acity ▁was ▁extraordinary , ▁even ▁amid st ▁the ▁system ▁then ▁prev ail ing , ▁when ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁would ▁neither ▁fight ▁their ▁own ▁batt les ▁nor ▁pay ▁the ▁men ▁who ▁fought ▁them , ▁and ▁her ▁command ers ▁had ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁mer cen aries ▁as ▁best ▁they ▁could . ▁His ▁tri um phal ▁career ▁under ▁the ▁b ann ers ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁may ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁sympt om ▁of ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Ath ens ' ▁values ▁and ▁power . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁S ources ▁Smith , ▁William ▁( editor ); ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Greek ▁and ▁Roman ▁Biography ▁and ▁M yth ology , ▁" Ch ares ", ▁Boston , ▁( 1 8 6 7 ) ▁ ▁Category : An cient ▁A then ian ▁gener als ▁Category : 4 th - century ▁BC ▁A then ians ▁Category : An cient ▁Greek ▁mer cen aries ▁in ▁A cha emen id ▁service <0x0A> </s> ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 6 0 ▁( US   6 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁state ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Highway ▁System , ▁US   6 0 ▁was ▁originally ▁to ▁be ▁number ed ▁as ▁US   6 2 . ▁Following ▁extensive ▁lo bb ying ▁and ▁compla ints ▁file d ▁by ▁Kentucky ▁governor ▁William ▁J . ▁Field s ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁State ▁Highway ▁Official s , ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁as ▁US   6