A 6th c. BC ancient Greek marriage contest, ruined by Hippocleides’ infamous drunken dance, led to the establishment of ...

Ancient Greek lawmaker Solon of Athens is the statesman who laid the foundations for today's democracy in the sixth century ...

President Donald Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges.

For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish. There’s a reason many of us know the word for “marketplace”(agora) in ancient Greek, ...

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Archaeologists also discovered the burial of a four-year-old child in close proximity to the woman. The child was crowned with a bronze diadem adorned with small rosettes and dates to the same time ...

Athens, the vibrant capital of Greece, has a mix of history and culture. Home to famous ancient landmarks like the Parthenon, it's the cradle of Western civilization and democracy. The city balances a ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...

The defining feature of modern democracy (in contrast to democracy in Ancient Greece, which it does not resemble) is that it establishes a government that responds to the needs and desires of the ...