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'''Attika''', or the '''Attika peninsula''', is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki|Mediterranean climate|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>
'''Attika''', or the '''Attika peninsula''', is a historical region and peninsula in [[Greece]] projecting into the [[Aegean Sea]] which encompasses the country's capital, [[Athens]]. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its {{wiki|Mediterranean climate|dry summer climate}} is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece.<ref name="ACOd site">[https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/odyssey/map/attika-peninsula ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – Worlds: Attika Peninsula]. Ubisoft. Accessed 24 June 2018.</ref>


During the [[Peloponnesian War]], with Athens as the largest city in Greece, it was a heavily-trafficked area. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against the city-state of [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.<ref name="ACOd site" />
==History==
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens' [[Delian League]] against the city-state of [[Sparta]], the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.<ref name="ACOd site" />


Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />
Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in [[Lavrio]]. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.<ref name="ACOd site" />

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Attika, or the Attika peninsula, is a historical region and peninsula in Greece projecting into the Aegean Sea which encompasses the country's capital, Athens. As such, it is home to some of the most iconic Hellenic landmarks, and its dry summer climate is archetypal of the beautiful environment popularly associated with Greece.[1]

History

During the Peloponnesian War Attika was a heavily-trafficked area with Athens as the largest city in Greece. With the conflict pitting Athens' Delian League against the city-state of Sparta, the peninsula was the central battleground of the war.[1]

Prior to this conflict, the region's economy was based primarily off of the silver mining industry based in Lavrio. With the dawn of the Delian League, Attika's prosperity shifted to taxation as a principal source of income.[1]

Regions

The Attika Peninsula was made up of fourteen regions and islands:

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