Attica

:This article is about Attica in Greece. For other Atticas, see Attica (disambiguation).

History

The process of how Attica was united by Athens is not entirely clear, but it concluded at some point in the first half of the 7th century BC when Eleusis and the surrounding plains were joined to the Athenian state, and its inhabitants became citizens. Even then, the boundaries were not fixed, as Athens struggled with Megara for control of Salamis, and with Boeotia over border towns like Oropus for centuries. See History of Athens.

Related Topics:
7th century BC - Eleusis - Megara - Salamis - Boeotia - Oropus - History of Athens

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Attica later became part of (successively) the Roman and Byzantine Empires, the crusader Duchy of Athens, and the Ottoman Empire, until the Greek War of Independence.

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Roman - Byzantine Empire - Crusade - Duchy of Athens - Ottoman Empire - Greek War of Independence

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The Penteli mountain was ravaged by a major forest fire in 1995. The Penteli fire consumed forests and some buildings from the south to the north and the west to the east. It was the worst fire in a couple of decades, and another major fire of this magnitude didn't happen until ten years later. Another fire broke out near Koropi in the late-1990s and Parnitha in 2003.

Related Topics:
Koropi - Parnitha

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Another major Forest fire ravaged the eastern part of Attica or the metropolitan area on July 28, 2005. The fire started at about 11:00 am (EET) (8:00 am, GMT) and consumed nearly 70 km² (about 4% of the peninsula) of forests and properties including farmlands. Fires devastated homes in the area near Agia Kyriaki Rafinas and Agia Triada Rafinas and two others near Neas Vourtzas and west of Loutsa (Artemida) consuming most of the forests in the hills almost surrounding the Mesogeian Plain and southeast of the Penteli ranges including parts of Pikermi. Smoke plummeted over the northern part within a couple of hours. At about 3:00 pm (EET), fires reached the residential area and some buildings and began to burn houses which are mainly within the pine forest. The fire burned 30 houses and displaced thousands people. But as the winds got calmer, the smoke moved to the northeast and slowly disintegrated at about 8 pm and increased the chances to spray out the fire with hundreds of planes, about 65 helicopters and fire trucks from the surrounding area as well as most of Greece. Before the fire disintegrated, flames almost reached the residential area south of Marathonos Avenue but it didn't reach the avenue. Marathonos Avenue was shut down during that time. The fire almost stopped but continued until the morning. Homes near the forests including most of the hillside at Kallitechnoupoli were burnt in flames. One of the fires sporadically outside Rafina was a minor and was later contained. The fire also burnt hydro poles as well as one with the top part remains standing and also caused blackouts in Rafina before and during the nighttime hours. Hydro were later restured to uneffected areas and later in affected areas. The soil became ash. Tree-planting programs will be in plan in the future, but no date has been set.

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Forest fire - July 28, 2005 - Agia Kyriaki Rafinas - Agia Triada Rafinas - Neas Vourtzas - Loutsa - Pikermi

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