The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped Western political thought. By Matthew Duncombe Greece is now known as the “cradle ...

In ancient Greek philosophy, few ideas offer practical wisdom as elegantly as Epicurus' "Tetrapharmakos." You may be wondering what exactly this "Tetrapharmakos" is—and that’s a valid question. The ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

Lead released from smelting in ancient Greece is the world’s first toxic pollution, experts say. View on euronews ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and ... Socrates and Plato, and the Hellenistic period saw Greek cultural influence peak across ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene practices, especially … Continue reading "15+ Strange Hygiene Habits Of The Anci ...

Seán Radcliffe asks, has Plato’s Allegory of the Cave been warning us of social media for 2,400 years? The ‘Allegory of the Cave’ is a Socratic argument recorded by the Greek philosopher Plato, a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, in The Second Sex, cautioned against reducing feminism to mimicry of patriarchy as it would only perpetuate cycles of inequality Plato’s ideas were radical for his time ...