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.
It takes 49 bricks to cover 1 square metre of wall. A bricklayer can lay between 200 and 300 bricks per day. A qualified bricklayer working with an apprentice can lay between 500 to 900 bricks a day, depending on the terrain, the complexity of the project and other factors.