An "idiot" who in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person, for ancient Greeks had a different meaning and did not carry the ...

Ancient Greek trireme warships, which had three banks of oarsmen, were so effective that they enabled the rise of Athens as a ...

The ancient Greeks famously invented democracy. But what was Greek democracy actually like ... attend one or more meetings of the popular Assembly, of which there were at least 40 a year in ...

As he describes more fully in a new book, democratic ancient Greek city states achieved impressive ... and that the citizens who made decisions in the assembly were far from being the ignorant ...

“Women were barred from the assembly and council and were not participants in ... But based on a wide range of clues, from vase paintings, inscriptions and a few lines of ancient Greek, Reitzammer ...

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 ...

It is no coincidence that Greek philosophers like Plato and Euenus and Athenian citizens began to refer to their leaders as “helmsmen” who guided the “ship of state.” (Ancient Greeks' map ...

Join us on March 14 at 6 p.m. in Coburn Hall for "Athens in America: Ancient Greece and the Making of the New Nation" with special guest Johanna Hanink, Ph.D. During this talk, she’ll explore the ...