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unusual facts about Classical Athens



Little Sparta

Finlay chose the name "Little Sparta" in 1983, in response to Edinburgh's nickname, the "Athens of the North", and playing on the historical rivalry between the Ancient Greek cities Athens and Sparta.


see also

Peter Connolly

Connolly, Peter and Hazel Dodge (1998), The Ancient City, Life in Classical Athens & Rome, Oxford University Press.

Sisupalgarh

The significance of the population is clear when one bears in mind that the population of classical Athens was 10,000.