Because more men couldn't afford to support them.
<span>In "an occurrence at owl creek bridge," the author uses symbolism to identify the ticking of the man's watch as time slows and he becomes more aware of his surroundings. The watch is the major symbol for the protagonist's life, because</span><span> when watch tick and ''time'' runs out it represents last heart beats of the character.</span>
Athens was reduced to a state near- complete subjection while Sparta established as the leading power the Peloponnesian war reshapes The Ancient Greece World