Athens
City
Capital of Greece since 1834.
Held by
- 1789 – August 29, 1832 Ottoman Empire
- May 7, 1832 – 1947 Greece
- since February 10, 1947 Greece
Capital of
- since 1834 Greece
Events here 14
- February 21, 1821 – September 12, 1829 Greek War of Independence
- April 25, 1821 – June 21, 1822 Siege of the Acropolis (1821–1822)
- August 3, 1826 – May 25, 1827 Siege of the Acropolis (1826–1827)
- September 15, 1843 3 September 1843 Revolution
- April 6–15, 1896 1896 Summer Olympics
- November 1901 Gospel riots
- August 28, 1909 Goudi coup
- November 14, 1913 Treaty of Athens
- 1934 Balkan Pact
- December 3, 1944 – January 11, 1945 Dekemvriana
- November 14–17, 1973 Athens Polytechnic uprising
- April 16, 2003 Treaty of Accession 2003
- December 2008 – December 31, 2008 2008 Greek riots
- 2009 Eurozone crisis