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
A nation which has celebrated its 400th anniversary and which proudly calls Bogota, its leading city, "the Athens of America," inaugurated a new-old President last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Like ancient Athens, "the Athens of America" has its back streets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside the Athens of America, Strange Fruit was selling 3,000 copies a day, while a new edition of 50,000 copies was tumbling off the press.
From Time Magazine Archive
The darling of the salons of Boston—which called itself the Athens of America and the hub of the universe!
From Love's Pilgrimage by Sinclair, Upton
