![]() People just knew which house belonged to which family member based on their colors or designs on the door. They often didn't even know their neighbors' names! In Athens, there were more than a hundred streets but only twenty-three houses on each street. Most Greeks lived in small villages or towns. ![]() In these circumstances, it isn't surprising that most Greeks were only interested in living their daily lives and trying to find happiness they had no interest in politics or in the affairs of other countries. ![]() The rest of the time, they had to work on plantations or in factories. ![]() Only free people were allowed to vote for officials called "kings" and "lords". The majority of its population were slaves who had been captured in wars and sold into slavery. In reality, Athens was a city of immigrants. This means that at the beginning of the novel, he is approximately seven years old and at the end of the story he will have been exposed to life for eight years. He reaches the age of sixteen at the conclusion. 95 percent of the book is written in paragraphs of 15 words or less. At the conclusion, he mentions his birthdate as August 18. He is 14 at the start of the novel and 15 at the conclusion when he gets his birthday celebration.
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