Altogether there were over 1500 city-states in the Greek world, but some of these would barely qualify as towns in modern terms. Even Athens, by far the largest of all city-states, only contained ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small ... A final reason behind the development of city-states was the Greek aristocracy, who acted to prevent any permanent monarchies from ...

The Ancient Greek Dark Ages came after the powerful Mycenaean Era. But what actually were the Greek Dark Ages, and how did ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind ...

Each city-state ruled itself ... This collection of short videos is about Ancient Greek civilisation and some of the most popular Ancient Greek myths retold in a bold 'anime', comic book style.

The Corinthian style is named for Corinth, an ancient Greek city-state about 50 miles west of Athens. Beginning around the eighth century B.C.E., Corinth became a commercial hub, thanks to its ...