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A working class political protest in Athens, Greece calling for the boycott of a local bookshop after, allegedly, an employee was fired for her political activism. Under the Greek constitution, [2] education is the responsibility of the state. Most Greeks attend public primary and secondary schools.
Politeia (πολιτεία) is an ancient Greek word used in Greek political thought, especially that of Plato and Aristotle. Derived from the word polis ("city-state"), it has a range of meanings from " the rights of citizens " to a " form of government ".
Greek nationalism was also the main ideology of two dictatorial regimes in Greece during the 20th century: the 4th of August Regime (1936–1941) and the Greek military junta (1967–1974). Today Greek nationalism remains important in the Greco-Turkish dispute over Cyprus [1] among other disputes (Greek nationalism in Cyprus).
Number of political parties in the Hellenic Parliament since 1910, by election year and electoral system. Before 1910, Greece lacked a coherent party system in accordance with the traits of the modern representative democracy. The political formations of the 19th century lacked a steady organizational structure and a clear ideological orientation.
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During the period from the 4th to the early 2nd centuries BC, the political center of gravity in Greece shifted from individual city-states to federal leagues, such as the Aetolian League and the Achaean League. These were confederations that jointly handled the foreign and military affairs for the member cities. Their internal structure was ...
Despite their military superiority, the Romans admired and became heavily influenced by Greek culture. [50] Greek-speaking communities of the Hellenised East were instrumental in the spread of Christianity in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, [51] and Christianity's early leaders and writers were mostly Greek-speaking, though not from Greece itself. [52]
Homonoia (/ h oʊ m oʊ ˈ n ɔɪ ə / Greek: Ὁμόνοια) is the concept of order and unity, being of one mind together [1] [2] or union of hearts. [3] It was used by the Greeks to create unity in the politics of classical Greece. It saw widespread use when Alexander the Great adopted its principles to govern his vast Empire.