Huddersfield, England
  • A nickname for Jyväskylä, Finland, and especially the University of Jyväskylä
  • The motto of King's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • A nickname for Liège, Belgium, especially during the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
  • A nickname for Stockholm, Sweden, especially in the time of Christina, Queen of Sweden
  • A nickname for Valenciennes, France
  • A nickname for Vilnius, Lithuania
  • A nickname for the 18th-century Warrington Academy, in England

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Athens of the North

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Athens of the North may refer to one of several cities in Northern Europe that, due to their prominence in science and culture, were likened to Classical...

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Athens

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Athens (/ˈæθɪnz/ ATH-inz) is the capital and largest city of Greece. A major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the...

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Acropolis of Athens

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The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli...

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The School of Athens

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The School of Athens (Italian: Scuola di Atene) is a fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1509 and 1511 as part of...

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Etymology of Edinburgh

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children by the smoke rising above Edinburgh from the fires of the tenements. Edinburgh has been called the Athens of the North since at least the 18th century...

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Classical Athens

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The city of Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athênai [a.tʰɛ̂ː.nai̯]; Modern Greek: Αθήναι, Athine [a.ˈθi.ne̞] or, more commonly and in singular, Αθήνα,...

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Ancient Agora of Athens

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The ancient Agora of Athens (also called the Classical Agora) is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis...

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Edinburgh

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the North since the early 19th century. References to Athens, such as Athens of Britain and Modern Athens, had been made as early as the 1760s. The similarities...

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Athens B1

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The B1 North Athens electoral constituency (Greek: Β1' Εκλογική Περιφέρεια Βόρειου Τομέα Αθηνών) is a parliamentary constituency of Greece, created after...

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History of Athens

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Historical affiliations Kingdom of Athens 1556 BC–1068 BC City-state of Athens 1068 BC–322 BC Hellenic League 338 BC–322 BC Kingdom of Macedonia 322 BC–148 BC...

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2004 Summer Olympics

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attendance, and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its...

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Plague of Athens

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The Plague of Athens (Ancient Greek: Λοιμὸς τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, Loimos tôn Athênôn) was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece...

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Athens Prefecture

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The Athens Prefecture (Greek: Νομαρχία Αθηνών, romanized: Nomarkhía Athinón) was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and...

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; Greek: Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Ethnikó kai Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón)...

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Athens A

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to 1958, when the Athens B constituency was split off, leaving Athens A with the Municipality of Athens. It elects fourteen Members of Parliament (MPs)...

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Athens Metro

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The Athens Metro (Greek: Μετρό Αθήνας, romanized: Metro Athinas) is a rapid-transit system in Greece which serves the Athens urban area. Line 1 opened...

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Athens metropolitan area

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referred to as the former Athens Prefecture municipalities, located within 4 regional units (North Athens, West Athens, Central Athens, South Athens); and a...

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Roman Agora

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The Roman Agora (Greek: Ρωμαϊκή Αγορά) at Athens is located to the north of the Acropolis and to the east of the Ancient Agora. The Roman Agora was built...

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Athens Tram

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The Athens Tram is the modern public tram network system serving Athens, Greece. The system is owned and operated by STASY, which replaced Tram S.A. in...

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