Corruption. has ancient roots!

According to a report in the journal "Archaeology", the phenomenon of corruption is ancient and deeply embedded assumption of human nature. Demosthenes in 324 BC exiled from Athens for allegedly bribed by the greatest abuser of the time, Arpalos. In the last Alexander had assumed responsibility for the finances of the army and later the treasury of Babylon, offices from which the ... Arpalos careful to benefit himself. But when it became known that the greedy malpractice abuser, Demosthenes originally recommended the expulsion, but, after a courageous ... "Sponsored" by Arpalos, changed his mind ... Thus, the scheduled debate in the Ekklesia of the City's request for asylum in Arpalos when the time came to talk Demosthenes, he could not claimed the cold ...