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  Attica - LoveToKnow 1911
ATTICA, a district of ancient Greece, triangular in shape, projecting in a south-easterly direction into the Aegean Sea, the base line being formed by the continuous chain of Mounts Cithaeron and Parnes, the apex by the promontory of Sunium.
The surface of Attica, as of the rest of Greece, is very mountainous, and between the mountain chains lie several plains of no great size, open on one side to the sea.
The place in Attica which has been the chief scene of excava tions (independently of Athens and its vicinty) is Eleusis, where the remains of the sanctuary of Demeter, the home of the Eleusinian Mysteries, together with other buildings in its neighbourhood, were cleared by the Greek Archaeological Society in 1882-1887 and 1895-1896.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Attica   (2245 words)

  
 Attica (Greece)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Attica (in Greek, Attiki) is a paeninsula of continental Greece, Athens (in Greek, Athinai) being its most important city.
According to Encyclopaedia Universalis, Attica is one of the 13 Greek administrative regions and is made of the single department of Attiki, one of the 51 Greek departments.
The flag of Attica is similar to the flag of Athens but without the disk with the head of Goddess Athena.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/gr-attic.html   (144 words)

  
 Attica at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Cephisus River is the longest river, and Parnetha or Parnitha is the tallest mountain in Attica.
The process of how Attica was united by Athens is not entirely clear, but it concluded at some point in the first half of the 7th century BC when Eleusis and the surrounding plains were joined to the Athenian state, and its inhabitants became citizens.
Attica later became part of (successively) the Roman and Byzantine Empires, the crusader Duchy of Athens, and at last the Ottoman Empire.
www.wiki.tatet.com /Attica.html   (277 words)

  
 attica
Amnesty was the key issue because correctional officer William Quinn, seriously injured in the first minutes of the uprising, had died early Saturday morning, thereby rendering all prisoners in D yard subject to a charge of felony murder, and all lifers in D yard subject to the death penalty.
Attica was being covered by every newspaper and television news show in the country; Nelson Rockefeller was not going to let himself be seen as soft on crime.
Relatives and friends of guards injured and slain in Attica’s D-yard that bloody Monday have argued that the settlement is unfair because those injured and slain guards got nothing from the state.
www.acsu.buffalo.edu /~bjackson/attica.htm   (5048 words)

  
 Geographia: Mainland Greece
Attica was the region south-east of Boeotia and west of the Isthmus of Corinth.
Attica was ruled by two early kings, Actaeüs and the earth-born Cecrops, half-man, half-serpent.
A region northwest of Attica, and north of the isthmus.
www.timelessmyths.com /classical/mainland.html   (2741 words)

  
 Attica
Attica, Indiana, United States [City]; population was 3,457 in 1990; housing units was 1,503 in 1990; location is 40°17'N 87°15'W; land area is 1.52 square miles (975 acres); FIPS code is 2620 [SourceCBP]
Attica, Kansas, United States [City]; population was 716 in 1990; housing units was 330 in 1990; location is 37°15'N 98°14'W; land area is 0.58 square miles (371 acres); FIPS code is 3100 [SourceCBP]
Attica, Ohio, United States [Village]; population was 944 in 1990; housing units was 368 in 1990; location is 41°4'N 82°53'W; land area is 0.47 square miles (303 acres); FIPS code is 2820 [SourceCBP]
www.placesnamed.com /A/T/attica.asp   (340 words)

  
 Attica
Attica homes are older on average than homes in Indiana as a whole.
Attica, Fountain County, and Indiana did not differ significantly in this regard, with between 70% and 80% of all owners paying less than 20% of their income for housing.
Attica renters pay less of their income for housing than the State as a whole.
www.bsu.edu /cbp/projects/attica/profile/housing.htm   (324 words)

  
 Thirty Years Later, Memories Of Attica Cry Out
Horrendous prison conditions prompted the Attica uprising, which began as an undisciplined riot and grew into a well-focused articulation of rage from men who chose to take a fateful step, fighting for human dignity.
After living through the horror of the Attica bloodshed and its traumatic immediate aftermath — during which, in the words of Court TV material, guards "tortured him for hours with cigarettes, hot shell casings, threats of castration and death, a glass-strewn gauntlet and Russian roulette" — Frank Smith looks back with evident clarity.
Attica guards, wounded by troopers' bullets, were betrayed and neglected by state authorities intent on hiding evidence and dodging responsibility.
www.fair.org /index.php?page=2146   (787 words)

  
 Attica
The story of Attica began nearly two centuries ago when George Hollingsworth platted the community, erected an inn and a few log cabins, and built a ferry to cross the Wabash in 1825.
While the river and its waterpower drove the first wave of industrial development in Attica, the arrival of the Wabash and Erie Canal in 1847 drove the second.
Only a decade after its opening in Attica, however, the canal was made obsolete by the arrival of the Wabash and Western Railroad.
www.bsu.edu /web/cbp/projects/attica/profile/history.htm   (515 words)

  
 Attica Community Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Attica is located near the central southern border of the state of Kansas in Harper County, and is located along highway 160 between the towns of Medicine Lodge, 20 miles to the west; Harper, 13 miles to the east and north; and Anthony, 16 miles to the east and the south.
Attica likely owes its existence to the fact that the land it occupies was the most convenient point for the junction of the two railway lines of the Atchison,
Alden Speare made a plat of Attica in 1884, and it was placed on record at the County Seat at Anthony, July 9, 1884.
www.attica.net /usd511/community/information/information.html   (648 words)

  
 Attica, New York
Attica, New York, in Wyoming county, is 24 miles E of Cheektowaga, New York and 245 miles E of Detroit, Michigan.
In Attica, 61% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.
Money donated by Attica residents to political parties and candidates for the 2004 elections, according to FEC reporting.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/new-york/attica   (362 words)

  
 Attica, KS
Attica is located in western Harper County, [HP].  At Main and Avenue A is a tiny little park with a gazebo that's perfect for watching the world go by.
Attica has an unusually nice park with rest rooms on the east side of town.  Overnight camping is permitted.
Attica Public Library is a member of the South Central Kansas Library System.
skyways.lib.ks.us /towns/Attica/index.html   (287 words)

  
 ATTICA GROUP
Attica Enterprises enters into an agreement with Atlantic Navigazione of Grimaldi Group, Napoli, for the acquisition by the latter of Superfast I. The ship is delivered to her new owners at the end of February, 2004.
Attica Group acquires a 12.33% interest in Hellas Flying Dolphins, later renamed Hellenic Seaways, a passenger and freight company essentially operating in the coastal island trade in the Aegean Sea.
Blue Star 1 is to replace Superfast X which was sold earlier in the year, and is to be delivered to her new owners in February 2007.
www.attica-group.com /en/profile/history.asp   (1983 words)

  
 Attica Club London (Soho)
Attica is classy, it doesn't need that extra sex appeal.
It was my first time at Attica last night and I thought it was wicked.
A lot of other big names have opened since Alex took over (like umbaba- the new china white) but that hasn't affected attica at all, this place is the place to be seen.
www.urbanpath.com /london/clubs/attica.htm   (951 words)

  
 Jetsetting.net / Attica - London - Clubs / Bars (Review)
Attica’s door policy is renowned for being among the strictest among city clubs.
Despite the aloof attitude Attica is still among the top clubs in the London scene.
Attica is once again the serious jetset club, but most true jetsetters, being who they are already know!
www.jetsetting.net /article.php?sid=104   (955 words)

  
 Attica Travel Guide: Hotel Reservations, Restaurants, Nightlife, Maps, Transportation, Articles, and Things To Do in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Attica, the home of Athens, Marathon, and their great histories.
Attica is the triangular shaped prefecture that contains Athens and stretches out in a peninsula to a point where the Saronic Gulf and the Aegean Sea meet.
To the east is the Mesogeia (middle land) region that is famous for its vineyards, olives, and thyme honey.
www.greece101.com /dest.overview.display-lid1-slid20-did3.html   (216 words)

  
 Map of Attica
Thus, what were called citizens of Athens, were in fact people living all through Attica, not necessarily in the city of Athens itself, though they all had to go there from time to time to accomplish their civic duties.
The organisation of Attica in the time of Socrates and Plato was the result of a reform by Cleisthenes in 508.
Each citizen of Athens was called by the name of his deme, as for instance "Socrates from Alopece" or "Callicles from Acharnæ;" (see Gorgias, 495d), or else Æschines of Sphettus, etc., and he had to register in the deme of his father to enjoy his political rights as a citizen of Athens.
plato-dialogues.org /tools/attica.htm   (448 words)

  
 Ancient History Sourcebook: Pausanias: Description of Greece, Book I: Attica
There is a legend that after the death of Sophocles the Lacedaemonians invaded Attica, and their commander saw in a vision Dionysus, who bade him honor, with all the customary honors of the dead, the new Siren.
At Potami in Attica is also the grave of Ion the son of Xuthus--for he too dwelt among the Athenians and was their commander-in-chief in the war with Eleusis.[1.31.4] Such is the legend.
It was at this pointin Attica that the foreigners landed, were defeated in battle, and lost some of their vessels as they were putting off from the land.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/pausanias-bk1.html   (19483 words)

  
 Attica London - Club Review and Information, 24 Kingly Street, Soho
A luxurious and decadent club, Attica has smoked mirrors, fl leather banquette seating and a bar spanning the entire length of the club.
Attica observes a strictly no street wear policy.
I went to Attica for the first time on the 1st April and it was terrible.
www.viewlondon.co.uk /info_club_376.html   (205 words)

  
 The Attica Rebellion
As Richard X Clark, a leader of the rebellion, later wrote: "I'll tell you what caused the riot at Attica: Attica." The prison was a fortress, with a 30-foot-high, 2-foot-thick wall and 14 gun towers surrounding the compound.
These "Attica brothers" were radicalized by the massive social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s--from the Black Power movement to the struggle against the Vietnam War.
The story of the Attica Rebellion shows people fighting back under the most repressive circumstances--men at the very bottom of society who rose up and demanded an end to their oppression.
www.socialistworker.org /2001/377/377_11_Attica.shtml   (665 words)

  
 New York State Special Commission on Attica ~ Attica Revisited
Cornell Capa, a photographer, was sent to Attica to document visually the conditions of Attica.
In particular, he discusses a sociology class that was taught at Attica, which focused on political ideas and created a venue for prisoners to voice their opinions.
Chris Mayers, an inmate at Attica, discusses his experiences at Attica in general, and what he was doing in particular the time of the prison uprising.
www.talkinghistory.org /attica/mckay-4.html   (429 words)

  
 Find Churches in Attica New York - FlockFinder.com
Something we hear a lot from parents who are looking for a church to attend, is that they want churches in Attica New York to focus more on the needs of children.
With FlockFinder, churches in Attica New York are able to specify the predominant age group in their childrens services.
FlockFinder provides a section where churches in Attica New York can declare whether they provide any type of security procedure for parents dropping off and picking up their kids.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_new_york/attica/churches_attica_new_york.html   (626 words)

  
 Attica, Kansas KS, city profile (Harper County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Attica was $14,733, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Attica, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $225.
The average commute time for Attica workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4446   (470 words)

  
 Furnish every room with Attica's contemporary collections
We have a wide range of well-crafted, modern furniture and accessories for every room in your home - all designed to help you create a look and feel that is as individual as you are.
Whether or not your home is modern in design, Attica has items that will work in both contemporary and traditional settings.
In defining the new urban classic, our approach is that items of good, simple design, even if they're from different stylistic periods, can work together if well-chosen and thoughtfully laid out in an uncluttered environment.
www.attica.ca /products.htm   (99 words)

  
 Attica, Ohio OH, village profile (Seneca County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Attica is a village in Seneca County, in the Tiffin-Fostoria metro area.
Attica is on a branch of the Sandusky River
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Attica was $17,942, compared with $21,587 nationally.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16288   (477 words)

  
 American Experience | The Rockefellers | Special Features | Attica Prison Riot
Robert Douglass served as Counsel and later Secretary to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller from 1965 to 1972.
At Rockefeller's request, he was sent to Attica during the uprising to represent the Governor and to help quell the riot and appease the inmates.
Frank Smith was an inmate at the prison and acted as a guard during the uprising, trying to assure that none of the officials sent in to negotiate with the prisoners were harmed.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/rockefellers/sfeature/sf_5.html   (227 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: attica: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Attica by Garry Kilworth (Hardcover - April 25 2006)
The Archaeology of Athens & Attica Under the Democracy by F. Frost, H. Shapiro, Olga Palagia, and William D. Coulson (Hardcover - May 1994)
Attica by Garry Kilworth (Paperback - May 29 2007)
www.amazon.ca /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=attica&tag=54003-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1   (456 words)

  
 The Ellada Site - Attica
Additional details can be found in various books printed on Greece, such as the 'Blue Guide to Greece.' The names of places conform to the accented Greek pronounciation which would be the one a traveller would face upon a potential visit.
A nice village on the east coast of Attica, and a main port for ferries serving Andros, Tinos, and Mykonos.
It is a better port than Pireaus (less people) and the ferries are cheaper.
ellada.com /attica.html   (605 words)

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