以下是关于雅典的英文介绍：

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica periphery and it is one of the world’s oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.

A cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece and it is rated as an alpha- world city. In 2008, Athens was ranked the world’s 32nd richest city by purchasing power and the 25th most expensive in a UBS study.