Kimmeria (Greek: Κιμμέρια, previously known as Kiougioukki) is a settlement in the Xanthi prefecture of Greece (Longitude: 24° 56'5" E, Latitude: 41° 8'36" N). Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Xanthi (Ξάνθη Xánthi, ˈksanθi is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is located 740 kilometers from Athens, 233 kilometers from Thessalonica, and 5 kilometers east of Xanthi. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Events By Place Roman Empire Emperor Alexander Severus defeats the Persians The Alamanni end Roman rule Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia Xanthi (Ξάνθη Xánthi, ˈksanθi is a city in northern Greece, in the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery In 1981, the population of Kimmeria was around 3588 inhabitants. In 1991, the population declined to around 2627 inhabitants and now (2008) is around 5000.