Ancient Greece is where the first form of direct democracy was developed. It was called demokratia, literally meaning "rule by the people." ...

Since the first exchanges between India and Greece, the ancient Greeks were fascinated by the stories of India's mysterious gymnosophists.

Archaeologists in Messenia continue to uncover new layers of Ancient Thouria, where a Hellenistic theatre and a wealth of artefacts are revealing how the city once flourished.

Today, the baths of Caracalla mostly sit empty. Wirestock/Getty ‘Baths, wine, and sex make life worth living’ The philosopher Seneca, also an advisor to the emperor Nero, lived above a bath ...