Research Paper on:
Cultural Influences, Archaeology, and City Morphology of Classical Athens

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one of the most impressive cities of the world. This observation would have been even more pertinent in ancient times. The Athens of classical times was the administrative,  economic, cultural, and intellectual center of Greece and, in many ways, of the world as a whole. According to their socioeconomic status, life for ancient Athenians was comfortable and  even glamorous when compared to many other areas of the world. The archaeology of the city reflected the comfort and affluence of the city and its people. The  manner in which the city was constructed and laid out, i.e. its morphology and design, could be contended to be integrally connected to Athenian culture and political venue.  Classical Athens shares many similarities with other cities of the world in terms of this morphology. In some respects Athens grew  in sometimes muddled and mysterious ways. Other times, however, the growth of this great city was obviously carefully planned and executed. Planned growth and development is, therefore, not  limited only to recent times in history. Even in ancient times many cities were carefully planned out. Athens is perhaps the epitome of this planning.  Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to better understand the morphology of Athens and its  connection with Greek culture and political venue. The history of Athens growth can be ascertained by looking at the spatial arrangement and distribution of not only the buildings and  roads but also of the infrastructural features such as water supplies. Spatial land use patterns are also important in understanding a citys development, for example which lands were traditionally