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The ancient Greeks associated mountain exploration with bravery.
Poor people were actually treated quite well, as compared with other ancient cultures. They received a measure of oil and grain which supplemented their food intake, they had the free entertainment, on occasion, generally on the anniversary of one of the emperor's achievements, they received a cash grant, and at the end of public events in the Colosseum, tokens were thrown out to the poor which could be redeemed for various luxury items, such as a slave, clothing, cash, furniture, etc.
The Colossus of Rhodes was a colossus of the Greek god Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos between 292 and 280 BC. It is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Before its destruction, the Colossus of Rhodes stood over 30 meters (107 ft) high, making it one of the tallest statues of the ancient world.
First came the hunter-gatherers and then the farmers. After farmers, the people on the island of Crete became civilized and thus the Minoans came to existence, becoming the first Ancient Greeks. So basically, the hunter gatherers and farmers who lived in Greece are the Ancient Greeks ancestors.