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Atticus
by X Mar (X-Mar)
10/23/2005, 6:42 PM
in reply to a message by Ylva
http://www.livius.org/as-at/atticus/herodes.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Pomponius_Atticuswell I can tell you that Atticus is a very old name...Attica is also a Greek peninsulahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica
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- Pavlos (guest)
10/24/2005, 11:43 AM
Sorry for repeat posting: this is the correct oneAtticus (latin for of Attikos) < Attica (the state to which Athens belongs) < atthikos < athikos < Athenai (Athens)< Athena (Goddess of wisdom)!
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- Pavlos (guest)
10/24/2005, 11:42 AM
The etymology of Atticus...Atticus (latin for of Attikos) < Attica (the state to which Athens belongs) < atthikos
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