NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with archaeologist Gary Feinman about new findings that show democracy existed throughout the ancient world and was not exclusive to Mediterranean Europe.

A new study reveals that democracy was not limited to ancient Greece, showing shared governance existed across ancient societies worldwide.

A groundbreaking study challenges the idea that democracy began only in ancient Greece. Researchers led by Gary Feinman suggest that early forms of shared governance existed in ancient cities like ...

A new study by University of York researchers suggests that ancient societies were often more democratic than previously thought.

A new study on ancient societies from around the world is rewriting what we thought we knew about democracy. A team of researchers analyzed archaeological and historical evidence from 31 ancient ...

Step into ancient Athens and discover how St. Paul challenged centuries of Greek tradition with the Christian message in the ...

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

What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government ...

In the final portion of the epic Greek poem “The Odyssey,” the king of Ithaca, who has been away fighting the Trojan War, ...

The Tomb, a windowless brownstone building at Yale University's "academic tomb", is a building where America's future leaders are shaped. For nearly 200 years, Skull and Bones has inducted an elite ...

Today, happiness is equated with “self-fulfillment.” But the “pursuit of happiness” is no mere rhetorical gimmick.

The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.