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It is difficult to come at even what the population of Athens was - the best estimate would be 200,000 - males, females, children, resident aliens and slaves. The percentage rate estimated to be literate - and of course who literate does a person have to be to be classed as literate - are questions to which the answers given by scholars are sheer speculation and vary wildly according to the desire of each to promote their views - extreme or conservative.
A best guess would be 10 per cent of the population. It is interesting that in democratic Athens, any public task seemed to be carried out by a team of ten, so perhaps this had something to do with getting someone in each team who could read properly.
What else can I help you with?
When was the Parthenon of Athens built?
in the 5th century B.C. (Before Christ)
What is a ancient citadel of athens?
The ancient citadel of Athens was the Acropolis. This citadel is located on a high outcrop above Athens. It was built in the 5th century B.C.
What power threatened Sparta?
The greatest threat was from Athens in the 5th Century BCE, then Thebes and then Macedonia in the 4th Century BCE.
What empire tried to conquer Athens in the 5th century BC?
The Persian empire.Note: Athens was also fighting with the Spartans, see the Pelopponnesian war.
How many people lived in Athens?
During its Golden Age in the 5th century BC, Athens had a population estimated to be around 250,000 people, including citizens, residents, and slaves. This made Athens one of the largest city-states in ancient Greece.
When was the Acropolis made?
14th century BCMid 5th century BC the ruins of the Persian Greek wars were removed and the Athens Acropolis was build and stayed as we know the monument today.
Which you describe the development of greek theater from its beginnings to the era of the tragic playwrights of 5th century Athens?
the greeks
Where did the polyponnesian war take place?
This war took place in Greece in the 5th century BC, between Sparta and Athens.
What was the period of great achievement in Athens?
The Golden Age in the second half of the 5th Century BCE when Athens established an empire and used the proceeds to glorify the city and promote culture and learning.
Why was the parthanon built?
the Parthenon was built in honor of the goddess Athena
Was Thucydides a famous historian?
Thucydides was a famous Greek Historian. He was writing in the 5th century and focuses on the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.
What well known event occurred in attica?
Athens, in Attica, is believed to be the birth place of democracy - the rule of the people - in the 5th Century BCE.
