来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第16集 第16集》
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There slaves walked the streets with such ease在雅典 奴隶从容地走在街上 -
as to offend noblemen, who were class conscious.甚至可以触犯有阶级意识的贵族 -
Plato complained about the Athenian democracy,柏拉图对雅典民主表示过不满 -
that men and women who have been sold他说被买卖的男人女人 -
are no less free than their purchasers.与购买他们的人有同样程度的自由 -
An anonymous writer of the fifth century was appalled公元前五世纪的一位无名氏作者惊异于 -
by the behavior of slaves in Athens.雅典奴隶的行为 -
He says "One may not strike them there,他说 奴隶不会被打 -
nor will a slave step aside for you,奴隶也不会给你让道 -
and if it were legal for a free man to strike a slave若一个自由人打一个奴隶合法 -
an Athenian would often have been struck雅典人通常会 -
under the mistaken impression that he was a slave.误以为自己是奴隶