While no one place can be called the "mother" of democracies, Indian democracy is as ancient as Greek democracy, and both evolved independently.

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of ...

The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis hill, this temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness ...

Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

This Saturday falls on April 19, the day that colonial Americans confronted British regulars at Lexington Green and Concord ...

We rank the 14 Best Places to Visit in Greece. See which places our readers like the best, and vote for your favorites.

I asked, “what should we do, when the leaders take us to ruin?” He said, “Wait.”  — Charles Eisenstein Democracy: yearning to ...