Before presidential addresses and social media, most ancient peoples got to know their rulers through coins. Without modern communication, coins were...
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In observing similarities between the Spartans’ political system of ancient Greece and today’s far-right movements, one might wonder whether the two are somehow linked. Do modern-day politicians draw from ancient Sparta? Comparing societies that are several millennia apart generally leads to inaccuracies. Furthermore, applying modern-day political terms to ancient systems of government is questionable. However, […]
Before presidential addresses and social media, most ancient peoples got to know their rulers through coins. Without modern communication, coins were...
Thermopylae is most famous for the battle which took place there in 480 BC. It was a battle in which the heavily outnumbered three hundred Spartans...
The little-known site, Iklaina, on the Peloponnesian peninsula was a major center of Mycenaean culture; findings now indicate that it was the very...
Tommy Robinson, the anti-Islam campaigner and one of the UK’s most prominent far-right activists who has been accused of inciting riots in...
As the first ever Muslim assistant chief prosecutor he took on some of the toughest criminal cases in the face of vile personal threats. Somehow, he...
The Oracle of Delphi has become a byword for prophecy, and many of the glories of Delphi's architecture and art have survived to this day.
The reach of speaking is both in what is spoken and – even more – in its visibility of non-verbal communication that accompanies told. However,...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
Democracy and the rule of law are widely acknowledged as fundamental cornerstones of contemporary society, ensuring the maintenance of social order,...
Officials in Ancient Olympia are protesting the decision to hold the next International Olympic Committee session in a neighboring region of southern...