Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

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

A year after their defeat of Athens in 404 BC, the Spartans allowed the Athenians to replace the government of the Thirty Tyrants with a new democracy. The tyranny had been a terrible and bloody ...

Because of its democracy and reputation for openness, Athens became a magnet for new ... Whereas the traditional center of intellectual life in Ancient Greece had been the symposium, the drinking ...

Voting isn't nearly enough — we need a communal process for democratic decision-making. Just ask the Athenians ...

The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.

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

This stunning city has been named one of the favourites for British tourists - and now is the perfect season to visit.

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

Democracy means a system in which all citizens ... The first “democracies” in the Ancient Greek city states did not resemble what we would mean by that term today, not least because only ...

Constant expansion has introduced a sense of modernism to this ancient city. You will most likely spend the majority of your stay within central Athens near all of the city's well-known attractions.