The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad. According to Dio, one form of ...
Why did China produce emperors, Greece produce democracy, and Rome abandon its republic?Introduction: Do people become free ...
On November 7, millions of us will take part in an institution that’s more than two millennia old... that of course, is.
Solon, counted as one of the 'Seven Sages of Greece' in ancient Greece, was a statesman who was active in 6th-century BC ...
The speech delivered at the Pnyx — the place where ancient Athenian citizens gathered to debate before making decisions about ...
A new study on ancient societies from around the world is rewriting what we thought we knew about democracy. A team of researchers analyzed archaeological and historical evidence from 31 ancient ...
Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, visited Greece and gave an important speech on the Pnyx with the Parthenon as his ...
My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?