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Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn ancient Athens, only the richest people paid taxes on wealth, and they were happy to do it....
The Ellinikon Athens, Greece: seafront homes at Europe's 'biggest real estate project' give golden...
Evening Standard via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAncient Athens is one of the oldest capital cities in the world, the birthplace of democracy and the...
From the classroom to pit road in less than a year: Collin Hoeffner's unique path to NASCAR
NBC Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoCHARLOTTE, N.C. —Instead of teaching about ancient Athens and Sparta last spring, Collin Hoeffner...
The Netanyahu Betrayal
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis column was created in order to promulgate civic republicanism, a political philosophy originating in ancient Athens and Rome. The philosophy calls...
Editorial: The demise of liberal arts? Students lose when colleges trade humanities for STEM
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGraduates attend USC's 2022 commencement ceremony. College students have shied away from liberal...
Michigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMichigan’s redistricting commission consists of ordinary citizens with no special qualifications. A...
Little Museums across Central Mass. show history hiding in every corner
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIf you are wondering where to find a carved whale’s tooth, shoes for slaves or maybe a door to a...
Republicans Want to Mandate a Single Style of Architecture in Washington
Politico via Yahoo News· 11 months agoShould America’s government decree an official national architectural style? Should the nation’s capital only have public buildings modeled on ancient Athens or Rome? The questions swirl around ...
Extremely rare 800-year-old gold ring found in Poland castle. See its unique engraving
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAround 800 years ago, a wealthy woman strolled through the streets of Kraków, Poland, an ornate gold...
What the ancient Greeks understood about democracy that Trump does not
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months ago(Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times; Photos via Getty Images, Timothy A. Clary / Pool/Getty Images)...
