The Athenians thought that the mythological hero Theseus was their first king, and they attributed to him the birth of the Athenian state. Before Theseus, the peninsula of Attica was home to various, independent towns and villages, with Athens being the largest.
National Wages. Approximately 62,560 bricklayers worked in the U.S. as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for all bricklayers, both union and non-union, at all levels of experience from across the U.S. was $22.50. Annual salaries range from more than $80,570 to less than $28,950.
brick +â layer. Noun . bricklayer (plural bricklayers) A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks. A good bricklayer should be able to calculate the number of bricks needed to build a wall. Synonyms . mason; Derived terms . brickie; Translations