Yes, it is true that the democracy of Greek city-states was a limited democracy since no women or slaves could vote, although it was also a "direct democracy", since those who were eligible to vote voted directly on legislation, without representation.
<span>I believe it's workers & Sailors :]</span>
What would have likely been the biggest concern to the people of Rome? The city of Rome could run out of grain bought from across the sea. The city of Rome would be defenseless because the Roman army was far away. The trade-in exotic goods from Carthage and Spain would be disrupted.