And each city-state has its own money ... of Miletus - one of the most important women in Athens - who introduces us to the city-states of Ancient Greece and shares facts about the daily life ...
The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.
There's no doubt that Greece is a dreamy holiday destination for foreigners - but did you know there was once another capital before Athens took over the title?
The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind ...
Recorded, and probably rewritten by the historian Thucydides, it is one of the primary sources on which our understanding of ancient Athens is based ... good of the city is a central theme of ...