Athens: City of WisdomA sweeping narrative history of Athens, telling the three thousand year story of the birthplace of Western civilization. Even on the most smog bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon the temple dedicated to Athena,