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Athens (Αθήνα/Athina, Katharevousa: Αθήναι/Athinai), the capital and largest city in Greece, dominates the Attica periphery: as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans at least 3,000 years.In ancient Greek, the name of Athens was αἱ Ἀθῆναι, related tο ἡ Ἀθηνᾶ and its dialectal variant ἡ Ἀθήνη , the Attic and Ionic names respectively of the goddess Athena, the goddess of disciplined war and wisdom. More...