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Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1998
Attica
in antiquity the region in the southeast of Cf. Greece. IN modern Greece Attica is one of the nomes (the center is Athens).
Attica
(Greek Attike), in ancient times a region in the southeast of Central Greece. The political unification of Athens around Athens (Sinoikism) took place, according to ancient Greek legends, during the reign of Theseus; in reality, this process dragged on for several centuries. By the beginning of the 6th c. BC. Athens gained absolute economic and political predominance in Athens (see Ancient Athens). In modern Greece, A. is one of the nomes of the same name (the center is Athens).
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Attica
Attica (, Atiki- letters. "coastal country") - the southeastern region of Central Greece, the connecting link between the Balkan Peninsula and the Archipelago, with an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 3808 km², borders in the north with Boeotia, in the west through the Isthmus of Corinth - with Megaris and the entire Peloponnese. From the south it is washed by the Saronic Gulf, from the east by the Petalia Gulf and from the northeast by the Notios-Evvoikos Gulf of the Aegean Sea.
Attica (prison)
Attica- New York State Prison maximum / super maximum security, located in Attica, is administered by the New York State Department of Correctional Services. After construction was completed in the 1930s, many of the dangerous criminals of the time were kept there. A tear gas system has been installed in the canteen and production facilities of the prison to quell conflicts. The prison now houses prisoners serving various sentences from short to life sentences, as well as prisoners transferred from other prisons due to disciplinary problems.
In 1971, a riot took place in the prison, during which 43 people died, including 33 prisoners, ten prison officers and civil servants. One of the guards died at the hands of rebellious prisoners at the very beginning of the conflict. The rest were shot dead during the storming of the prison by state police and national guard troops. One of the reasons for the riot was the overcrowding of the prison. The suppression of this rebellion was dedicated to John Lennon's song "Attica State" from the album "Some Time in New York City" (1972). Today the prison is also overcrowded. Some prisoners are kept two by two in small cells designed for one person.
Attica (disambiguation)
Attica
- Attica is a region in Greece
- Attica is a maximum security prison in the state of New York.
Examples of the use of the word attica in the literature.
The council of Amphictyonia at Delphi continued to act as the highest court, but another, more extended council was created under the chairmanship of Philip, which was to be located in Corinth, that is, between Attica and the Peloponnese - and which was the real governing body of the coalition.
I once saw Boreas, rushing over Attica, daughter of Erechtheus Orithyia and fell in love with her.
What I did with Attica Theseus, is only the development of the thoughts and ideas of Hercules.
The great goddess Athena wove the majestic Athenian Acropolis on her bedspread in the middle, and on it she depicted her dispute with Poseidon for power over Attica.
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Attica
in antiquity the region in the southeast of Cf. Greece. In modern Greece, Attica is one of the nomes (the center is Athens).
Antique world. Dictionary-reference
Attica
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peninsula, one of the largest areas in the southeast of Sredn. Greece. Its mountains are ramifications of Cithaeron, a steep rocky ridge that formed the natural border of A. with Boeotia and Megara. Among the mountain ranges are the plains: Eleusinian, Kekropskaya, Mesogeiskaya and Marathonskaya. The small rivers A. Kefis and Asop were shallow, the land was infertile. But the industriousness of the farmers compensated for the scarcity of the land: olives, grapes, figs, millet, spelt, and barley were grown in Armenia. In the mountains there was a lot of limestone and marble suitable for construction. In Lavrion, silver, iron ore and clay were mined, which contributed to the early development of crafts, and thanks to the large reserves of table salt, the population began to preserve food, laying the foundation for the development of an entire industry.
The population of A. considered themselves autochthonous. OK. 10th century BC, under the legendary king Theseus, it began to unite under the rule of Athens, but this process was lengthy and stretched out for centuries. By the VI century. BC. Athens became the center of economic and political transformations in Armenia. Eleusis, Piraeus, Forikos, Ramnuntus, and others were major centers of Armenia.
(I.A. Lisovy, K.A. Revyako. The ancient world in terms, names and titles: Dictionary-reference book on the history and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome / Scientific ed. A.I. Nemirovsky. - 3rd ed. - Minsk: Belarus, 2001)
Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Attica
(Greek ή Αττική, which means "coastal country") - the southeastern region of Central Greece, the connecting link between the Balkan Peninsula and the Archipelago, approximately 2200 square meters. km of space; it borders on the north with Viotia, on the west with Megara, and on the south and east it is washed by the sea. Most of A. is covered with hills, consisting of limestone and marble, and currently represents only bare, devoid of vegetation spaces. Only the higher parts of Cithaeron and Parnassus, as well as the northwest. the slopes of Pentelikon are covered with pine and spruce forests. foundation of all mountain system serves Cithaeron (now Elatea, the so-called spruce hill, highest point which rises to 1411 m above sea level. seas). Cithaeron separates A. from Viotia with his main ridge; A. is separated from Megara by its branch, going to the south and bearing the name Kerata (horns); with the southeastern spurs of Kiferon merges reaching 1413 m Parnassus (now Otsey), whose northeastern branches, now bearing separate names (Beletsi, Armeni, Mavrovuno, Tsastany, Stavrokoraki, Kotroni), stretching to the east. the edges of the region form in this part of A. a real mountainous country (Diakria or Epakria of the ancients). The southern continuation of Parnassus is Egaleos rising much lower above the sea, which in the south. part, where it juts out into the sea against the island of Salamina, is called Korydallos (now Scaramanta), and in the middle, where it is cut through by a gorge connecting the plains of Athens and Eleusis, is called Pekilion. On S.V. the Athenian plain is bordered by Brilettos, or, as it was commonly called from the area lying on its southern slope, Pentelikon (now Menteli). This is a pyramidal hill reaching 1110 m in height with extensive, still successfully exploited marble quarries, which deliver excellent white marble of the finest grain, going to buildings and statues. A valley 4 km wide separates in the south the foot of the Pentelikon from the southern belt, which almost exclusively consists of bluish-gray marble, which was used in ancient times for architectural purposes. This ridge - Gimet (now Trelovuno) - rises to 1027 m, almost devoid of forest vegetation, but covered with odorous herbs and therefore inhabited by wild bees that produce excellent honey. The eastern edge of the region (near the ancient Paralia) is cut through by less high chains of hills, which, to the south of Hymet, where the peninsula narrows, unite into one ridge - the Lavrion Highlands, which consists of a cape - Sunium, steeply descending to the sea, on which the ruins of the temple still rise. Athens, according to the columns of which the cape is still called Cap Colonnes by sailors. The Lavrion Mountains, due to their richness in silver, were of high importance for A. in antiquity; but these mines, at first very profitable, were so intensively exploited that already immediately after R. Kh. they had to stop mining. Only in later times did they try, and not unsuccessfully, to extract benefits from the slag left over from previous works.
The mountains stretch partly directly to the sea, partly alluvial earth has accumulated at their soles, forming more or less wide coastal plains, of which many were known in antiquity. The most remarkable of them is the Marathon Plain to the north. shore. It is a lowland 9 km long and 2-4 km wide, with a vast swamp to the north. Here, in 490 BC, the Persian army was defeated. There are only three more significant plains, which either, starting at the coast, stretch far inland, or are completely separated from the sea: 1) the Athenian plain, often called simply "plain" (pedion); 2) the smaller, separated from Athens by the Egaleos mountains, the Triassic plain (so-called Tria from the ancient area) and 3) the plain between Hymet and the lower mountain ranges east coast, which connects with Athens. plain through the valley separating Pentelikon from Hymet. Irrigation of the country is extremely poor. The most significant streams flow through Athens. plain, namely: 1) Kefis, starting at the southwest. the foothills of Pentelikon in the wooded area of Kefisia, fed by various tributaries from Parnassus. It flows through the plain in the southwest. in the direction and west of the city, it is diverted to numerous canals for irrigating vegetable gardens and plantations; the second stream - Ilissus begins at the north. the foot of Gimet, flows at the east. and southern sides of the city and to Yu.Z. from it is lost in the sands. In addition to them, it is necessary to mention another Kefis of the Eleusinian plain, about the Enoe stream cutting through the Marathon plain (so named along the ancient area lying to the north of Marathon) and about. Erasinos, flowing further south from the eastern coast, near the ancient locality of Arafen (now Rafina).
The soil of the country is almost entirely light, rather thin, stony limestone, not very suitable for cultivating wheat, more so for barley and grapes, but especially for olives and figs, and therefore the latter, both in antiquity and now, are the main products of the country and its subjects. export. Cattle breeding is still significant now, but in ancient times Attich. wool enjoyed great fame. In the mountains, not to mention the already exhausted silver. mines of Lavrion, excellent marble is mined; soil in many places, especially on the coastal strips going to Yu.Z. from the harbor of Piraeus and the Bay of Falerna and ending at the foothills of Kolias (now Gagios Kosmas), gives excellent clay for dishes, and therefore pottery was a flourishing branch of industry in ancient Athens and its products were very widely sold.
The population of the country, not to mention some of the Pelasgian elements of the prehistoric era and the huge number of foreigners who later permanently settled in Athens, belonged in antiquity to the Ionian tribe. The inhabitants called themselves autochthonous, that is, indigenous, since their ancestors descended directly from the soil of the country and from time immemorial the land was in their continuous possession. Like all Ionic. The peoples, the inhabitants of Armenia, were divided into four tribes or classes (phyla): geleonts (noble), hoplites (warriors), Egikoreans (shepherds in general and goats in particular), and ergadeevs (farmers). According to legend, since time immemorial, there have been 12 independent cities or unions of communities in the country. These were part of separate settlements that existed even later, such as Kekropia (later Athens), Eleusis, Deceleia and Afidna (the last two in the north of the country), Brauron (among east coast), Thorikos (in the southernmost part of the east coast), Kiteros (location unknown), Sphetos and Kefisia, partly unions of several settlements, such as Epakria (the northern mountainous country), Tetrapolis (the union of four cities) on the Marathon plain and Tetrakomia (the union of four villages) in the very south of the Athenian plain. According to legend, Theseus united these 12 communities into one political entity, the capital of which was Athens. The division of the people into 4 phyla remained both under the kings and under the archons. Even the legislator Solon did not abolish this division, and in parallel with it, partly wishing to reduce the influence of the ancient aristocratic families, partly, in order to lead to a more equitable distribution of the tax burden among citizens, he created a new division of citizens into 4 classes according to their property. Only Cleisthenes abolished the ancient Ionian division into tribes and put in its place the division of the people into 10 phyla, each of which bore the name of ancient Att. hero (eponym). Each of these phyla embraced a certain number of communities (demes) located in different parts of the country. As a rule, each not very significant locality constituted a special "dema", while large ones, like the cities of Athens and Brauron, fell apart into several dema. The number of dem was not the same in different time: - at the beginning of the Christian era there were 371. Thanks to writers and inscriptions, the names of approximately 180 dems have come down to us, but the location of many is now impossible to establish. Their list is given by Lick, "Die Demen von A." (translated by Westermann, Braunschweig, 1840); Ross, "Die Demen von A. und ihre Vertheilung unter die Phylen", Halle, 1846); G. Geltser in the appendix to Westermann's book "Lehrbuch der Griech ischen Staatsalterthü mer" (5th ed. Heidelb., 1875). The total number of citizens fluctuated, judging by the censuses, during the heyday of the state, to the Peloponnesian War, between 80-100 thousand. The number of protected Metoiki reached 40,000, the number of slaves reached 400,000, so that the total number of free and not free population exceeded 500,000. the number of phyla (10) by two new ones took place in 307 BC. Out of a desire to flatter Demetrius Poliorcetes, the latter were named after him and the name of his father Antigonus - Antigonides and Demetriades. But the first was renamed in 265 BC in honor of the Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus into Ptolomaida, the second in 200 in honor of the Pergamon king Attalus I into Attalida. Finally, under the emperor Hadrian, the 13th phylum was added and named Adrianida after this benefactor of the city of Athens.
Politically, Armenia was in ancient times the most centralized region of Greece. Main city was not only the seat of the administration, but the court, as well as the people's assemblies, in whose hands since the democratic reforms begun by Cleisthenes and concluded by Pericles, the supreme decision of all state affairs has been concentrated. The importance that A., thanks to its main city of Athens, had in the political and cultural life Ancient Greece, can only be correctly assessed in connection with the presentation of the general history of Greece (see this next). Cf. Bursian, "Geographie von Griechenland" (vol. I, Leipz., 1862); Curtius, "Erl ä uternder Text der 7 Karten zur Topographie von Athen" (Gotha, 1868); Curtius and Kaupert, "Karten von Attika" (2 volumes, Berlin, 1881). At present, A. together with Megara, Viotia and the islands of Salamis (now Kuluri) forms the nomarchy of Attica and Viotia, which breaks up into 5 dioceses (A., Aegina, Thebes, Livadia and Megara) and has 6426 square meters. km 185364 inhabited. (1879). In the diocese (district) A. (including the islands of Salamis) 116263 f., rural population engaged in agriculture, winemaking and cattle breeding, partly also in sericulture and tobacco growing. The Athenian plain is still rich in extensive olive plantations.
Classical symbols of Athens - majestic Acropolis, Parthenon, Temple of Zeus, theater of Dionysus, odeon of Herod Attica. Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world come here to visit the famous areas Plaka, Monastiraki, Syntagma, admire the majestic beauty of the mountains and the abundance of beaches.
The grandiose architectural monuments of Athens deserve special attention, as well as the numerous museums of the city.
Find time to walk around the pedestrian zone in historical center city to admire the rich collection of treasures from the National Archaeological Museum and visit the sacred Acropolis, a major attraction for many tourists. Beautiful architectural complex includes several ancient temples, shrines and religious buildings, the surviving fragments of which allow you to fully enjoy the grandeur of these places.
In the central part of the Athenian Acropolis there is another unique architectural structure — Parthenon temple, striking in its size, age and magnificence. Today, this most famous monument of ancient architecture, built in honor of the goddess Athena, is clearly visible from anywhere in the city.
Just half a kilometer from the Acropolis is the largest temple in Greece - Temple of Zeus or Olympeion. The former glory of the great monument of Greek history is reminded by 14 huge marble columns, the height of which reaches almost 20 meters. The graceful ruins of the temple of Zeus and the ruins of other ancient buildings surrounding it are especially beautiful at night, thanks to the picturesque illumination.
One of the most famous natural attractions of the region is Mt. Imittos- located in the east of Athens. On the top mountain range, hiding behind cypress forests, amazing monasteries with healing springs and bizarre caves. Here you will find an abundance of walking paths, places for mountain biking and rock climbing, and secluded corners. To get to Attica means to definitely climb this mountain: you are guaranteed a breathtaking view of the entire city of Athens.
Do not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting the ancient Temple of Poseidon- a unique building located on the picturesque Cape Sounion. With this religious building many legends and interesting stories. Some of the slender Doric columns of the temple, framing the majestic structure, have survived to this day.
Visit Ancient Greek temple of the goddess Demeter in Eleusis - in its museum historical artifacts of various eras are collected. For the most part of the territory of the complex, you can freely walk, admiring the ancient ruins.
Located 10 kilometers from Athens Monastery of Daphne- a building erected in the VI century and recognized as one of the greatest masterpieces of the era of the Middle Byzantine period. Ancient monastery-museum, listed world heritage UNESCO, is famous for its beautiful interior mosaics and frescoes.
Attica, literally translated means "coastal country". This is the land where ancient Greek myths come to life, where ancient gods live, where harmony and beauty fill all living things, where you are born again and find happiness under a wonderful azure sky, in the warm gentle waters of the Aegean Sea.Attica is a peninsular territory with an area of approximately 2200 sq. km, constituting the southeastern tip of mainland Greece, bordering on the north with Central Greece, and on the south it is washed by the waters of the Saronic Gulf. In the north of the nome are the mountains of Kiferon (1400 m) and Parnif (1413 m), forming its natural border. The relief of Attica is mostly mountainous. The small rivers Illissos and Kaphissos flow through the Athenian plain. Athens, Eleusis and Marathon are located in the flat part of the region. In the southwest and south, a low range of hills slopes gently towards the sea. Athens is also located in the Attic region, being the capital of the country and its main administrative center.
Attica has a mild, dry Mediterranean climate. The small plantations of Attica are densely covered with vineyards, fruit trees, not to mention the olive trees that grow everywhere.
Attica was formed around the 4th-5th centuries AD. For this region big influence had the presence of Greece in the composition Byzantine Empire which is reflected in the architecture, painting and sculpture of Attica. Attica survived many wars and battles, famine, economic crisis, and at the same time retained its grandeur and uniqueness.
Today Attica is the most industrialized region of Greece. The main volume of production is concentrated here and more than half of the population of the entire country lives. Moreover, it is a large tourist centre. Tourists coming here from all over the world have a unique opportunity not only to relax and enjoy the wonderful nature, clear sea, sandy beaches, modern hotel complexes, the amazing hospitality of the locals, but also to get in touch with the great past of this extraordinary country.
There are many interesting sights in Attica, many of which are not inferior in importance to Athenian ones - for example, the famous Temple of Poseidon (440 BC) at Cape Sounion, one of the most impressive images of Greek architecture. The powerful columns of the temple, standing on a cape open to all winds, are an unforgettable sight. The temple is located 69 km from Athens.
The Temple of Dimeter in Eleusis is an ancient temple dedicated to the mysterious cult of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The famous Eleusinian mysteries took place here: everyone knew about the rituals performed there, but the details of the ceremonial and sacred texts were passed on by word of mouth, it was forbidden to write them down. Therefore, the essence of the mystery is still unknown to modern scientists. The temple has Archaeological Museum. The temple is located 22 km from Athens.
Daphni Monastery is located 11 km from Athens. Built on the site of the former sanctuary of Apollo and surrounded by a fortress fence. The 11th century church is very picturesque from the outside and attractive with its mosaics decorating its interior.
Nearby is the Kutuki cave. A natural cave with several halls in the vicinity of the town of Peania. The most beautiful stalactites and stalagmites of various forms appear before the visitor's gaze.
lovers active rest can go horseback riding, climbing, tennis, sailing. There is a golf club in Glyfada.
Lake Volyameni is a miracle of nature. It is 50 centimeters above sea level and constantly overflows due to the waters of hot springs filling it. The waters of the lake have medicinal properties You can swim here all year round.
Piraeus - main port countries since ancient times. Now it's beautiful city, famous for its fish restaurants and entertainment establishments. In summer, the outdoor theater of Castella (“Veakio”) is open, and in winter you can visit the Piraeus City Theater.
The beaches of Paleo-Faliro, Kalamaki, Glyfada, Voula, Kavouri, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, Lagonisi are magnificent.
Palio Faliro resort is located in close proximity to the sea. Convenient location, proximity to the center and the sea make this area attractive for outdoor enthusiasts. To services of tourists: beaches, fish and meat taverns, restaurants, nightclubs, yacht clubs, cafes and bars. Here you will find everything you need for a comfortable holiday at sea.
Glyfada Resort - one of the most fashionable coastal areas of Athens, located 15 km from the center, a favorite vacation spot for the Greeks themselves and tourists. Here is concentrated a large number of hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, sports centers and nightclubs. On the coast is the Luna Park. Great shopping in Glyfada: many large shopping centers and boutiques. To get to the center of Athens, you only need 20 minutes by bus.
Resort Vouliagmeni - located in a green bay, 24 km from the center of Athens, on the seashore. This is a picturesque fashionable area with comfortable beaches, fish and meat taverns, restaurants, bars, yacht clubs, an abundance of greenery - one of the most popular resorts among tourists. By bus, the center of Athens can be reached in 35 minutes. In Vouliagmeni there is a unique radon lake.
The resorts of Kavouri, Varkiza, Voula - these resort areas follow one after another along the highway leading to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon. There are beaches, cafes, taverns, restaurants and other entertainment facilities. Abundant coniferous groves that stretch along the coast give the air unique properties.
Lagonissi resort - the luxurious peninsula of Lagonissi enchants with picturesque landscapes and azure sea waters. The attractive proximity to Athens (the capital of Greece can be reached by bus) makes this peninsula so attractive for tourists. The shallow coast of Lagonissi is perfect for families with children, so for family vacation this resort is perfect. Resting in Lagonissi, you can easily get acquainted with the sights of Athens.
Resort Anavyssos - picturesque green village on south coast Attica, lying 49 km from Cape Sounion. This beautiful place for vacation. It attracts tourists with its amazing natural beauty, clear sea and sandy beaches.
This corner is very fond of the Greeks themselves. Evidence of this is the many dachas, including government ones. The convenient location allows not only to relax, but also to get acquainted with the sights of Greece. And the shallow sea and convenient coast created a good atmosphere for families with small children.
Sunion is a resort on the cape of the same name. Cape Sounion, or Cape Kolones, is one of the easternmost capes of Attica, stretched towards the Aegean Sea. In ancient times, a temple dedicated to the god of the sea, Poseidon, was built here. Cape Sounio is a landmark Attica, beautiful and fertile land. It has a mild climate, generous soils with olive groves, clean coastline and beautiful views of the surrounding islands.
The resort of Sounion is located near the capital of Greece, thanks to which there is a great historical heritage and the rapid development of hotel infrastructure. Sounion is an expensive and well-maintained resort, sandy beaches which will give you unforgettable impressions of the sea, the sun and Greece.
Resorts Mati - Nea Makri - perhaps the most popular resorts in the eastern part of Attica. These resorts are located in the Marathon Valley area, where in 490 BC. e. the famous Battle of Marathon took place. Magnificent conditions for recreation are provided here by nature itself: beautiful beaches, clear sea, healing aroma of pine forest.
Nea Makri is one of the very first resorts in Attica, located 33 km from Athens. The history of Nea Makri began in ancient times, during the Stone Age. Now this resort area, located near the capital by the sea, is experiencing an economic and tourist boom. In Nea Makri you will find a lot of entertainment: discos, night clubs, numerous bars and restaurants.
Mati is an area that is located 5 km from Nea Makri, 27 km from Athens. It's quiet resort place suitable for complete relaxation. On the rocky pine coast you will find small hidden gorges with sandy beaches.
The close proximity of the resorts to Athens will allow you to easily complete the "obligatory" program for every tourist to get to know the sights of this wonderful city.
Holidays in Attica are a great opportunity to combine acquaintance with Athenian antiquities and holidays at sea.
Today? The best resorts and archaeological sites of Attica.
The oldest period in the historical life of Attica, which later became the main territory of one of the most powerful and prosperous states - Greece, found only a weak reflection in the sources. Archaeological studies of Athens itself and the area surrounding them have found traces of ancient life dating back to the Neolithic era. The oldest of the burials discovered so far here dates back to the 3rd millennium BC. e. Vessels made of gray clay found in this burial near a crouched skeleton self made still very primitive.
The end of the fragmentation of Greece, according to legend, was put by the hero and the Athenian king Theseus, who united the population around Athens and established one common council. “From that time to the present,” writes Thucydides, “the Athenians celebrate the national festival of synoikia (unification) in honor of the goddess Athena.
During excavations on the Athenian acropolis, monuments of an incomparably higher culture were found in the form of the remains of a Mycenaean-type palace, and in a number of other places (Acharni, Erchia, Keramik, etc.) - burials of the same time with a large number of various objects, mainly ceramics, including non-local ones. All these monuments, dating back to the end of the Bronze Age, give reason to think that on the territory of Attica there was one of the centers of Mycenaean culture, contemporary with its other centers.
The subsequent, post-Mycenaean period is characterized in Attica by the appearance of ceramics of the so-called proto-geometric and geometric styles. Some of the ceramic finds of this time, such as the famous Dipylon vases, which have become widely known, have survived to our time in excellent condition.
Abundant finds of proto-geometrical and geometrical ceramics were also provided by excavations on the northern and northwestern slopes of the Areopagus. It is noteworthy that in the cultural strata characterized by this kind of ceramic finds, almost no imported items are found. This shows that the weakening of ties with other countries, typical for the whole of Greece in the post-Mycenaean period, also characterizes Attica.
The ancient Athenians had a severe debt law, by virtue of which the debtor was responsible to the creditor not only with his property, but also with the freedom of himself and his family members. Insolvent debtors turned into slaves of their lenders.
To characterize the Iron Age in Attica, it is interesting to discover a burial in Athens in 1949, apparently of a craftsman, in which about ten objects made of iron and a grindstone were found.
Fig trees (fig trees) in Attica grew in huge numbers and produced such a variety of fruits that they even entered the proverb as something useless, of which a lot will be born. A similar proverb existed in relation to owls nesting in the vicinity of the Acropolis.
Attica is an area bounded on the south Aegean Sea. Its whimsical configuration testifies to the existence of many bays, gulfs and capes. The land has been cultivated here since time immemorial. The goddess Athena herself argued for the possession of Attica with the powerful Poseidon and won this dispute by bringing an olive as a gift to people. Attica has been famous since antiquity for its mild, warm climate. A large number of ancient monuments are located here. It was the proximity to the capital that led to the rapid development of this area at almost all times of Greek history.Drinkable water was delivered, in addition to the rivers Ilissa and Kefis, only the springs of Panop and Kallirroy. Only the emperor Hadrian (117-138) arranged a water pipe for the eastern part of the city. The overseer of the wells was an important person who saw to it that no one diverted water without having the right to do so.
Separately, it must be said about the remarkably preserved monuments of ancient architecture of Attica. Perhaps the most famous of them is the Temple of Poseidon, located on Cape Sounion. The temple consists of columns located at a distance of 70 meters. A large temple, standing on a cape where only the winds walk, leaves unforgettable impression. It would be worth visiting the ancient temple of Demeter in Eleusis, located 22 km from Athens, dedicated to the secret cult of the goddess Demeter and her charming daughter Persephone.
The main resorts of the Attic Riviera are Palio Faliro, Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Voula, Kavouri, Varkiza, Lagonissi, Anavyssos, Cape Sounion, Mati, Nea Makri. And, of course, the island of Evia - with its luxurious resorts Eretria, Amarynthos, Edipsos
