Six out of Europe’s Ten Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities Are in Greece

Six out of Europe’s Ten Oldest Continuously Inhabited Cities Are in Greece

The Erechtheion, built in the 5th century BC, at the Acropolis of Athens. Athens is one of the six oldest Greek cities among the ten oldest in Europe that remain inhabited. Credit: Berthold Werner CC BY-SA 3.0 Six cities in Greece, the cradle of Europe, are among the ten cities on the continent that remain continuously inhabited, with the oldest Greek city, Athens, established around 5000 BC. The continent owes its name to Greek mythology. Europ…