Ancient greek and roman societies made sense of their world through

1. civic life and elected representatives

2. building up a military powerhouse

3. a polytheistic mythology

4. heroic stories of regular people

so they can differentiate themselves from others as they saw themselves as the superior race. the star was basically a symbol that meant you are a less of a person than i am because of my race. the star was also degrading for those who had to wear it because they were aware of this and the nazis used the notion to make them feel less like a person.

it was the first major victory for the colonists.