When we look back in history, we can learn about Athens and the Athenians. The first thing, that we learn, is that they do not copy laws of states around then, and they follow their own pattern. This means that they have their own set of laws and do not do the same things as people in the neighboring states. The second thing, that we learn , is that they had a funeral during the winter, in public, for the first fallen warriors of the war. This was a custom to the fallen ancestors of this time. This came at no cost to the families or people in Athens. The next thing, that we learn, is that they cultivate refinement without extravagance and knowledge without effeminacy. They also believe that wealth with better then show, and that the place
