. Men of old Greece, by Jennie Hall. f Old Greece and write on them, Fathers of the menwho beat the Persians on the sea. Do youdread to leave the temples ? But the godsare not chained to their altars. Is it notAthene who sends victory to Athens in war ?Then was she not with us in these battleson the sea? But our women and children cannot goon shipboard, men said. What will hap-pen to them? That was a hard question. But in a fewdays word came from the city of Trcezen: Athens and Troezen are friends from ofold. Let us keep your women and shall be the guests of our city. Theyshall s
. Men of old Greece, by Jennie Hall. f Old Greece and write on them, Fathers of the menwho beat the Persians on the sea. Do youdread to leave the temples ? But the godsare not chained to their altars. Is it notAthene who sends victory to Athens in war ?Then was she not with us in these battleson the sea? But our women and children cannot goon shipboard, men said. What will hap-pen to them? That was a hard question. But in a fewdays word came from the city of Trcezen: Athens and Troezen are friends from ofold. Let us keep your women and shall be the guests of our city. Theyshall stay with us until you have some placefor them. We will send your boys to children shall play in our parks. Theywill not be For days men talked about all these thingsin the streets. It was a sad city. But atlast they voted to go away. Themis tocles 145 When the last (lav came, the streets of «/ Athens were a strange sight. Men, women,and children, rich men and slaves, werewalking to the sea. Every man carried a. THE ATHENIANS FLEEING TO THEIR SHIPS load of liis most precious things. Mules,packed with clothes and furniture, carts creaked along. At the shoreall was thrown out upon the ground andloaded into boats. Early in the morning 146 Men of Old Greece the priests had taken the most holy statuesand dishes from the temples. They werenow on a ship sailing to Salamis. Some ofthe wise old men went with them. In Salamis is the new Acropolis, theysaid. As the people walked the streets, somewept, and some cried out to the gods. Somelooked back and waved farewell at the emptycity. Some squared their shoulders as if forthe battle ahead. One gay company ofyoung men ran through the streets and up tothe temple of Athene on the Acropolis. Herethey hung up the bridles of their horses,saying, We change horses for ships. Shields hung over the columns in theporch of the temple. They had been wonin old battles by Athenian warriors. Eachyoung man took one do
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