‘Plato’ and ‘Phocion’: Athens Beyond Democracy
In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...
Here’s where the oldest evidence of lead pollution comes from
Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.
'World's first industrial pollution': Evidence of toxic lead found in ancient Greece
Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. More than 60 per cent of the ...
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Ancient Greek Tyrants Who Proved to Be Good for Their Cities
The role of good Greek tyrants and aesimnetai in ancient Greece, highlighting leaders like Peisistratus, Polycrates, and Solon.
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Ancient Greece's Toxic Legacy: World's Oldest Lead Pollution Found
Ancient Greece, renowned for its contributions to democracy and philosophy, also holds the unfortunate distinction of ...
The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy
For as long as we’ve had democracies, majority rule has left some in the minority worse off. We need to be talking about what ...
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Richard Bammer: Trump’s pardons flout justice, signify a wayward moral code
What kind of society do we want as we again live in a Trump era, with pardons and commutations from a convicted felon that invite crimes, including his own, to recur?
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Riverside’s ‘The Cure at Troy’ paints a hopeful future with age old story
The refined space of Riverside’s theater has yet again been transformed into an ethereal playing field. This time, the space is intended to invite the audience into a time between ancient Greece and ...
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Greece's Ministry of Tourism honors Sir Stephen Fry
In a glittering event at the Acropolis Museum, the Ministry of Tourism honored Sir Stephen Fry for his invaluable contribution to the promotion of Greek ...