1896 Olympics host (6)
I believe the answer is:
athens
'1896 olympics host' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for athens that I've seen before include "Hasten to European city" , "City of the Parthenon" , "Greek capital" , "Hasten to Greek city" , "Mediterranean capital" .)