The principles of the Athenian democracy, including citizen participation, equality and free speech, are still what we need the most.

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

Euripides exposed the city’s turmoil, challenged the gods, and gave scandalous voice to women and the silenced, unsettling ...

A new lighting system was unveiled at the Acropolis on Wednesday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said would serve to illuminate the democratic principles of ancient Greece as well as the ...

The drachma and obol, two cornerstone currencies of ancient Greece, revolutionized trade and symbolized the power and ...

Some 1,500 painting, and 10,000 other works, including drawings and tapestries, are attributed to Peter Paul Rubens and his workshop. Still, it is not every day that a new work by the artist surfaces, ...

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Asked about his views on the war Ukraine during his recent visit to Britain, President Trump once again suggested that it ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, for once, been almost honest about the direction in which he is dragging the Jewish state. In a speech yesterday, he shocked Israelis by warning that Israel may ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have ...

Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who stormed to power on an anti-austerity agenda at the ...