The Only Use of
ancient Athens
in
Anna Karenina
- "This morning Liza came to see me—they're not afraid to call on me, in spite of the Countess Lidia Ivanovna," she put in—"and she told me about your Athenian evening.†
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Definition:
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(ancient Athens) the center of the intellectual and artistic developments that created the Golden Age of Greece (5th century BC); named after Athena (its patron goddess)editor's notes: Modern Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.