BFR92R The Acropolis, Athens, Greece as it would have appeared in ancient times. Photograph: Classic Image/Alamy   Greece: Birthplace of the modern world? It had paid-up intellectuals and progressive politics, yet ancient Greece was less civil than we are inclined to remember, says Paul Cartledge  Sunday 7 November 2010 12.00 GMT E pluribus unum: “out of many – one”. […]