Even Athens, by far the largest of all city-states, only contained an estimated population of about 200,000 people in the year 500 BC. Many of these people would have lived not in the city but in ...

Clashes have broken out in Greece’s two largest cities as protesters hurled gasoline bombs and flares outside parliament.

Athens pays a yield of 4.95% on the debt. In 2012, the European Union promised Greece more debt relief if it met budget and reform targets. Euro zone governments hold more than 80% of its €319 ...