Ancient Greek general Phocion, elected 45 times for his leadership, achieved major military triumphs but met a tragic end.

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for Greece and the world.

The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides is an awesome story about the ancient Greeks. But the story is more than a war report. It ...

Calling them 'The Accursed', the justification used by Isagoras and his allies was based on an ancient misdeed the ... a sort of consultative assembly with little real power.

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece ... be approved by the Spartan assembly.

Instead of the separation of powers, the three branches of government appear to be collapsing together. Who should do ...

Could a 2000-year-old clay pot hold the secret to ancient electrochemical technology? Or was it simply an artifact?

The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece—in part because it served a politician's interests. The ability to speak freely was seen as essential for the new ...

The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we ...

Gigafactories are large-scale manufacturing facilities (“gigas” in ancient Greek meaning “giant ... examination presided over by the Planning Inspectorate. Land assembly issues can be overcome by ...