During the fifth century BC, Athens was a city-state to be reckoned with. Together with Sparta, it was one of the two great ...

Across ancient civilizations, law often carried a strangeness that feels almost unbelievable today. Weird rules shaped the intimate details of daily life, like what people could eat and wear, or even ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' former playboy president, Joseph Estrada, will have to get used to spartan living if he serves his life sentence for plunder in prison rather than under house ...