Historical place archive

Athens in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Athens in Roman Empire. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people124–1443

Historical events in Athens

124

124
Christian Rescript
Publius Aelius Hadrian · House of 5 Good Emperors

Sets rules against unsupported accusations of Christians.

124
Visit to Athens
Publius Aelius Hadrian · House of 5 Good Emperors

Visits Athens and strengthens Greek civic patronage.

1443

1443
Capture of Athens
Constantine XI · House of Palaeologan

Invades the Duchy of Athens from Morea, conquering Thebes and Athens and forcing its Florentine Duke to pay him tribute, the triumph is short-lived, as the Ottomans intervene & force him back to Morea

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Roman Empire and Athens. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.