When Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt's only two female rulers, died, it was widely believed that her nephew, Thutmose ...

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

The small, polished lobby of the old Subway Terminal Building in downtown Los Angeles suggests neoclassical splendor: columns, marble, a copy of Rodin’s “The Thinker,” potted palms. Directly ...

Lane, a professor of politics at Princeton since 2009, is an internationally recognized scholar of ancient political theory known for books including "Method and Politics in Plato's Statesman" and ...

Athens had political and military dominance in the Greek world for only the brief period—less than fifty years—between Plataea (479) and the Peloponnesian War (431); then Sparta and Thebes ...

The ancient Romans used divination, augury and other mystic and religous practices to predict what the gods intended for their political and military pursuits. One key: sacred chickens. Hear ...

Politics of the ancient Maya rested on the written word / Scribes worked to keep people in awe of king. By John Noble Wilford, New York Times July 21, 2001.

How Ancient Political Losers Had to Bribe Roman Emperors for Peace. POWER STRUGGLE. A vicious power struggle for control of Rome ended when Septimius Severus triumphed as Emperor—and sent his ...