But what was the polis, exactly?The difficulty of translating the term is a clue to its complexity: Neither “city” nor “city-state” nor “republic” is fully adequate; the Greek word ...

The Greek polis found it important to reflect in real time together on moral conundrums in theatrical space. Greek tragedy dramatized different points of view, insisted on empathy for flawed human ...

Herodotos was an Ionian Greek. He was born in Halicarnassus / Halikarnassos, a Greek polis in Ionia, the coastline of Asia Minor facing the Aegean Sea.

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And so in the thinking of the Founders, the Roman Republic, the Greek polis, and the political and legal practices of Biblical Israel all found a place in this new political dispensation.

Prologue. The modern dream for the Getty Villa caught fire in Herculaneum or Herakleion, a small Greek polis on the outskirts of Neapolis (Naples) and on the lower slopes of Mount Vesuvius.

A Comprehensive History of the Ancient Greek 'City-States' that Goes Beyond the famous places like Athens or Sparta . The city-state (polis in Greek, plural poleis) was one of the most important forms ...

In the 3rd century AD, the site was known as the most productive wine centre of the Black Sea and remained a hub of exchange between the Greek, Roman and Byzantine Empires and populations north of the ...

Dr. Blome, an independent scholar and former Marine who came to ancient history through his experience of war, makes a major contribution to recent efforts to study ancient Greece “Beyond the Polis”, ...

Dan Harmon's latest animated series, premiering Sunday on Fox, is set in ancient Greece and features British voice talents Matt Berry, Richard Ayoade and Hannah Waddingham.

Dan Harmon’s ‘Krapopolis’ will tackle 'pop culture, celebrity and politics' says Fox scripted boss following third season renewal.