Quote Originally Posted by catgeorge View Post
Ancient Greeks produced amazing literature, arts and political systems
Byzantines had an amazing soul where people did not know whether they were in heaven or on earth when entered Agia Sofia.

Greece has never been Democratic btw - Hellenistic and Byzantine eras were not "Democratic"
Athenian Democracy was great but could function only for the small Greek city states of that time.
There is no real Democracy in the original ancient Greel style in todays world.