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 idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s ...

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

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

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: ...

“Amongst the proletariat, the will to power naturally develops into the will to organisation. Its road to power is the road to organisation… Organisation is the achievement of the proletariat within ...

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, ...

A 540km trail along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast introduces hikers to the rich heritage of Lycia, an ancient maritime republic that’s recognised as the world’s first democratic union. “The Lycians?

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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 ...

Imagine a democracy with ... • No lawyers • No judges • No president or prime minister • Term limits of one year This was democracy in Athens, Greece, under Pericles (495–429 B.C.). If you read my ...