"were Edinburgh's first women's flat track roller derby league, and take their name after the city of Edinburgh, affectionately known as 'Auld Reekie' ('Old Smoky' in the Scots language). Within 2 months of forming there was local media interest. ARRG organise and skate in numerous games and tournaments, both 'closed' (for development purposes) and 'open' public games. ARRG hosted their first ever public game, entitled ""Fishnet Burns Night"", at Meadowbank Sports Centre on the 24 January 2009 just 10 months after their formation, and competed in the London Rollergirls hosted European tournament ""Roll Britannia"" in 2009, placing 4th. ARRG have"
"as Auld Reekie) in Scotland. Due to over-crowding, the city reopened the closes some 40 years later. In 1753 the burgh council decided to erect a new building on this site, the Royal Exchange (now the City Chambers). The houses at the top of the closes were knocked down and part of the lower sections were kept and used as the foundations for the Royal Exchange. The remnants of the closes were left beneath the building. Mary King (merchant) Mary King (fl. 1629), was a Scottish burgess. She was born in Edinburgh towards the end of the 16th century. Mary"
"thermometers. Attica Attica (, ""Attikḗ"" or ; or ), or the Attic peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The history of Attica is tightly linked with that of Athens, and specifically the Golden Age of Athens during the classical period. Ancient Attica (Athens city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes in 508/7 BC, grouped into three zones: urban (""astu"") in the region of Athens main city"
"Attica Attica (, ""Attikḗ"" or ; or ), or the Attic peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The history of Attica is tightly linked with that of Athens, and specifically the Golden Age of Athens during the classical period. Ancient Attica (Athens city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes in 508/7 BC, grouped into three zones: urban (""astu"") in the region of Athens main city and"
"years later it welcomed home the 2004 Summer Olympics, making it one of only a handful of cities to have hosted the Olympics more than once. In Ancient Greek, the name of the city was (""Athênai"", in Classical Attic) a plural. In earlier Greek, such as Homeric Greek, the name had been current in the singular form though, as (""Athḗnē""). It was possibly rendered in the plural later on, like those of (""Thêbai"") and (""Μukênai""). The root of the word is probably not of Greek or Indo-European origin, and is possibly a remnant of the Pre-Greek substrate of Attica. In"
"centre of the Enlightenment, resulted in the city being nicknamed ""The Athens of the North"". The gridiron plan, building forms and the architectural detailing would be copied by many smaller towns, although rendered in locally quarried materials. Despite this building boom, the centralisation of much of the government administration, including the king's works, in London, meant that a number of Scottish architects spent most of their careers in England, where they had a major impact on Georgian architecture. Robert Adam (1728–92) emerged as leader of the first phase of the neo-classical revival in England and Scotland from around 1760 until"
"see, putting on her nicht -cap!"" Some have called Edinburgh the ""Athens of the North"" for a variety of reasons. The earliest comparison between the two cities showed that they had a similar topography, with the Castle Rock of Edinburgh performing a similar role to the Athenian Acropolis. Both of them had flatter, fertile agricultural land sloping down to a port several miles away (respectively Leith and Piraeus). Although this arrangement is common in Southern Europe, it is rare in Northern Europe. The 18th-century intellectual life, referred to as the Scottish Enlightenment, was a key influence in gaining the name."
"Athens Athens (; , ""Athína"" ; , ""Athênai"" ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus, which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's"
"""Athens of the North"" because of its many neo-classical buildings and reputation for learning, recalling ancient Athens. In the 18th-century novel ""The Expedition of Humphry Clinker"" by Tobias Smollett one character describes Edinburgh as a ""hotbed of genius"". Edinburgh was also a major centre for the Scottish book trade. The highly successful London bookseller Andrew Millar was apprenticed there to James McEuen. From the 1770s onwards, the professional and business classes gradually deserted the Old Town in favour of the more elegant ""one-family"" residences of the New Town, a migration that changed the city's social character. According to the foremost"
"was then Jackson County. On July 25, John Milledge, one of the trustees and later governor of Georgia, bought from Daniel Easley and donated it to the university. Milledge named the surrounding area Athens after the city that was home to the Platonic Academy of Plato and Aristotle in Greece. Athens officially became a town in December 1806 with a government made up of a three-member commission. The university and town continued to grow with cotton mills fueling the industrial and commercial development. Athens became known as the ""Manchester of the South"" after the city in England known for its"
"Such luminaries as David Hume and Adam Smith shone during this period. Having lost most of its political importance after the Union, some hoped that Edinburgh could gain a similar influence on London as Athens had on Rome. Also a contributing factor was the later neoclassical architecture, particularly that of William Henry Playfair, and the National Monument. Tom Stoppard's character Archie, of Jumpers, said, perhaps playing on Reykjavík meaning ""smoky bay"", that the ""Reykjavík of the South"" would be more appropriate. The city has also been known by several Latin names, such as ""Aneda"" or ""Edina"". The adjectival form of"
"R.E.M., the B-52's, Widespread Panic, and Neutral Milk Hotel. The city is also known as a recording site for such groups as the Atlanta-based Indigo Girls. In the late 18th century, a trading settlement on the banks of the Oconee River called Cedar Shoals stood where Athens is today. On January 27, 1785, the Georgia General Assembly granted a charter by Abraham Baldwin for the University of Georgia as the first state-supported university. Sixteen years later, in 1801, a committee from the university's board of trustees selected a site for the university on a hill above Cedar Shoals, in what"
"wider circles, may be mentioned Hubald, Wazo of Liège, Franco, who also taught at Liége, Gunther of Salzburg, Ruthard of Mainz and Erluin of Cambrai, Heimo of Verdun, Hesselo of Toul, Heriger of Lobbes, Adelmann (who later studied under Fulbert at Chartres), Gozechin who taught at Mainz and Adalbald of Utrecht. In Folcwin's opinion Notker's achievements surpass those of any of his predecessors. He developed the urban structure of the city, its fortifications, commerce and education. Under his rule, the city of Liège was sometimes called the ""Northern Athens"". He has sometimes wrongly been identified as the author of the"
"the city. To the south of the present city, at Reeshire, are the remains of an earlier Elamite (c 3000 BCE) settlement. During the Greek Macedonian Seleucid dynasty the city was refounded as Antiochia in Persis (Αντιόχεια της Περσίδος) by Seleucus Nicator. A few decades later the city was rebuilt by Seleucus's son Antiochus who transferred there colonists from Magnesia. Also the Seleucid king Antiochus stayed there for a while in 205 B.C. after his campaign to the eastern provinces (212 -205 B.C.). Antiochia remained under Greek Seleucid rule until circa 170 B.C. It was one of the most important"
"from small, open canals keeps the city greener than most. Before the founding of the city, the area had a Neolithic settlement. The city of Aigion was founded during Homeric times and became part of the first Achaean League since around 800 BC. The city had several Olympic winners including Xenophon, Ladas (stadion race), Athenodorus (Αθηνόδωρος) (stadion race), Straton (Στράτων) (pancration and wrestling). After the disaster of Helike, which was destroyed by an earthquake and buried by a tsunami in 373 BC, Aigion took the territory of the neighbouring city. The ruins of Helike (sometimes called ""The Lost Atlantis"") were"
"to the grandeur of the Royal Mile architecture, regales us with tales of execution, witchcraft, plague and torture. We meet intriguing characters from Edinburgh's colourful and eventful past - from John Knox to the Foule Clenger. Georgian Edinburgh: Tales of the New Town: (1995, 55 mins, Dir: Laurence Wareing). Edinburgh - world-renowned for its stunning beauty: the Athens of the North. Adam Lyal (deceased) continues his exploration of Edinburgh’s rich past. Guiding us through Edinburgh's Georgian New Town, he brings to life all the splendour, elegance and sophistication of a world of wonderful architecture, famous characters and intriguing stories. St."
"Athenry Athenry (; ) is a town in County Galway, Ireland, which lies east of Galway city. Some of the attractions of the medieval town are its town wall, Athenry Castle, its priory and its 13th century Anglo-Norman street-plan. The town is also well known by virtue of the song ""The Fields of Athenry"". Its name derives from the ford ('Áth') crossing the river Clarin just east of the settlement. Though other inaccurate explanations are still given, it was called 'Áth na Ríogh' ('Ford of the Kings') because it was the home area of the Cenél nDéigill, kings of the"
"Greek these peninsulas are often referred to as ""legs"")Pallene (now Kassandra), Sithonia, and Agion Oros (the ancient Acte), which contains Mount Athos and its monasteries. Chalkidiki borders on the regional unit of Thessaloniki to the north. Its largest towns are Nea Moudania (Νέα Μουδανιά), Nea Kallikrateia (Νέα Καλλικράτεια) and the capital town of Polygyros (Πολύγυρος). There are several summer resorts on the beaches of all three fingers where other minor towns and villages are located, such as at Yerakini (Gerakina Beach), Neos Marmaras (Porto Carras), Ouranoupolis, Nikiti, Psakoudia, Kallithea (Pallene/Pallini, Athos), and more. Chalcidice ( or ), Halkidiki, Chalkidiki, or"
"Winkle Bridge several miles to the south put an end to the local ferry service across the Hudson, until the summer of 2012 when weekend ferry service resumed. However, the ferry is portrayed in the 2005 film ""War of the Worlds"", when Martian tripods attack the town, the ferry, and refugees from New York City attempting to flee across the Hudson. Athens is located along the eastern edge of Greene County, in the eastern part of the town of the town of Athens, at (42.267151, −73.812487). The village is situated on the west bank of the Hudson River, and the"
"Chalkidiki Chalkidiki, also spelt Chalkidike, Chalcidice, Khalkidhiki or Halkidike (, ), is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula, but not of the regional unit. The capital of Chalkidiki is the main town of Polygyros, located in the centre of the peninsula. Chalkidiki is a popular summer tourist destination. The Cholomontas mountains lie in the north-central part of Chalkidiki. Chalkidiki consists of a large peninsula in the northwestern Aegean Sea, resembling a hand with three ""fingers"" (though in"
"classicism, together with its reputation as a major centre of the Enlightenment, resulted in the city being nicknamed ""The Athens of the North"". The gridiron plan, building forms and the architectural detailing would be copied by many smaller towns, although rendered in locally quarried materials. Despite this building boom, the centralisation of much of the government administration, including the king's works, in London, meant that a number of Scottish architects spent most of all of their careers in England, where they had a major impact on Georgian architecture. Colen Campbell was influenced by the Palladian style and has been credited"
"of Towns has fueled the growth of schools of thought among Rodnovers, Rerikhians, Zoroastrians and other movements which regard the archaeological site as the second homeland of the Aryans, who originally dwelt in Arctic regions and migrated southwards when the weather there became glacial, then spreading from central Eurasia to the east, south and west, founding other civilisations. According to them, all Vedic knowledge originated in the southern Urals. Some of them identify Arkaim as the Asgard of Odin spoken of in Germanic literature. The Russian Zoroastrian movement started by the Globa family identifies Arkaim as the place where Zoroaster"
"that the sobriquet could not be traced before the reign of Charles II attributed the name to a Fife laird, Durham of Largo, who regulated the bedtime of his children by the smoke rising above Edinburgh from the fires of the tenements. Some have called Edinburgh the ""Athens of the North"" for a variety of reasons. The earliest comparison between the two cities showed that they had a similar topography, with the Castle Rock of Edinburgh performing a similar role to the Athenian Acropolis. Both of them had flatter, fertile agricultural land sloping down to a port several miles away"
"Alalcomenae (Boeotia) Alalcomenae or Alalkomenai (), or Alalcomenium or Alalkomenion (Ἀλαλκομένιον), was a town in ancient Boeotia, situated at the foot of Mount Tilphossium, a little to the east of Coroneia, and near Lake Copais. It was celebrated for the worship of Athena, who was said to have been born there, and who is hence called Alalcomeneis (Ἀλαλκομενηΐς) in Homer's ""Iliad"". The temple of the goddess stood, at a little distance from the town, on the Triton River, a small stream flowing into Lake Copais. The town was by a hill which Strabo calls Mount Tilphossium (named for Telphousa, the"
"private ""colleges"", as they called formally in Greece, as the establishment of private universities is prohibited by the constitution. Many of them are accredited by a foreign state or university such as the American College of Greece and the Athens Campus of the University of Indianapolis. Athens Athens (; , ""Athína"" ; , ""Athênai"" ) is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. Classical Athens"
"Rhamnous Rhamnous (), also Ramnous or Rhamnus, was an ancient Greek city in Attica situated on the coast, overlooking the Euboean Strait. Its impressive ruins lie northwest of the modern town of Agia Marina in the municipality of Marathon. The site was best known in antiquity for its sanctuary of Nemesis, the implacable avenging goddess, her most important in ancient Greece. Rhamnous is the best-preserved Attic deme site. It was strategically significant on the sea routes and was fortified with an Athenian garrison of ephebes (""young men""). A fortified acropolis dominates the two small harbours located on either side of"
"Andros Andros (, ) is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys. The municipality, which includes the island Andros and several small, uninhabited islands, has an area of . The largest towns are Andros (town), Gavrio, Batsi, and Ormos Korthiou. The island is famous for its Sariza spring at Apoikia, where the water flows from a sculpted stone lion's head. Palaeopolis, the ancient capital, was built into"
"It is believed that Arsinoe is the same town as Rhithymna. Rhithymna Rhithymna or Rithymna (Greek: ) or Rhithymnia (Greek: ), was an ancient town of Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny the Elder as the first town on the north coast to the east of Amphimalla, and is spoken of as a Cretan city by Stephanus of Byzantium, in whose text its name is written Rhithymnia; Stephanus gives the city's ethnonyms as and . It is also alluded to by Lycophron (76). Modern Rethymno retains the name of the ancient city, upon whose site it stands."
"1834, following Nafplion, which was the provisional capital from 1829. The municipality (City) of Athens is also the capital of the Attica region. The term ""Athens"" can refer either to the municipality of Athens, to Greater Athens, or to the entire Athens Urban Area. Athens is twinned with: The oldest known human presence in Athens is the Cave of Schist, which has been dated to between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Athens has been continuously inhabited for at least 7000 years. By 1400 BC the settlement had become an important centre of the Mycenaean civilization and the Acropolis was"
"Athens, Ontario Athens (2011 Population 3,118) is a township in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately 25 km north of the St. Lawrence River, near Brockville, west of Addison, and about 90 km south west of Ottawa. Formerly, it was a part of Yonge township before becoming Rear of Yonge and Escott with Athens as its own census division and finally, Athens township. The township consists of the town of Athens and a few other small communities. Formerly known as ""Farmersville"", Benoni Wiltse, a United Empire Loyalist, and his brothers settled"
"Athenae (Pontus) Athenae or Athenai () was a city and port of ancient Pontus, with an Hellenic temple. According to Arrian, it was 180 stadia east of the river Adienus, and 280 stadia west of Apsarus. Procopius derives the name of the place from an ancient princess, whose tomb was there. Arrian speaks of the place as a deserted fort, but Procopius describes it as a populous place in his time. Konrad Mannert assumes it to be the same place as the Odeinius of the ""Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax"". Its site is located near the modern town of Pazar, in Turkey."
"Athenae (Pontus) Athenae or Athenai () was a city and port of ancient Pontus, with an Hellenic temple. According to Arrian, it was 180 stadia east of the river Adienus, and 280 stadia west of Apsarus. Procopius derives the name of the place from an ancient princess, whose tomb was there. Arrian speaks of the place as a deserted fort, but Procopius describes it as a populous place in his time. Konrad Mannert assumes it to be the same place as the Odeinius of the ""Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax"". Its site is located near the modern town of Pazar, in Turkey."
"said, perhaps playing on Reykjavík meaning ""smoky bay"", that the ""Reykjavík of the South"" would be more appropriate. Edinburgh has also been known as ""Dunedin"", deriving from the Scottish Gaelic, ""Dùn Èideann"". Dunedin, New Zealand, was originally called ""New Edinburgh"" and is still nicknamed the ""Edinburgh of the South"". The Scots poets Robert Burns and Robert Fergusson sometimes used the Latin form of the city's name, ""Edina"", in their work. Ben Jonson described it as ""Britaine's other eye"", and Sir Walter Scott referred to the city as ""yon Empress of the North"". Other variants include Embra, or Embro (contracted forms),"