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The Three Periods of Ancient Greece

The three periods of ancient Greece produced countless famous names: Aristotle, Homer, Pythagoras, Leonidas, Cleopatra, Euclid, Socrates, Alexander the Great. Plato, this website’s namesake, is...

Socrates on Democracy in Plato’s Republic

Democracy is, perhaps, the greatest invention of ancient Greece. Its meaning -- quite literally, power to the people -- has become the mantra of just...