Athens of America
Example Sentences
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There are those of us who think that Boston - the Athens of America - is the US's greatest city.
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015
Within 200 miles of Boston, the Athens of America, are some 250 colleges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Seeking to recapture the unique role of our city in Colonial days as the Athens of America.
From Time Magazine Archive
Geoffrey Wolff Warren, Vt. Without a cashflow, Boston's shows can't go on Boston used to call itself the Athens of America.
From Time Magazine Archive
For here was the Athens of America, the hub of the universe.
From Love's Pilgrimage by Sinclair, Upton
