Ancient Greece is where the first form of direct democracy was developed. It was called demokratia, literally meaning "rule ...

We’re just a few months into US president Donald Trump’s second term but his rule has already been repeatedly compared to ...

Solon's laws in ancient Athens protected slaves' rights, revealing a unique approach to slavery in the society of the Athenians.

The free exhibition Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great is running at the World Expo Museum in Shanghai until Oct 26.

Protesters march during a demonstration in central Athens, Greece, on Jan. 18, 2024. Thousands of students participated in a protest against the Greek government's plans to allow private universities.

In ancient Greece the great playwrights helped to plant and nurture the seeds of representative government through their characters and plots. By David Belcher This article is from a special ...

Greece’s ruling New Democracy party scored a crushing victory in parliamentary elections Sunday but fell short of winning an outright majority in a vote dominated by the cost-of-living crisis, a ...

ATHENS, Greece — After making a stunning gain in Sunday's national elections, Greece's leading leftist party on Tuesday appeared to run aground in its attempt to form a coalition government ...