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In the Courts: The Rhetoric of Ancient Athens and Today

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:47:31 +0000

Rhetoric took precedence over evidence in Ancient Athenian courts. By Lauren Davis Introduction To many modern audiences, the

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:13:07 +0000

This agora was destroyed by invasions by the Germanic Heruli and Visigoths in 267 CE and 396 CE

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:06:54 +0000

His vision transformed a ruin into a thriving cultural center. Introduction The agora of Athens developed from the 6th century BCE until

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:02:49 +0000

Without imported food, Athens would have starved. The 630,000 acres of land in Attica, the region in which

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 12 May 2021 18:09:00 +0000

The agora was a political and a commercial space in Athens and other ancient Greek city-states. Introduction The agora

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 18:53:39 +0000

Democracies and Republics, the best of all political structures, have a way of destroying themselves if not cherished

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:38:24 +0000

Thucydides indicates that this plague was extraordinary in that “a pestilence of such extent and mortality was nowhere

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:49:22 +0000

Athenian calendars used lunar cycles and/or solar events to affix dates. Introduction The term “Athenian Calendar” (also called

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:35:34 +0000

He could not keep his word as he kept changing sides and lived in exile. Alcibiades, the son

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:01:10 +0000

Apart from some futile attempts to recapture their freedom, for well over a century the Greeks remained under