Professor Paul Cartledge

Historian

Professor Paul Cartledge is A G Leventis Professor of Greek Culture emeritus at the University of Cambridge. His books include Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece, now available in paperback (Picador, 2021)

Recent articles by Professor Paul Cartledge

Watercolour illustration of Athens

General History

The history of Athens: exploring the birthplace of democracy and philosophy

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Cities new WL

Episode 8 Athens . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Paul Cartledge WL

Troy: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ancient greek alphabet contains 24 letters, starting with alpha and ending with omega

The ancient Greek alphabet: when was it invented, how many letters are there and how do you pronounce them?

The Parnethon, Athens

How to build a democracy (Athenian-style)

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Tholos of Delphi in Greece. (Photo by Dreamstime)

Ancient Greece: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Illustration of Alexander the Great marching to war (Illustration by Sue Gent_

What if… Alexander the Great had lived longer? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.