Example sentences for: athenian

How can you use “athenian” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Although there were minor internal wrangles, the league controlled the Aegean and the greater Athenian Empire for most of the fifth century b.c.

  • Commanded by Oberon (Rupert Everett) to squeeze the juice of an aphrodisiac flower into the eye of a man in "Athenian garments," the impish Puck (Stanley Tucci) falls on a naked Lysander.

  • A classicist, Arendt saw the public arena as a version of the Athenian agora--a world of political theater, where the harsh light of publicity shines upon fierce debate.

  • The Athenian love of leisure allowed the development of numerous pursuits such as theater — imagine a world without tragedy or comedy (without the ancient Athenians, the much-loved TV soap opera might never have been possible).

  • Many houses on the island are second homes for wealthy Athenian families.


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