Athens

EMBARRASSING DEATH:  DRACO

            Draco was a celebrated reformer in Athens.  His strict code of laws gave us the word “draconian”.  There is a famous anecdote that has a citizen reproaching Draco for the strictness of his laws.  “How do you justify the death penalty for stealing a head of cabbage?”  Draco:  “I Read more

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THEMISTOCLES THE TRICKSTER

             Greek civilization passed on many achievements to Rome and then Western Civilization. Had the Persians won the Persian Wars, it is possible that we would not have the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes. We might not have all the teachings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Our civilization Read more

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