Sir Edward Leithen finds himself revising his opinion of the ‘detestable’ Koré Arabin.

Dean Stanley recalls the Easter celebrations on one emotionally-charged night in Athens

When Porus, the Indian king, surrendered to Alexander the Great at Jhelum, he had only one request to make of him.

On the annual Remembrance Day of ancient Athens, Pericles rose to remind the people of the City that grief alone was not the best way to honour the fallen.

The supreme arts and literature of ancient Athens all sprang from the State’s refusal to interfere in the life of the citizen.

Classical Greece has been an inspiration to every generation because she stands for the triumph of liberty and reason over prejudice and power.