The Greek ruler Philip was surrounded by flatterers and hypocrites. A few court sycophants sought out the renowned speaker Demosthenes with the intention of persuading him to join them in praising King Philip. “Why do you never say a word of praise for the king? Why can’t you find a single nice word for many … Read more
One of the questions that has always intrigued historians is how ancient peoples traveled and transported heavy loads. Excavations by Greek archaeologists between 1956 and 1962 revealed that ancient engineers, two thousand years before the invention of the steam locomotive, devised a simple concept of a railway. This was the diolkos, an ancient track that … Read more
Plato was born in 427 BC on the seventh day of the month Targelion, which would correspond to the second half of our May. He was born on the same day as the celebration of Apollo’s birth on the island of Delos, which is why he was later called Apollo’s son and messenger. He was … Read more
