Only by admitting ignorance, or being willing to, can we expect to grow less ignorant: Socrates claimed that our inability to “lead lives based on knowledge … because we lack it” isn’t a reason to ...

Marcus Aurelius is known as the "Philosopher King," the last of Rome's "Five Good Emperors." The latter title, assigned by ...

Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

Heraclitus was the ancient Greek philosopher who challenged the world through his beliefs in constant change, unity of ...

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

In 2024, researchers revealed they had found new details of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s burial site. It was a ...