. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. ty befellit in 86, when Sulla took the town by assault, and destroyed theLong Walls and fortifications of the city and Pireeus. Though thecommerce of Athens thenceforward decayed, the town enjoyed a highdegi^ee of prosperity as a thus secru^ed against theattacks of the barbarians. Tn the sixth century, the schools of phi-losophy were abolished by Justinian, and the temples converted intochurches. The otlier Toinis of Attica—k(, the largest demus of Attica,was situated near the foot of
. The student's manual of ancient geography, based upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography. ty befellit in 86, when Sulla took the town by assault, and destroyed theLong Walls and fortifications of the city and Pireeus. Though thecommerce of Athens thenceforward decayed, the town enjoyed a highdegi^ee of prosperity as a thus secru^ed against theattacks of the barbarians. Tn the sixth century, the schools of phi-losophy were abolished by Justinian, and the temples converted intochurches. The otlier Toinis of Attica—k(, the largest demus of Attica,was situated near the foot of Parnes about 7 miles X. of Athens : itssoil was fertile, but the chief occupation of its inhabitants was themanufacture of charcoal for the supply of the capital : its exact site is ^ An altar of equestrian Xeptiine stood there, to ^vhich reference is made bySophocles :— school of art and litera-ture. The Roman em-j^erors, particularly Ha-drian, added new build-ings, and the town wasnever more splendidthan in the time of theAntonines. The wallswere restored by Valerianin 258, and it was. Coin of Athens.
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