Severe abdominal pain and bloating that occur suddenly, especially if you also have nausea and vomiting, may be a sign of a bowel obstruction from scar tissue or a tumor pressing on the bowel. Immediate medical attention is a must to avoid complications like bowel perforation that can be fatal.
Today, Athens is a cosmopolitan metropolis that is the financial, political, cultural and economic center for the country. In 2014, Athens has an estimated population of 665,000 in the city proper, or 3.75 million in the metropolitan area.
A normal Greek city state had only 3000-4000 inhabitants. Any one with a population of around 10000 was remarkable in those days. OP is right, Athens and Sparta were too gigantic to represent the average level. We use the word inhabitants, not citizens, because of slavery. Look at all those mountains.