Attica

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• The city is surrounded by the region known as Attica, a miserable rocky district where very little can be persuaded to grow.

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• It is a masterpiece of vase painting from Attica, the region surrounding Athens.

  Academic text (2007)

• At the same time, Athenian success at hoplite warfare enabled the polis to raise its horizons far beyond Attica once it achieved political stability.

  Academic text (1995)

• Concern about the unintended environmental consequences from land use change dates back at least as far as Plato in his writings about Attica in the fourth century BC (see the box on page B1).

  Academic text (2006)

• A fusion of stone, sunlight, and sparkling sea, the Cyclades lie to the east of the Peloponnesus and southeast of the coast of Attica; they stretch as far as Samos and Ikaria to the east and are bounded to the south by the Cretan Sea.

  Academic text (2006)

• The ancient region of Attica included the city of Athens and was known for its use of the Ionic dialect.

• Many historians focus on Attica when discussing the development of democracy in ancient Greece.

• Attica was an important cultural center in ancient Greece, especially known for its contributions to art and philosophy.

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