An "idiot" who in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person, for ancient Greeks had a different meaning and did not carry the ...

There's always been a deep-seated rejection of monarchy in Greece, favoring accountable, accessible leaders over distant, ...

For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.

A huge earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has rocked the Greek island of Rhodes, with tourists reporting that ...

The social season is almost upon us, which means Ascot, Henley, Wimbledon and the rest. Or, as the Romans might have put it, ...

Alasdair MacIntyre passed away at the age of 96.Best known for his book After Virtue, he was one of the most significant ...

Someone from Greece is called Greek. This is the simple answer and anyone of Greek nationality or association would simply be called Greek. Sometimes, Greeks are called Hellenes, though this is not ...

Gifts for the Gods presented by the Hellenic Museum (Australia) and Hellenic Ministry of Culture (Greece) opens Friday 30 May in ...

As a number of recent studies from across the developed world have reminded us, though, politicians – even elected ones – tend to be very different from the voters they represent, especially in terms ...

A Healthy Nation? IN ancient Greece, slaves were forbidden from exercising so they didn’t get strong enough to revolt. Roman ...

The sacred water world of the ancient Greeks The Greeks had several water gods that reigned over the oceans, seas, rivers and ...