People of Athens

Today we started to watch a video in Western Civ about Athens. Athens was built on an acropolis which was a huge rock. It was very good to defend yourself, because you could see the enemy coming, and it was hard for them to get to you. Also, Persian tried to take over Greece, but Greece kept on winning battles. We also talked about aristocrats. Greece was originally run by an aristocracy. It was a miserable life for the people who weren't aristocrats. They weren't considered slaves, but they were maybe one tiny step up from being a slave. I am surprised that Persia wasn't able to take over Greece, since it was so small and Persia was so big.