Ancient Greece is where the first form of direct democracy was developed. It was called demokratia, literally meaning "rule ...

Well, you can. It involves learning a little ancient Greek, and getting to know that society’s approach to time. As you do, ...

Ten years ago today, the people of Greece voted decisively in a referendum to reject the austerity program that the European ...

The move for American Independence was greatly influenced by ancient Greece, particularly philosophy from the time.

Greece is finding international allies in its ongoing fight to win back the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in ...

When it comes to intellectual property (IP), the earliest known protection wasn’t for code or slogans. It was for recipes. “In ancient Greece, there was a law that said if a chef made a really ...

The archbishop added, “I categorically condemn any attempt to alter the status that has prevailed in the region for 15 centuries and appeal to the Greek government and Prime Minister Mitsotakis ...

An ancient site at the newly built Agias Sofias metro station ahead of its Nov. 30 official opening, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Friday, part of the city’s long-delayed subway system ...

When learning a language was necessary, Greeks and other ancient cultures would learn orally in a less formalized way than we would today. But they also translated the language using papyri, which had ...

Greek lawmakers have passed legislation allowing U.K.-qualified lawyers to practice U.K. and public international law in Greece, one of the continent's most important markets. After Brexit, U.K ...

Ancient Origins articles related to Government & Law in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths ...

It was found near the site of Mycenae, an ancient city about 70 miles west of Athens, and the center of the Mycenaean civilization, which dominated Greece from about 1600 to 1100 B.C.E.