In 490, the Persian King, Darius, sent his army to take revenge on Athens.

公元前490年，波斯皇帝达利斯出兵报复雅典人。

But Pheidias' plans are far more radical by Athenian standards.

但菲迪亚斯计划在雅典人眼中是相当极端。

But at the Battle of Marathon, the Athenians won an unexpected victory.

但在这场持久战中，雅典人意外地获得了胜利。

The Athenians fought back at the famous Battle of Marathon two years later.

年后 ，雅典人在著名松战役中进行了反击。

The democracy that Athenians so cherished, it was challenged on two occasions during Socrates' later years.

雅典人所珍视民主在苏格底晚年次受到挑战。

With the aim of destroying Athens and conquering Greece, he equipped a large fleet.

这些雅典人干涉了他事务。为了消灭雅典人并占领希腊，他支庞大舰队。

The allies panicked, and were all for taking to their ships and leaving the Athenians to their fate.

雅典人同盟者开始害怕了，他们要乘自己船逃离而去并丢下雅典人不管。

So there at Marathon they formed ranks, and fell upon the startled Persians. And they were victorious.

所以他们在松集结并向受惊波斯人发起攻击。雅典人打了胜仗。

This was not the best feature of the Athenians, yet it was part of their nature.

这无疑不是种雅典人好品性，但是这是他们种性格。

Athenians had fewer reasons to be afraid and they didn't live under the same pressures.

雅典人却没有多少理由害怕，他们生活在不同压力下。

This didn't mean that everyone who lived in Athens was entitled to vote in the Assembly.

当然并非每个居住在雅典人都有权在大会上有表决。

Well, the Athenians had very aggressive jury duty.

雅典人陪审义务相当积极主动。

Like many Athenians, the family owns slaves.

和许多雅典人样，这个家庭拥有奴隶。

See, rumor has it the Athenians have already turned you down.

据传雅典人已经拒绝了你。

He always asked challenging questions to everyone he met, upsetting many people in Athens.

凡是他遇到人，他都会问些挑战性问题，这让很多在雅典人焦虑。

He's an 'eathen an' bows down to wood an' stone.

他是个“雅典人”，向木头和石头鞠躬。

The Athenians can’t match the formidable Spartan army on land.

雅典人在陆地上无法与强大斯巴达军队相提并论。

And even the Athenians didn't do it for certain jobs.

即便是雅典人，也并非对所有职位都采用抽签方式。

In fact, Syracuse eventually defeated the Athenians in battle in this very bay.

事实上，锡丘兹最终在这个海湾战斗中击败了雅典人。

But knowing how to live is, perhaps, even harder. And this is what the Athenians aimed to do.

但是知道如何活着，也许更艰难。这就是雅典人力求。