Home›More›Articles›Auld Reekie and the Athens of the North: Edinburgh's two nicknamesArticleAuld Reekie and the Athens of the North: Edinburgh's two nicknamesArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnEdinburgh, Cities Well-attested SourcesEdinburgh (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia FoundationNicknamesQuote, NicknamesEdinburgh has been popularly called the Athens of the North since the early 19th century.View the SourceAtlas Article VocabularyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.