3. The Greek Historians
For a long time, the Greeks’ interest in the past was largely concerned with mythical stories – tales of events involving supernatural beings or Gods – that were passed down […]
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2. The Sophists
The Sophists – derived from the Greek word sophia meaning wisdom – were professional teachers who offered educational services to the citizens of Greek city-states for a fee. They prepared […]
1. Classical Greece and Rome: A Brief History
Our journey through the history of Western political and social thought begins in the 5th century BC on a peninsula and archipelago of islands in South Eastern Europe – the […]