Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city—these are just some ...

The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis ...

In ancient Greece the great playwrights helped to plant and nurture the seeds of representative government through their characters and plots. By David Belcher This article is from a special ...

It had three main aims: to document and try to explain the origins of democracy ancient Greek-style; to trace the evolution and eventual extinction of the ancient forms of democratic politics ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

Greg Jenner is joined in Ancient Greece by special guests Professor Michael Scott and comedian Alice Fraser as they examine the start of democracy with the Athenians. Show more Greg Jenner is ...