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The Canada-US relationship has captivated social media, drawing parallels to the power dynamics between ancient Athens and ...
Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia remarks the U.S. "may be modern day Rome in size and power. We are Athens — in culture, ...
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What Was the Polis?
For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.
Kerameikos is an ancient Athenian area formerly known as the Potters' Quarter, which today stands as the largest necropolis in Greece.
Athens is scrambling to mitigate perilously extreme summer temperatures as it juggles the needs of locals with the millions ...
Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city—these are just some ...
Greece has filed a lawsuit against Adidas over what appeared to be a drone light show advertising the sports brand over the ...
From Athens to the British Empire and on to the US – dominant powers have used might and consent to exert influence.
Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...
Greece’s Culture Ministry alleges the sportswear giant used images of the protected historical site without permission ...
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 ...