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How Empires Fall: The Marxist Perspective

There are a million different theories about why great empires fall, and the real reasons are painstakingly multifaceted, but one theory that has been less promulgated is the Marxist one. Marx wrote about the contradictions of capitalism, resulting from the...

The Ancient Greek Island Where No One Could Be Born or Die

Ancient Greeks regarded the island of Delos and its sanctuary of Apollo as so sacred that birth and death were forbidden there, since human life was considered ritually impure in a sacred sense. It was a unique place set...

The Imposing Ancient Fortress at Aigosthena West of Athens

The ancient Fortress of Aigosthena at Porto Germeno in West Attica built in the second half of the 4th century BC, is one of the most imposing ancient military installations in Greece. It has now been extensively and painstakingly restored...

Greece’s Island of Samos: The Birthplace of Philosophers and Gods

Greece's island of Samos, the birthplace of mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras as well as astronomer Aristarchus, has a fascinating history tied to the myth of the Argonauts and the birth of Hera, the queen of the gods. The first recorded...