HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Athens was in Attica, about 30 stadia from the sea, on the southwest slope of Mount Lycabettus, between the small rivers Cephissus to the west, Ilissos to the south, and the Eridanos to the north, the latter of which flowed through the town.
Detailed explanation-2: -Athens (/ˈæɪnz/ ATH-inz; Greek: , romanized: Athína [aˈina] ( listen); Ancient Greek: , romanized: Athênai (pl.) [atʰɛ̂ːnai̯]) is a major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean and is both the capital and largest city of Greece.
Detailed explanation-3: -Situated in southern Europe, Athens became the leading city of Ancient Greece in the first millennium BC, and its cultural achievements during the 5th century BC laid the foundations of Western civilization.
Detailed explanation-4: -Though landlocked, Sparta had a vassal harbor, Gytheio, on the Laconian Gulf.