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。

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

但菲迪亚斯的计划在雅典眼中是相当极端的。

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

但在这场持久战中，雅典外地获得胜利。

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

年后 ，雅典在著名的马拉松战役中进行反击。

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

雅典所珍视的民主在苏格拉底晚年次受到挑战。

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

这些雅典干涉的事务。为消灭雅典并占领希腊，装备一支庞大的舰队。

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

雅典的同盟者开始害怕，要乘自己的船逃离而去并丢下雅典不管。

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

所以在马拉松集结并向受惊的波斯发起攻击。雅典打胜仗。

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

这无疑不是一种雅典的好品性，但是这是的一种性格。

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

雅典却没有多少理由害怕，生活在不同的压力下。

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

当然并非每一个居住在雅典的都有权在大会上有表决。

Well, the Athenians had very aggressive jury duty.

雅典的陪审义务相当积极主动。

Like many Athenians, the family owns slaves.

和许多雅典一样，这个家庭拥有奴隶。

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

据传雅典已经拒绝你。

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

凡是遇到的，都会问一些挑战性的问题，这让很多在雅典的焦虑。

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

是一个“雅典”，向木头和石头鞠躬。

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

雅典在陆地上无法与强大的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，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，锡拉丘兹最终在这个海湾的战斗中击败雅典。

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。这就是雅典力求的。