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Ath·ens
A a -
athenian
a native or inhabitant of Athens -
atticism
the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period -
elgin marbles
a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum -
lyceum
an institution for popular education providing discussions, lectures, concerts, etc. -
peloponnesian war
a war between Athens and Sparta, 431–404 b.c., that resulted in the transfer of hegemony in Greece from Athens to Sparta. -
pnyx
a hill in Athens, Greece, near the Acropolis: the place of assembly in ancient Athens.