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

Standing on a bastion at the entrance to the Acropolis Hill of Athens is a masterpiece of the Greek temples, that of Athena ...

The assembly responded by declaring war on Sparta ... already died that he made one of the most famous speeches of Ancient Greek history, called the Funeral Oration. Tragically, for all his ...

In the following interview, he also dispels some long-held notions about ancient Greece's most legendary ... he needed the approval of the Ekklesia, the assembly of the citizens of Athens (that ...

The establishment of the United States marked the reemergence of the large-scale republican state. In 1787, after the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...