Penteli MT. Galatsi; Ano kepseli; with mt. Penteli in the bck Athens has been a perennial urban center from its birth in antiquity until the present dawn of the 21 st century. As the premiere city-state; Athens; Greece provides an excellent example of the societal benefits that arise from progressive urban leadership exhibited by its citizens of the ancient period; as well as what can go wrong with excessive population and environmental degradation in a modern era of the late 1 990s. land consists of Penteli mountain. Its main streets are divided into two one-way streets linking to Kifissia and the other to Vrilissia and one linking north to Dionyssos and Rea one of them are named Eleftheriou Venizelou. The area in the western and the northern portion of Nea Penteli were made up of farmlands; while today it is covered with suburban development. Much of the population live in larger homes and the population is mainly low to mid density. forests north and to the east on the Penteli mountain; while some urban areas lie sporadically in the northern and the eastern parts. The part of Penteli lies to the north and northeast. It also features a telescope station located to the south together with the Plakentias Tower. History In the prehistoric times; inside of the mountain features bones from the mastodons; rhinoceroses; antelopes; giraffes along with giant turtles; hyenas; etc. Mount Penteli is famous for its white marble; which was used for the construction of the Acropolis (it also produces lower-quality blue marble). the Roman Empire where in 140 a water tower was constructed to supply water to the city of Athens. It was later ruled by the Byzantine Empire and the Frankish Empire's. Kastello tis Rododafnis was built in the 1840s. A telescope station was completed in 1936. ic times; inside of the mountain features bones from the mastodons; rhinoceroses; antelopes; giraffes along with giant turtles; hyenas; etc. Mount Penteli is famous for its white marble; which was use