Talk:Duchy of Athens

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Can we get a coat of arms in the article for the Duchy? --Daniel C. Boyer 18:57, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)


 * I don't think I've ever seen one, although I'm sure they had some sort of heraldry. Do you know where one might be found? Adam Bishop 05:06, 27 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I want to know about how much power the duke of Athens would have, and how the politics worked. Also, if you added a popular culture section or something, it's worth noting that in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Theseus is portrayed as the Duke of Athens. 24.42.74.140 (talk) 16:57, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

This article currently states:


 * Athens was originally a vassal state of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, but after Thessalonica was captured in 1224 by Theodore, the Byzantine Despot of Epirus...

However, according to the Thessaloniki article, it was conquered by Michael Ducas (which makes sense, as Theodore had already died by that time). Is it agreed that this should be changed? -- Itai 10:13, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The photo of the so called Frankish Tower, reportedly dismantled in 1874!
I would beg to argue that this tower, which may or may not have been of Frankish origin (Possibly Ottoman?) was dismantled in 1874! This date, from whatever sources the author used, is most incorrect! The tower even existed when Athens again? hosted the Olympic Games! I am sure that the author of this site might well be able to find out the same information as did I? But, perhaps I will post my sources in a later post!69.92.23.64 (talk) 02:03, 16 February 2011 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes 96.19.152.171 (talk) 03:29, 1 August 2013 (UTC)Ronald L. Hughes, Long Beach, MS, 2013, Perhaps I was wrong above concerning the demolition of the great tower on the Acropolis. Perhaps it did occur in the era of 1874? But that does not explain the Fig. numbered 7.44 shown in A. T. Fomenko's Vol. I, on page 433, showing the tower still standing in 1896,as it seems upon the winner of the bike racing event!! But further problems can be found within Fomenko's "History: Fiction or Science" Volume I, on pages 427 through page 435! ref!

Name two famous rivers that ran along side Ancient Athens?
96.19.152.171 (talk) 03:36, 1 August 2013 (UTC)Can any of you "experts", Name two famous rivers that ran along side Ancient Athens? If you can, can any of you name famous battles that could have occured there? Ronald L. Hughes, Long Beach, MS Note that I consider the letters spelled "issus" to mean the same as modern English as "issue" or the "issue" of a "river", and thus "issus" merely means "stream" or "river!"

Article titled "The Duchy, Dante Alighieri, and William Shakespeare"
What is the whole point of this section? It doesn't contain anything that warrants it being its own section. It's already been flagged for needing citation, which I would assume also comes only from it being a "coincidental" piece of information (at least based on what it has now).

If this were to have its own portion, this warrants it having a "In literature" or "In popular media" section instead, and expanded beyond those two. If none otherwise, I believe it should be ommited. RayaOstrinsula (talk) 15:08, 22 October 2023 (UTC)