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out what women were like because of the way in which history is written. Dependent on what is studied, it seems that some texts l...

by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...

of the history attached to the pictures. It is often argued that these murals were merely implemented to add to the oral tradition...

devastating plague that has been killing many of his subjects. He speaks as if he is an anguished father: "My children, I am fill...

the sciences we note that many civilizations prior to the Greeks had their own form of science but most of that science was based ...

sacrificed consorts who was killed by the Father Zeus after the fertility rite that coupled him with his Mother (Graves 89). Also ...

in World War II and those serving in the military in Vietnam. We have experienced this disease even more directly, however, right...

pushes away all the people that she loves, or have loved her, in her stubbornness related to the burial of her brother. She pushes...

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

both the military and his citizens. This power was called jus vitae aut necis meaning the power of life or death. This is not a re...

dilemma for his children, Orestes and Electra, who have to choose between not avenging their father and murdering their mother (18...

indeed a city of art and beauty - at least for those among the wealthy who could afford both art and beauty. As with any urban are...

have causes to which they can be traced, the causes in themselves can be classified into four principles of explanation: material...

Greece, 2004). Eleni supposed her husband would do the same, but given that she had never met him she couldnt be sure. She was d...

are just a few of its ornamental features (Gilmore Associates, 2004). The overall style of the Continental is Art Deco. The Art ...

If they did leave the confines of the house, they were required to be escorted by male slaves or by male members of the household....

merely oppressed and used the natives. Kurtz is a man who is very diverse and very intelligent. He is a powerful speaker, a poet, ...

store by astronomy, for example, and little by astrology, which is seen as having no scientific rationale and is therefore dismiss...

opens "Marriage" delivers a millenarian prophecy that identifies Christ, revolution and apocalypse and, in so doing, "satanizes" a...

and mother. At the age of 17, she eloped with Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, already a married father of two. She didnt rea...

Near-death experiences (NDE) have been reported since ancient times. Even Plato reported one. In recent decades, there have been t...

This essay contrasts and compares the way that the "Epic of Gilgamesh" and Genesis describe the Flood. The writer argues that the ...

This paper offers an evaluation of ancient Egyptian civilization and how it demonstrates the defining characteristics of civilizat...

This essay pertains to "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" by Homer, the ancient Greek poet and the worldview and cultural values that a...

This paper explores the ways the ancient views of religion changed in response to the philosophical schools. There are three sour...

Abortion is a hotly contested controversy in the United States. There is a very long history of abortion. Ancient and medieval civ...

This essay focuses on Daniel 7 and 1 Enoch 46 and 48. The Book of Enoch is not part of the canon and, in fact, was lost for centur...

One of the leaders who is always mentioned when discussing leaders in general and military leaders, in particular, is George S. Pa...

The author compares the importance of these inventions alongside many other technological inventions that trace their roots to anc...

This paper describes an exhibit currently be shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The exhibit features ancient...