What was it like to be an average citizen in ancient Athens?

Finally, the life of a slave in ancient Athens was not _that_ bad. They were protected by laws, couldn't be killed for no reason, could be used for sophisticated jobs (teacher, bookkeeper, etc.) if they were educated. read more

Richer citizens may had to join the cavalry as long as they could afford the horse and the arms to carry. Even citizens that were to be deployed in the navy had to go through their 2-year army training . It was essential to the city that any and every citizen was capable to defend the city if that was ever needed to do in his lifetime. read more