Updated September 23, 2016. The semicolon is a mark of punctuation ( ; ) most commonly used to separate independent clauses that share the same general idea(s). The semicolon suggests a closer connection between the clauses than a period does.
Athens County is a county in southeastern Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,757. Its county seat is Athens. The county was formed in 1805 from Washington County. Because the original state university (Ohio University) was founded there in 1804, the town and the county were named for the ancient center of learning, Athens, Greece.
Location of Athens on a map. Athens is the capital city of Greece. It has a population of 664,046, and is located on a latitue of 37.98 and longitude of 23.72. Athens is also the political center of Greece, which is considered a Republic, and home to its Ceremonial head of state.