Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city—these are just some ...

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Ancient Athens was a vibrant and dynamic society, famous for producing great works of art, philosophy, and culture.

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

the ruling colonels withdrew the remaining tanks from the Parliament building in Athens. But most Greeks could see that democracy in Greece was more besieged than ever. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

Kerameikos is an ancient Athenian area formerly known as the Potters' Quarter, which today stands as the largest necropolis in Greece.

The author is a professor of archaeology at the University of Toronto. Athens of ancient Greece, the birthplace of democracy, had an interesting system called ostrakismos, or ostracism. It was a ...

In ancient Athens, more than 2,000 years ago, a brash, narcissistic, wealthy leader threatened its democracy. The leader’s name was Alcibiades, and he used his leadership position for private gain.