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  • noun Plural form of Athenian.

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Examples

  • Amphilochians gave themselves over to the Acarnanians; and the two together called the Athenians, who sent them Phormio as general and thirty ships; upon whose arrival they took Argos by storm, and made slaves of the Ambraciots; and the Amphilochians and Acarnanians inhabited the town in common.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War 455? BC-395 BC Thucydides 1866

  • The epistle to the Athenians is still extant, (p. 268-287,) and has afforded much valuable information.

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

  • With these new resources Philip laid siege to Methone in 354 in a final attempt to drive the Athenians from the Macedonian heartland.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • With these new resources Philip laid siege to Methone in 354 in a final attempt to drive the Athenians from the Macedonian heartland.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • With these new resources Philip laid siege to Methone in 354 in a final attempt to drive the Athenians from the Macedonian heartland.

    Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

  • The Athenians were the first who laid aside arms and adopted an easier and more luxurious way of life.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

  • So favourable to the Athenians was the course of affairs in Chios.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

  • In short, what we can never pardon in the Athenians is the execution of their six victorious generals, condemned because they had not time to bury their dead after the victory, and because they were prevented from doing so by a tempest.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • The Athenians are a much more convincing argument of peace than any words of mine can be.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

  • 'If this were merely a quarrel between one of us and our neighbours about a boundary line it would not matter; but reflect: the truth is that the Athenians are a match for us all, and much more than a match for any single city.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

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