Essays 31 - 60
king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the king...
he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...
It is for this reason that Greek art conveyed abstract ideas such as "beautiful" concepts of the human body through a dichotomous ...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Pagan women with Jewish women in ancient Greek and Roman societies in terms of the...
in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...
been able to gather enough information so as to understand the complexities surrounding a collection of semi-preserved writing imp...
be the hub of all cultures and each harbored great concentrations of people. As people and cultures evolved they radiated from th...
in Charicleia, who is a long-lost princess of an Ethiopian queen, even though she appears to be white. Heliodorus relates that her...
This 5 page paper discusses the philosophical thinking known as Stoicism, and why it appealed to the ancient Romans and Greeks. Th...
In ten pages this ancient civilization is examined in terms of the significance of agriculture, the Nile River, and farmers' taxes...
In five pages a dialogue between an ancient Roman character and one from ancient Greece is developed with and exchange of cultural...
to Egypt would also pay homage to some Egyptian Gods such as Isis and Horus. In Britain and Gaul there is evidence of the Romans m...
This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...
This research paper discusses the figurines produced in ancient Mycenaean civilization and their possible uses, including the inte...
Four political works in ancient history are examined. Athenian democracy is part of the inquiry but many issues pertinent to polit...
Nespeqashuty died prior to its completion. At this time, some of the reliefs were finished, but many consisted of just an outline ...
The Iberian Peninsula, that region of the world we now call Spain and Portugal, fell under Islamic rule in 711 AD. While Islamic ...
In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Hebrew and Egyptian mythologies. A discussion highlights similarities between the tw...
In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at Hebrew poetry. Short essay answers and definitions to common poetic terms are given. ...
This essay pertains to theologian David L. Allen's interpretation of the Greek work "metochos" in the Hebrews. Three pages in leng...
The major challenge in constructing histories of Israel and Judah is the fact that they were individuals but they also had cities ...
raise his staff and stretch out his arms and the Sea parted, allowing all the Israelites to get to the other side at which time th...
prophets was to convey a message from God to the People. They received the divine messages differently, some in a dream, some in a...
author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....
This paper tracks the history of Jewish beliefs and rituals, from the Matriarchs up to the Hebrew Union College. The author also ...
This 6 page paper consists of the writer's observations of Saturday services at a Jewish synagogue. The writer discusses such thin...
Yahweh's personality and heterogeneous presentation as depicted in Hebrew scriptures are described in eight pages. Ten sources ar...
look at the example of Odysseuss wife Penelope. This queen is pictured as not only being desirable, but she is also pictured as be...
In six pages Hebrew and Greek values are contrasted and compared in a discussion of some similarities and many differences. Four ...
It is not clear whether the prophets all received their messages from God through dreams, visions or in other ways. Some prophe...