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Athens
Achaea · Roman province·Greece·Founded 1st c. BCE (Roman agora)
Under Rome but coasting on its glorious past. Hadrian would soon add his Library, arch, and Olympieion.
Greece's capital and largest metropolis; the Acropolis and Ancient Agora are fenced UNESCO World Heritage sites within the living city.
Open Athens on the interactive map →Roman Maps shows the empire frozen at 11 August 117 CE, the day Trajan died — its moment of greatest territorial extent. Explore the full map →