Are we all political animals? Aristotle thought so. Politics, he believed, was the art of the possible, but extremes of ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

Ancient Greek lawmaker Solon of Athens wrote one of the first Greek Constitutions, and his ideas remain relevant in today's ...

Archaeologists in Greece uncover a 7th-century B.C.E. tomb with a noblewoman buried wearing an inverted crown, symbolizing the fall of her power.

Thrasybulus was an Athenian general who restored democracy after tyranny, rebuilt Athens, and opposed Sparta's dominance.

Criminal distortion of history, fueled by post-truth narratives and state sponsorship, threatens democracy. An academic ...

Unearthed off the coast of Alexandria, the vessel may have once measured 115 feet long. Experts think it would have held a ...

American democracy seems to be falling into an ever-greater crisis, with public approval of our political institutions ...

A crown was left with the deceased, but its position indicated her reign may not have ended the way she would have liked.