Today, democracies continue to grapple with declining trust and institutional corruption. Athens: Birth of Democracy examines ...

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

New research shows many ancient societies shared power and limited rulers, revealing that democracy existed far beyond Greece ...

A new study has challenged the long-held belief that democratic governance was exclusively born in the classical Mediterranean world of Greece and Rome. By analyzing archaeological and historical ...

In America today, an impeached former leader, whose lies threaten the very structure of democracy, is maneuvering to return to power. This has happened before, with dire consequences. In ancient ...

Ancient Societies In Mexico And South Asia Were Democratic Long Before Europe Claimed To Invent It In A Nutshell A major new ...

In December the Supreme Court in the American state of Colorado held that former President Donald Trump was constitutionally ineligible to run for election again due to the Fourteenth Amendment’s ...

A new study reveals that democracy was not limited to ancient Greece, showing shared governance existed across ancient societies worldwide.

In ancient Athens, the agora was a public forum where citizens could gather to deliberate, disagree and decide together. It was governed by deep-rooted social principles that ensured lively, inclusive ...

The Ancient Greek world produced leaders, generals, and great men whose actions shaped the history of the Mediterranean world ...