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Attic Greek is the Greek dialect of the ancient region of Attica, including the polis of Athens. Often called Classical Greek, it was the prestige dialect of the ancient Greek world for centuries and
An inscription about the construction of the statue of Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon, 440/439 BC
A ballot voting against Themistocles, son of Neocles, under the Athenian Democracy (see ostracism) Inscription: ΘΕΜΙΣΘΟΚΛΕΣ ΝΕΟΚΛΕΟΣ (classical standard Θεμιστοκλῆς Νεοκλέους Themistoklês Neokléous). The text is an example of the epichoric alphabet; the last two letters of Themistocles are written in a boustrophedon manner and that Ε and Ο are used for both long and short e and o.
Attica
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Attica, or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metrop
Attic Greek
…Attic Greek is the Greek dialect of the ancient region of Attica, including the polis of Athens. Often called Classical Greek, it was the prestige dialect of the ancient Greek world for centuries and remains the…
View from Kaisariani Hill looking towards Athens agglomeration, with Salamis visible in the background
View from Anavyssos, looking south-east towards Palaia Fokaia.
Lake Marathon
The Temple of Poseidon (c. 440 BC) at Cape Sounion, the southernmost point of Attica.