Who was the founder of Democracy? In the seventh century before Christ, Athens was seething with discontent. Nobles and rich men ruled the city, a privilege which they used quite shamelessly to their own advantage. There were no written laws which the poor could appeal to in order to obtain justice. Those who ruled the city dispensed the law —all too often in favour of the rich against the poor. In...

Who were called the great-grandchildren of Heracles? Greek mythology is full of stories of the adventures of legendary heroes who were either helped or hindered by the gods. Perhaps the most famous of all these heroes was Heracles (or Hercules as he was known by the Romans). He typified the virtues of courage and endurance, and he was a symbol of strength. In about 1100 BC to 1000 BC, the Dorians...

 History of  Moses   The Jews, or Hebrews, as they were also called, under the leadership of their patriarch Abraham, emigrated first from Mesopotamia to Canaan in Plaestine about 2000 BC. Much of our information about early Jewish history comes from the Old Testament and according to the biblical story they suffered terrible hardships from famine in their new country. Therefore, the grandson of Abraham, known as Jacob or Israel, decided...

Why was Bertrand Russell famous?   Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher who lived from 1872 to 1970. In the first half of his long life, he developed ways of using logic to build knowledge and he provided a logical basis for the principles of mathematics. But Russell was also a man who dearly loved people as well as ideas. He spoke out against war and defended the right of people...