Greek Reporter11d
The Ancient Greeks’ Contribution to the Development of Modern Laws
There is a perceptible Roman bias in the teaching of law, but the ancient Greeks were actually also quite influential.
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'World's first industrial pollution': Evidence of toxic lead found in ancient Greece
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy - and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea ...
The Columbian21d
The oldest evidence for lead pollution comes from ancient Greece
WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...
Greek Reporter8d
The Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Temples of Olympia
The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.
Wall Street Journal20d
‘Plato’ and ‘Phocion’: Athens Beyond Democracy
Socrates’ method was to clear his students’ minds of abstractions and assumptions, so that they might attain self-knowledge and learn the practical wisdom of living well. His pupil Plato ...
The best of both worlds? How Australia’s unique democracy evolved
Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...
Greece has a new president. Here’s what it means in the battle for the Elgin Marbles
Greece has elected Constantine Tassoulas, a prominent advocate for the return of the Parthenon sculptures, as its new ...
Greece's new president is a leading advocate of bringing home the Parthenon sculptures from Britain
Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon ...