They converted the 200 city-states they had led in the Delian League against the Persian Empire into an empire of their own, and lived high on the hog by pillaging their resources. Each year a fleet of 100 warships went around the cities collecting the tax they imposed, taking it by force where necessary.
by eating
By selling some of there stuff.
Athenians grew rich from trade, tribute and silver mined by slaves in regions around the city
Citizen of Athens had to pay taxes with the rich not having to pay taxes. The rich did have to pay for thing that the tax money didn't cover.
Athens
Cleisthenes was an Athenian nobleman. He was born in Athens and grew up in Athens. He helped reform the constitution of Athens.
He Grown Up At Athens, Greece
to grow rich = na'aseh asheer (× ×¢×©×” עשיר)
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Rich Athens Boys had tutors to teach them Speech, Philosophy, Geometry, Astronomy and many more
they were in the hard ages of living
he grew up in Athens, Greece.
As Napolean Hill's book "Think and Grow Rich" states repeatedly, thinking is the secret.