Athens
GREEK TRAGEDY
Bereft of state help, a group of architects, archeologists, and ordinary citizens are banding together to save Athens’ historic buildings—and succeeding.
DREAM OF NO NATION
For more than four decades, residents of Exarchia have maintained their anarchist haven in Athens.
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MOMENT OF TRUTH
Facing collapse after an invasion gone wrong, a military defeat, and two coups legitimated by the assembly, Athenians raced to build a new body of law. We could use that approach.
Ancient and Modern
Greece’s economic collapse and social disarray make the country ripe for satire, which helps explain why a centuries-old comedy by Aristophanes is a big hit there this summer.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Graffiti everywhere, police almost nowhere. Welcome to Exarchia, Athens’ anarchist neighborhood.
Google Doodle
The first ever modern Olympic games were held 120 years ago today. Google has marked the anniversary with a set of new doodles on its homepage.
Bottoms Up
The intellectual legacy of ancient Greece deserves to influence more than the names of streets and the slogans of politicians intent on comparing Germans to cavemen.