The Ancient Agora of Athens was once the political, commercial, and social center of ancient Greek life. Surrounded by ...

The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad. According to Dio, one form of ...

Pericles, a statesman in ancient Greece, has important lessons for contemporary political battles. We should heed him.

President Trump recently scored a victory with the Supreme Court: The justices agreed to hear his case that his former role as president grants him immunity in the face of federal charges. Among the ...

My late classics professor taught me that Ancient Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy, and warned against hubris. What would he have made of our current moment?

For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish. There’s a reason many of us know the word for “marketplace”(agora) in ancient Greek, ...

Fate was both a terrifying force and a philosophical challenge in Ancient Greece, revealing a conflict between destiny and ...

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