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Ancient and Modern
Aristotle thought that, while there was a sense of pleasure at the prospect of getting your own back, there was a limit as to how far one should go
It is now in the hands of 10,000 runners across France and French territories to arrive in Paris for the opening of the Games on July 26
Frescoes are always the lead story in reports of the latest finds, but they are only a part of a much bigger picture
In democratic Athens (fifth century BC), free speech in the citizens’ assembly and the courts was called isêgoria, meaning ‘equality of speaking’
His exploit gained him the prestige he longed for, and in 424 BC he was made a general
In Greek, dêmagôgos was a neutral term meaning ‘leader of the people.’ But it could be used to describe a rabble rouser
For Cicero, the debate was not so much about power as about the ethics of those seeking it
The world Homer depicts is one which maintains a dramatic balance between man, fate and gods
Easier said than done, perhaps, as one thinker, Plutarch, acknowledged — but that’s life
A degree of corpulence was the sign of a rich, healthy and prosperous man. But obesity turned one into a figure of fun or ignominy
