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
Like ancient Athens, "the Athens of America" has its back streets.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Athens of America this, like other manifestations of European culture, got a sympathetic hand.
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
Besides, I knew that Boston was the grand storehouse of American literature—the "Athens of America," and I doubted not my ability to achieve both fame and money there.
From My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. by Thompson, George
