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The following is a **[timeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:City_timelines) of the [history](/source/History_of_Athens) of the [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Greece) of [Athens](/source/Athens)**, [Greece](/source/Greece).

This is a [dynamic list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Dynamic_lists) and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by [editing the page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Timeline_of_Athens) to add missing items, with references to [reliable sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources).

## Prior to 15th century

See also: [History of Athens § Antiquity](/source/History_of_Athens#Antiquity), [History of Athens § Middle Ages](/source/History_of_Athens#Middle_Ages), and [Timeline of ancient Greece](/source/Timeline_of_ancient_Greece)

- 630 BCE – [Temple of Athena Polias](/source/Temple_of_Athena_Polias) built (approximate date).[1]

- 594 BCE – [Solonian law](/source/Solonian_Constitution) established.[2]

- 575 BCE – [Coins](/source/Ancient_Greek_coinage) in use (approximate date).[3]

- 566 BCE – [Panathenaic festival](/source/Panathenaic_festival) begins.[1]

- 560 BCE – [Peisistratos](/source/Peisistratos) in power.[2]

- 546 BCE – Athenian [tetradrachm](/source/Tetradrachm) (coin) in use.[3]

- 480 and 479 BCE - Athens is [burnt, then destroyed by the Persians](/source/Achaemenid_destruction_of_Athens)

- 447 BCE – [Parthenon](/source/Parthenon) construction begins.[4]

- 431 BCE – [Peloponnesian War](/source/Peloponnesian_War) begins with [Sparta](/source/Sparta).[5]

- 430 BCE – Plague.[6]

- 424 BCE – [Temple of Athena Nike](/source/Temple_of_Athena_Nike) built.[7]

- 409 BCE – [Erechtheion](/source/Erechtheion) built (approximate date).[7]

- 404 BCE – Athens defeated in the [Peloponnesian War](/source/Peloponnesian_War)

- 385 BCE – [Academy](/source/Platonic_Academy) founded (approximate date).[6]

- 335 BCE – [Lyceum](/source/Lyceum_(classical)) founded (approximate date).[6]

- 229 BCE – Athens liberated from [Macedonian](/source/Macedon) supremacy, but refuses to join [Achaean League](/source/Achaean_League).[8]

- 88 BCE – City sacked by Roman forces.[4]

- 267 CE – [Agora](/source/Ancient_Agora_of_Athens) sacked by Germanic [Heruli](/source/Heruli) forces.[6]

- 396 CE – City taken by forces of Visigoth [Alaric](/source/Alaric_I).[6]

- 582 – City sacked by Slavic forces.[6]

- 1146 – City "plundered by Roger, King of Sicily."[8]

- 1204 – [Othon de la Roche](/source/Othon_de_la_Roche) of Burgundy becomes [Duke of Athens](/source/Duke_of_Athens).[6]

- 1311 – City under [Aragonese](/source/Crown_of_Aragon) rule.[8]

## 15th–19th centuries

See also: [History of Athens § Modern history](/source/History_of_Athens#Modern_history)

- 1456 – Conquest by the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire).[4]

- 1687 – City besieged by Venetian forces under [Francesco Morosini](/source/Francesco_Morosini) during the [Morean War](/source/Morean_War).[6]

- 1801 – [Elgin Marbles](/source/Elgin_Marbles) taken to Britain.[6]

- 1821 – April: [Siege of the Acropolis (1821–22)](/source/Siege_of_the_Acropolis_(1821%E2%80%9322)) begins.

- 1826 – August: [Siege of the Acropolis (1826–27)](/source/Siege_of_the_Acropolis_(1826%E2%80%9327)) begins.

- 1829 – [National Archaeological Museum](/source/National_Archaeological_Museum%2C_Athens) established.

- 1833 – City becomes part of the [Attica and Boeotia Prefecture](/source/Attica_and_Boeotia_Prefecture) administrative division.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- 1834 - City becomes capital of [Kingdom of Greece](/source/Kingdom_of_Greece).[6] - [National Library of Greece](/source/National_Library_of_Greece) headquartered in city.

- 1837 – [National and Kapodistrian University of Athens](/source/National_and_Kapodistrian_University_of_Athens) ("Othonian University")[9] and [National Technical University of Athens](/source/National_Technical_University_of_Athens) ("Royal School of Arts") established.

- 1840 – [Royal Garden](/source/National_Garden%2C_Athens) now National Garden planted.

- 1842 – Observatory built.[10]

- 1843 - 3 November: [Third of September National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_of_September_National_Assembly_of_the_Greeks_at_Athens&action=edit&redlink=1) [[el](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%93%E2%80%99_%CE%A3%CE%B5%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%B5%CE%BD_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AE%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82)] begins. - [Royal Palace](/source/Old_Royal_Palace) built.

- 1846 – [Omonoia Square](/source/Omonoia_Square) ("Palace Square") laid out.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- 1854 – Occupation of city by British and French forces during the [Crimean War](/source/Crimean_War) begins.[8]

- 1856 – Occupation of city by British and French forces ends.[8]

- 1860s – [Anafiotika](/source/Anafiotika) neighborhood settled.[11]

- 1862 – 10 December: [Second National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Second_National_Assembly_of_the_Greeks_at_Athens&action=edit&redlink=1) [[el](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%97_%CE%B5%CE%BD_%CE%91%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B9%CF%82_%CE%92%27_%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AE%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82)] [begins](/source/Greek_National_Assemblies).

- 1869 – [Athens and Piraeus Railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Athens_and_Piraeus_Railway&action=edit&redlink=1) in operation.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- 1871 – [Athens Conservatoire](/source/Athens_Conservatoire) founded.

- 1874 – [German Archaeological Institute at Athens](/source/German_Archaeological_Institute_at_Athens) established.[6]

- 1876 – [Athens Stock Exchange](/source/Athens_Stock_Exchange) established.

- 1878 – [Hotel Grande Bretagne](/source/Hotel_Grande_Bretagne) in business.

- 1881 – [American School of Classical Studies at Athens](/source/American_School_of_Classical_Studies_at_Athens) established.[6]

- 1886 – [British School at Athens](/source/British_School_at_Athens) established.[6]

- 1896 – [1896 Summer Olympics](/source/1896_Summer_Olympics) held.

- 1899 - City becomes part of the [Attica Prefecture](/source/Attica_Prefecture) administrative division.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Spyridon Merkouris](/source/Spyridon_Merkouris) becomes mayor.

## 20th century

See also: [Timeline of modern Greek history](/source/Timeline_of_modern_Greek_history)

Athens in 1920

- 1904 - [Athens Metro](/source/Athens_Metro) in operation.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] - [Athens Railway Station](/source/Athens_Railway_Station) opens.

- 1905 – [Athens News Agency](/source/Athens_News_Agency) established.

- 1907 – Population: 167,479.[12]

- 1908 – [Panathinaikos A.O.](/source/Panathinaikos_A.O.) football club formed.

- 1909 – [Goudi coup](/source/Goudi_coup).[5]

- 1916 – 1 December: "[Allied](/source/Allies_of_World_War_I) and Greek forces clash."[13]

- 1919 – Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry founded.[14]

- 1920 - * [Third National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_National_Assembly_of_the_Greeks_at_Athens&action=edit&redlink=1) [[el](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%27_%CE%95%CE%B8%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7_1920)] [begins](/source/Greek_National_Assemblies). - Population: 453,042 metro.[11]

- 1922

Temporary accommodation for the Greek refugees from [Asia Minor Asia](/source/Asia_Minor) in tents in Thiseio. After the [Asia Minor Catastrophe](/source/Asia_Minor_Catastrophe) in 1922 thousands of [Asia Minor](/source/Asia_Minor) Greek families settled in Athens and the population of the city doubled.

- - After the [Asia Minor Catastrophe](/source/Asia_Minor_Catastrophe) in 1922 and the [Population exchange between Greece and Turkey](/source/Population_exchange_between_Greece_and_Turkey), Athens experienced its second period of explosive growth. More than a million Greek refugees from [Asia Minor](/source/Asia_Minor) settled in Athens. Suburbs such as [Nea Ionia](/source/Nea_Ionia) and [Nea Smyrni](/source/Nea_Smyrni) began as shantytowns refugee settlements on the Athens outskirts and the population of the city doubled.[11] - *[To Vima](/source/To_Vima)* newspaper begins publication.[15] - [Leoforos Alexandras Stadium](/source/Leoforos_Alexandras_Stadium) opens in [Ampelokipoi](/source/Ampelokipoi%2C_Athens).

- 1923 - *[Vradyni](/source/Vradyni)* newspaper begins publication.[14] - [Fourth National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fourth_National_Assembly_of_the_Greeks_at_Athens&action=edit&redlink=1) [[el](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%84_%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CE%A3%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%83%CE%B7_1924)], [convenes](/source/Greek_legislative_election%2C_1923).

- 1924 - [A.E.K. (sports club)](/source/A.E.K._(sports_club)) formed near [Omonoia Square](/source/Omonoia_Square).

- 1926 – [Academy of Athens](/source/Academy_of_Athens_(modern)) founded.

- 1928 – Population: 802,000 metro.[11]

- 1929 – Residential [Psychiko](/source/Psychiko) suburb developed.[11]

- 1930 – [National Theatre of Greece](/source/National_Theatre_of_Greece) and [Benaki Museum](/source/Benaki_Museum) established.

- 1932 – Residential [Filothei](/source/Filothei) suburb developed.[11]

- 1935 - October: [Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks at Athens](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fifth_National_Assembly_of_the_Greeks_at_Athens&action=edit&redlink=1) [held](/source/Greek_National_Assemblies). - Alexandras Prosfygika housing complex built on [Alexandras Avenue](/source/Alexandras_Avenue).[16]

- 1938 – [Airport](/source/Ellinikon_International_Airport) built.[17]

- 1939 – [Greek National Opera](/source/Greek_National_Opera) established.

- 1940 – Population: 481,225 city; 1,124,109 metro.[10]

- 1941 – 27 April: City occupation by German forces begins.[2]

- 1944 - 14 October: City occupation by German forces ends.[2] - December: [Dekemvriana](/source/Dekemvriana) clashes begin.[9] - *[Ta Nea](/source/Ta_Nea)* newspaper begins publication.[14]

- 1947 – Star-Cinema opens.[18]

- 1951 – Population: 559,250 city; 1,368,142 metro.[10]

- 1955 – [Athens Festival](/source/Athens_Festival) of arts begins.

- 1957 - Astron Cinema opens.[18] - Hellenic American Union founded.[19]

- 1971 – Population: 867,023 city; 2,101,103 urban agglomeration.[20]

- 1972 – City becomes part of the [Athens Prefecture](/source/Athens_Prefecture) administrative division.

- 1973 - [Athens City Museum](/source/Athens_City_Museum) established. - [Athens Polytechnic uprising](/source/Athens_Polytechnic_uprising).[5]

- 1974 – *[Eleftherotypia](/source/Eleftherotypia)* newspaper begins publication.[14]

- 1980 – 31 July: [1980 Turkish embassy attack in Athens](/source/1980_Turkish_embassy_attack_in_Athens).

- 1981 – *Ethnos* newspaper begins publication.[14]

- 1983 – *[Eleftheros Typos](/source/Eleftheros_Typos)* newspaper begins publication.[14]

- 1984 – [Sister city](/source/Sister_city) relationship established with [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California).[21]

- 1987 – [Miltiadis Evert](/source/Miltiadis_Evert) becomes mayor.

- 1991 – [Athens Concert Hall](/source/Athens_Concert_Hall) opens.

- 1994 – City becomes part of the Athens-Piraeus [super-prefecture](/source/Super-prefectures_of_Greece) administrative division.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- 1995 – [Dimitris Avramopoulos](/source/Dimitris_Avramopoulos) becomes mayor.

- 1998 – [Kokkalis](/source/Sokratis_Kokkalis) Foundation headquartered in city.[22]

- 1999 – The 6.0 Mw [Athens earthquake](/source/1999_Athens_earthquake) affected the area with a maximum [Mercalli intensity](/source/Mercalli_intensity_scale) of IX (*Violent*), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless in the region.

- 2000 – [Ambelokipi metro station](/source/Ambelokipi_metro_station), [Megaro Moussikis metro station](/source/Megaro_Moussikis_metro_station), and [Panormou metro station](/source/Panormou_metro_station) open.

## 21st century

- 2001 – New [Athens International Airport](/source/Athens_International_Airport) opens.[6]

- 2003 – [Dora Bakoyannis](/source/Dora_Bakoyannis) becomes mayor.[23]

- 2004 - [Athens Tram](/source/Athens_Tram) begins operating. - [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) and [Paralympics](/source/2004_Summer_Paralympics) held.[4]

- 2006 – [Eurovision Song Contest 2006](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2006) held.[24]

- 2007 – [Nikitas Kaklamanis](/source/Nikitas_Kaklamanis) becomes mayor.

- 2008 – December: [2008 Greek riots](/source/2008_Greek_riots).[4][25]

- 2009 – [Acropolis Museum](/source/Acropolis_Museum)[26] and Art Foundation[19] open.

- 2010 - July: Journalist Giolias [killed](/source/Assassination_of_Sokratis_Giolias). - November: Muslim demonstration.[27] - [Giorgos Kaminis](/source/Giorgos_Kaminis) elected mayor.

- 2011 - [OASA](/source/Transport_for_Athens) takes over [metro](/source/Athens_Metro) and [tram](/source/Athens_Tram) services from [Attiko Metro](/source/Elliniko_Metro). - Population: 664,046 city; 3,737,550 metro.[28]

- 2012 - 13 February: [Protest](/source/2010%E2%80%9312_Greek_protests).[29] - [Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center](/source/Stavros_Niarchos_Foundation_Cultural_Center) construction begins.

- 2013 – Flooding.[30]

## See also

- [History of Athens](/source/History_of_Athens)

- [List of newspapers in Athens](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Greece#Athens_newspapers)

- [List of mayors of Athens](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Athens), 1836–present

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## External links

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- [Museum of the City of Athens](/source/Museum_of_the_City_of_Athens). ["Timeline: history of Athens from 1821–1941"](http://www.athenscitymuseum.gr/en/efarmoges/timeline/). Eutaxias Foundation.

- Europeana. [Items related to Athens](https://www.europeana.eu/portal/search.html?query=athens+greece&rows=96), various dates.

- Digital Public Library of America. [Items related to Athens](http://dp.la/search?utf8=✓&page_size=100&q=athens+greece), various dates

v t e Streets in Athens Major streets 3 Septemvriou Street Acharnon Street Agiou Konstantinou Street Aiolou Street Akadimias Street Alexandras Avenue Andrea Syngrou Avenue Athanasiou Diakou Street Athinas Street Athinon Avenue Benaki Street Ermou Street Iera Odos Ioanninon Avenue Kallirois Avenue Katechaki Avenue Kifisias Avenue Kifissou Avenue Konstantinoupoleos Avenue Lenormant Street Makri Street Mavromichali Street Mesogeion Avenue Michalopoulou Street Mitropoleos Street Panepistimiou Street Pangratiou Street Patission Street Peiraios Street Petrou Ralli Avenue Rizari Street Sofokleous Street Stadiou Street Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue Vasilissis Amalias Avenue Vasilissis Sofias Avenue Vouliagmenis Avenue Secondary and local streets Antigonis Street Dionysiou Areopagitou Street Eynardou Street Fokionos Negri Street Herodou Attikou Street Kallirois Street Lykourgou Street Pandrossou Street Petmeza Street Santarosa Street Veikou Street Voukourestiou Street Main squares Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Monastiraki Square Omonoia Square Syntagma Square Suburban roads Alimou Street Athinas Avenue Doukissis Plakentias Avenue Poseidonos Avenue Thiseos Street Ulof Palme Street Highways Attiki Odos Aigaleo Ring Road Hymettus Ring Road

v t e Neighbourhoods in municipality of Athens Agios Eleftherios Agios Panteleimonas Akadimia Akadimia Platonos Acropolis Ampelokipoi (Kountouriotika, Prosfygika) Asyrmatos Asteroskopeio Attiki Ellinoroson Erythros Stavros Exarcheia Gazi Girokomeio Gyzi Goudi Gouva Ilisia Keramikos Kolokynthou Kolonaki Kolonos Koukaki Kypriadou Kypseli Kynosargous Metaxourgeio Mets Monastiraki Nea Filothei Neapoli Neos Kosmos Omonoia Pangrati (Kallimarmaro) Patisia Pedion tou Areos Petralona Philopappou Plaka (Aerides, Anafiotika) Polygono Probonas Profitis Daniil Profitis Ilias Psyri Rizoupoli Rouf Sepolia Syntagma Thiseio Thymarakia Treis Gefyres Victoria Votanikos (Elaionas)

v t e Administrative divisions of the Attica Region Area 3,808 km2 (1,470 sq mi) Population 3,827,624 (as of 2011) Municipalities 66 (since 2011) Capital Athens Regional unit of Central Athens Athens Dafni-Ymittos Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona Galatsi Ilioupoli Kaisariani Vyronas Zografou Regional unit of North Athens Agia Paraskevi Chalandri Filothei-Psychiko Irakleio Kifissia Lykovrysi-Pefki Marousi Metamorfosi Nea Ionia Papagou-Cholargos Penteli Vrilissia Regional unit of West Athens Agia Varvara Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero Aigaleo Haidari Ilion Peristeri Petroupoli Regional unit of South Athens Agios Dimitrios Alimos Elliniko-Argyroupoli Glyfada Kallithea Moschato-Tavros Nea Smyrni Palaio Faliro Regional unit of Piraeus Keratsini-Drapetsona Korydallos Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Renti Perama Piraeus Regional unit of East Attica Acharnes Dionysos Kropia Lavreotiki Marathon Markopoulo Oropos Paiania Pallini Rafina-Pikermi Saronikos Spata-Artemida Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni Regional unit of West Attica Aspropyrgos Elefsina Fyli Mandra-Eidyllia Megara Regional unit of Islands Aegina Agistri Hydra Kythira Poros Salamis Spetses Troizinia-Methana Regional governor Nikos Hardalias [el] Decentralized administration Attica

v t e Years in Greece (1821–present) 19th century 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 20th century 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 21st century 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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