Greek_Warrior asked:


I have noticed that many major cities and islands in Greece and Cyprus have anglicised versions. For example:
Athens instead of Athina
Salonica instead of Thessaloniki
Nicosia instead of Lefkosia
Famagusta instead of Ammochostos
Corfu instead of Kerkyra
Crete instead of Kriti

The list is endless. Why didn’t they just call the capital ‘Athina’ instead of changing it to ‘Athens’?

Kaitlyn