In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

The role of good Greek tyrants and aesimnetai in ancient Greece, highlighting leaders like Peisistratus, Polycrates, and Solon.

Opinion: Churches and their strident faiths have been perhaps the most guilty of upsetting democracy by installing chaos and ...

For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...

Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped Western political thought. By Matthew Duncombe Greece is now known as the “cradle ...

The ancient Athenian democracy gave way to the empire of Alexander the Great; the ancient Roman Republic’s senate-based government gave way to the Caesars of the Roman Empire; the first and ...

This commitment has led to sustained research into the ancient Athenian democracy as well as contemporary democracies. Employing a range of humanistic approaches, Joel draws on philosophical, ...

A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

And now it carries a handsome cash prize: $1 million for anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization. Relatively little is known about the creators of the script ...