Attic Greek
English
Proper noun
- The dialect of Ancient Greek used in Attica, the region surrounding Athens, from 500 to 300 B.C.E., closely related to Ionic Greek and a main contributor to Koine Greek. The language of Thucydides, Plato, Aeschylus, Xenophon, etc.
Translations
pre-eminent Ancient Greek dialect used in Attica 500–300 BC
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Further reading
Attic Greek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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