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force in this particular body of the state. The army did not only serve as our armies do today, but also as simple police forces t...

this subject has been of great interest to many historians and scholars as Rome was obviously the power that took over to a great ...

This paper consists of twelve pages and considers how Rome's modern gypsies are rooted in Mesopotamia's Sarakatsani. Eight source...

around the belief that landowners would defend their property and country more conscientiously than those who had no vested intere...

was a culmination of several individual actions or achievements, coupled with social conditions that weighed heavily on Roman soci...

the Great in appearance. He was remembered as a popular young man and as someone who seized a cause and pursued it relentlessly. ...

plagued by both flies and a sense of overwhelming guilt. The stage is dominated by a statue of Zeus, "god of flies and death," whi...

is still regarded as sacred ground. "The citys long journey across history started more than four millenia ago. Throughout the ag...

of common suffering or accomplishment. Once the student working on this project sees these factors, it becomes obvious throughout ...

In a five page paper the ancient Mayan city of Palenque is examined in terms of its religious and historical influences and how th...

a large labour pool, but not of modern manufacturing methods, it would seem evident that the pyramids were built using vast quanti...

the purpose of allowing the repressed feminine or nurturing side of man to come forth and for the brutal or aggressive side of wom...

Egypt, 2001). During the fourth century, however, these tribes began to come together, and for the next two centuries, land was se...

of envisioning and grasping the full significance of difficult passages. In his preface, Anderson outlines his general approach....

point that there was a strongly ritualistic and shamanic element to funeral rites: pictorial representations of funeral ceremonies...

In five pages this paper examines Ancient Egypt's political system and structure in a consideration of viziers, the role played by...

well as carried new innovative things from other societies and so served to pass ideas along from village to village. Back then t...

or when (Montet, 1968). There is some historical text which has been deciphered giving some of the details of ancient Egypt. Mon...

It was also the time that farmers harvested their crops. October 31 heralded in a change in lifestyle for people and animals and i...

subject to severe earthquakes and its climate is rather mild; Greece has mild wet winters, but dry hot summers (2001). Achi...

of traditional Chinese medicine, it is important to also understand that it is not only a collection of ancient remedies and pract...

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

involvement of magical powers that develop the processes and actions confronting the hero. As a direct result, there is generally...

only tolerated and accepted, but also embraced as part of daily life (Anonymous, 2001). In most early societies, slavery seems to...

In five pages the enduring popularity of this ancient Greek myth is examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

as well. Brahman: In some way, I believe I can vouch for our religion as being a way of life, but perhaps in a different sense. Fo...

In five pages Lysistrata as featured in the famous ancient Greek play is the focus of this character analysis. Three sources are ...

(Kjeilen). Sumer, though, corresponds with the center of what would become Babylonia. From its early development, Sumer demo...

entitled Gates of Fire, as well as others, one can get a sense of how the Persians lived at the time. In the novel, Pressfield foc...

understanding the deeper connections and interpretations of the characters who populate Chaucers work. Those deeper connections cl...