Athens, as a city of Greece, is the best city-state in all of ancient Greece.
Athenians can claim this prestigious title because their city had the best literature, best poetry, the best drama schools, and the best schools.
Athens is most famous for their arts and sciences. This is the city where great thinkers were borne and became known throughout the whole world,
Herodotus - father of history - live and wrote in Athens
Socrates - father of philosophy - taught in Athens' marketplace
Hippocrates - father of medicine - practiced in Athens
Phidias - a scultor who created his great works in the Parthenon, located in Athens.
There are many more great thinkers and artists who were borne and lived in Athens.