Henry Clay's Public House shared a photo. September 24 at 9:56pm Â·.
Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC, and its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of western civilization.
Athens (Pireaus), Greece Port | Map | Locations. Central to the appeal for visitors to Athens is the Acropolis, which was a center for Athenian civilization long before the Periclean golden era which saw the construction of the Parthenon and the other temples which are now the most popular attractions in the city.