The Ancient World

It had paid-up intellectuals and progressive politics, yet ancient Greece was less civil than we are inclined to remember. This news post explains why this is, and how are ancient perceptions can change through time, and translation.

The Acropolis, Athens, Greece as it would have appeared in ancient times.

Publisher: The Guardian

Author: Paul Cartledge

It had paid-up intellectuals and progressive politics, yet ancient Greece was less civil than we are inclined to remember. This news post explains why this is, and how are ancient perceptions can change through time, and translation.

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The Ancient World

It had paid-up intellectuals and progressive politics, yet ancient Greece was less civil than we are inclined to remember. This news post explains why this is, and how are ancient perceptions can change through time, and translation.