Ancient Greek history is full of the names of great minds: philosophers, scientists, statesmen, generals, historians and ...

Sanctions date back to antiquity, with the "Megarian Decree" issued by Athenian statesman Pericles in 432 BC being the first ...

Athens had become the school of Greece. Pericles' was by now far too popular for his rivals to topple him as the city's leader. So instead, they attacked his close associates in the courts.

The relationship scandalized polite society, especially because they remained unmarried and Pericles treated her as an equal, an almost unthinkable action for most Greek men. But though Pericles ...

It emphasizes the pride of Greek city-states, particularly Athens, where democracy flourished under the leadership of Pericles. Citizens actively participated in governance, and public life was ...