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Attica

Attica is the peninsula of east-central Greece that formed the territory of ancient Athens. Bounded by Boeotia to the north and by the sea on its other sides, it includes the plain of Athens, the silver mines of Laurion and the marble quarries of Mount Pentelikon. Its communities were united under Athens by the early Iron Age, and it is today an administrative region of Greece.

Attica
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Mentioned in 11 state histories

EretriaKeosMegaraAeginaAthensTanagraPlataeaSecond Athenian LeagueDuchy of AthensVenetian MoreaAreopagus of Eastern Continental Greece

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Attica. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/attica
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