What the ancient Greeks understood about democracy that Trump does not (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; Photos via Getty Images, Timothy A. Clary / Pool/Getty Images) By Jane Manners and Melissa Lane ...

Theater had become a way to unite the warring factions of ancient Greece — the very same divisions that would undo democracy in Athens after Sparta, with its Persian allies, conquered Athens in ...

The film explores the golden age of ancient Greece, highlighting its significant contributions to democracy, art, philosophy, and culture. It emphasizes the pride of Greek city-states ...

When modern Greece emerged as an independent nation two hundred years ago, it looked to the U.S. Constitution just as America’s founders sought inspiration in Greece’s ancient democracy.

Robert K. Fleck, F. Andrew Hanssen, The Origins of Democracy: A Model with Application to Ancient Greece, The Journal of Law & Economics, Vol. 49, No. 1 (April 2006), pp. 115-146 ...

Making the U.S. More Greek An American political system that faithfully imitated the customs and institutions of ancient Greek democracy would be unrecognizable in many ways.

The title of Taylor’s forthcoming book—out May 7 from Metropolitan Books—puts this contradiction succinctly: We May Not Have Democracy, But We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone.

World January 30, 2013 Democracy Imperiled in Greece Leftist opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is pressing a smart campaign to end austerity. But it may be too late—the oligarchs and neo-Nazis ...

He is the Greek hand at the State Department, not simply because of his formal position but also because he was born and educated in Greece, and served in Greece from 1947 through 1952, when the ...