The most honorable man of Athens according to Herodotus: Aristides. His sense of morality, justice, and prudence, made him famous all over the Greek world. He was reputed to be so fair-minded, that he was known to everyone as...
The Stoa of Attalos is the only example of a fully restored ancient shopping arcade. It was built by and named after Attalos II, King of Pergamon, as a gift to the city that gave him his higher education. It's...
Did you know that most ornamental plants of the National Gardens come from Genova, Italy? King Ludwig I of Bavaria When King Ludwig of Bavaria came to Athens to visit his son (King Otto), he was surprised by the complete lack...
HOW EMOTIONS CAN DECIDE THE COURSE OF HISTORICAL EVENTS
The Parian Chronicle is a chronology of events, inscribed on a marble stele, covering more than 12 centuries of Ancient Greek history. Focusing a lot on events linked with the city-state of Athens, this chronicle presents us with a...
As far back in time as 632 BC, an athlete tried to establish a tyranny in Athens. His name was Kylon. An ambitious Olympic Victor that came really close to taking over absolute power so as to Make Athens...
John F. Kennedy's Address before the American Newspaper Publishers Association, April 27, 1961 'Without debate, without criticism, no Administration and no country can succeed--and no republic can survive. That is why the Athenian lawmaker Solon decreed it a crime for...
I know that it may be just a detail but whenever I see depictions of the Roman Senate in session (in movies, paintings etc) senators are seated in a semicircular fashion around an open space where the speaker stands...
A few months ago the US President was photographed crawling on the floor of the Oval Office, playing with a baby. This was seen as inappropriate by many as the Head of State isn't supposed to be seen on...
'A good solution applied with vigor now is better than a perfect solution applied ten minutes later' I consider him to be one of the top 5 field commanders in the history of the United States Army and definitely their...
Check out how Britain declared war on Japan. It's the official text as dictated by W.Churchill himself. So classy! As Winston later stated: "Some people did not like this ceremonial style. But after all when you have to kill a...
Hestia (detail) Howard David Johnson Back in the summer of 495 B.C a victorious Spartan army marches against the defenseless city of Argos. A few hours earlier that army annihilated the army of Argos. Now, the Spartan king Kleomenes leads...
G.J.Caesar on the north side of the river Rubicon No general exercising imperium could cross the Rubicon without the concession of the Senate. Sometimes the Senate would 'humiliate a general by letting him wait there infinitely. Imperium was power vested...
In those "darkest hours" Greece was the only allied country that kept on fighting...
"Sire, there is no Royal Road to geometry." (Euclid to King Ptolemy) Euclid was a Greek mathematician, also known as the “Father of Geometry”. His work 'Elements' (Στοιχεία Ευκλείδου) is one of the most important in the history of mathematics...
