Sparta, on the other hand, had an agricultural economy, even though the rocky Laconian land was not as rich. There was one point where the two cultures clashed, inevitably. The prize of the ...

Welcome to our phallocracy. Sure, the election was about the economy, but it was also about misogyny (among other things).

The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

The course covers the emergence of the polis in the Dark Age, colonization and tyranny, the birth of democracy, the Persian Wars, the interdependence of democracy and Athenian imperialism, the ...

The foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey say that recent efforts to smooth the frequently volatile ties between the ...

The 20th century established republics as the global standard, with monarchies declining after World War I and most former European colonies declaring independence as republics following World War II.

Is it true that movies glamorize whatever they touch, no matter how horrific? And if a war movie isn’t to sound a warning against war, what purpose does it serve? Even if Truffaut’s wrong ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The attack ended a two-month pause in missile ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine in a phone call two days after the presidential election, according to reports - but the Kremlin says this isn't true.

Most of the town has been destroyed. Russia denies all allegations of war crimes in Ukraine, despite well-documented evidence to the contrary. This includes the bombing of a theatre in Mariupol ...

Background and explainers on the trade war between China, led by President Xi Jinping, and the United States, and its President Donald Trump. Having started in July 2018, the prolonged conflict ...