Athens
Athens was a city in Greece, famous for the Parthenon and its theatre. The Doctor visited it several times across several incarnations.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Tenth Doctor and June visited Greece in 1500 BC, where Athens would later be built. They later visited the city near the height of its power. (PROSE: The Slitheen Excursion [+]Loading...["The Slitheen Excursion (novel)"])
Homer could not recall the name of the theatre in Athens, but recalled that it was extremely warm during the summer and crude insults were common during performances. (PROSE: The Myth Makers [+]Loading...["The Myth Makers (novelisation)"])
Athens and Sparta were at war for many years during the 5th century. Their conflict ended in 421 BC. (AUDIO: The Oracle of Delphi [+]Loading...["The Oracle of Delphi (audio story)"], Mask of Tragedy [+]Loading...["Mask of Tragedy (audio story)"]) However, they were at war again by 410 BC. (COMIC: The Chains of Olympus [+]Loading...["The Chains of Olympus (comic story)"])
In 421 BC, the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hector Thomas encountered Aristophanes in Athens. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy [+]Loading...["Mask of Tragedy (audio story)"])
The Sixth Doctor claimed to have at some point visited the Parthenon in Athens, while it was being built. (AUDIO: The Spectre of Lanyon Moor [+]Loading...["The Spectre of Lanyon Moor (audio story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams visited Athens. (COMIC: The Chains of Olympus [+]Loading...["The Chains of Olympus (comic story)"])
The Fourth Doctor took Leela to Athens to see a play by Aristophanes. (PROSE: The Brain of Socrates [+]Loading...["The Brain of Socrates (short story)"])
20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 1966, the city was a destination of the villainous Chameleon Tours. (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"])
During the communications blackout from Recovery 7, Athens observatory reported a massive solar flare build up. (TV: The Ambassadors of Death [+]Loading...["The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Information from The Spectre of Lanyon Moor
In the early 21st century, Baskerville predicted that Athens would be devastated by a tidal wave, and planted a bomb to ensure that this would happen. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"])
In the mid- to late 21st century, Athens had a T-Mat centre. (TV: The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"])
