Host Mitch Jeserich tells the story of the oldest democracy we have accounts of, how it was born, and how it evolved 2500 years ago in ancient Athens. Address 1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley ...

It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the structure becomes ...

The daily life in Ancient Greece revolved around work, family, education, and religion, shaping a civilization that still ...

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis hill, this temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the ...

First off the Greeks gave the world democracy – which we still use in Britain today to choose who runs the country. In ancient Athens, citizens met regularly to vote on the laws that changed ...

Welcoming Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis before their meeting in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ...

They all criticized Athenian democracy, and how it contributed to Athens losing that war. Born 20 years after the war, ...

‘Galaxy’, ‘Europe’, ‘Democracy’, even ‘Acrobat’ - they’re all based on Ancient Greek words. There are thousands of others! It’s worth looking up a few more, if only to ...

View our world through the eyes of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, inventors of theater, democracy, Civil law, and straight roads! UD’s Ancient Greek and Roman Studies program allows students to ...