Were there demonstrations and protests in ancient Greece and if so, how did people get the chance to participate?

Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC ... wrote plays and founded the first proper democracy. Historians call this Classical Greece. Image caption, The Parthenon temple was built ...

The Ancient Greeks are often celebrated for their advancements in philosophy, democracy, and architecture, but new research reveals a lesser-known legacy—environmental pollution. Scientists have ...

I am a weary traveler; I am Democracy. Weary, because I have not yet been put to full advantage by the nations my world. ...

View our world through the eyes of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, inventors of theater, democracy, Civil law, and straight roads! UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to ...

The idea of democracy is said to have begun with the ancient Greeks; the word itself is formed from the Greek words demos (people) and kratos (power or rule), meaning “rule by the people”.

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”. Not only was the ...

Constantine Tassoulas was sworn in as Greece’s president on Thursday, beginning his five-year term after winning the 12 February election, X ...

Small communities can practise direct democracy: people meet and decide, or vote, on decisions concerning them all. In large ...