Creating a Panhellenic alliance against Philip, despite the deep divisions and hostilities among the Greek people, seemed as arduous as Sisyphus’ labor. Thebes, a more significant ally than Sparta, was …

Athens was forced to establish peace with Philip of Macedon due to the collapse of Olynthus and the devastation of the prosperous towns on the Chalcidic peninsula, which were part …

The Greek figure Demosthenes is often regarded as the individual who, as described by his initial contemporary editor, played a crucial role in rousing the Greeks to fight for their …

The downfall of the Periclean kingdom had raised a pressing question. Will Athens gradually reconstruct her devastated troops and then resume the course of imperialistic expansion that had already brought …

After reading Plato’s Protagoras and Gorgias, it becomes clear that the educational system of the sophists and rhetors was clearly outdated. When compared to the grand aspirations of philosophy, which …

The fight between Plato and Isocrates is particularly significant as it marks the initial clash in the long-lasting war between philosophy and rhetoric. Eventually, the war deteriorated into a trivial …