In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

as if to perpetuate his ideas as devolving from the very origins of Greek life. In a final chapter, Ms. Atack arrays Plato among and against the philosophers who survived him. If Plato, in the end, ...

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one's body fit were vital ...

Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...

Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.

Ancient Greece, renowned for its contributions to democracy and philosophy, also holds the unfortunate distinction of ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”.

The arguments Plato makes against democracy in The Republic are spoken by the philosopher Socrates, his teacher and mentor. But the system that Socrates is rejecting, Athenian democracy of the 5th and ...