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Ancient Artifact Rhyton

piece. Rhyton were generally very ornate and are thought by most experts to have been mostly for ritual ceremonies, or perhaps u...

Culture and the Olympics of Ancient Greece

match for the ultimate prize, "possession of the earth" (Lovett, 1997, p. ix). The exact date of the competition also varies, and...

Ancient Times to Middle Ages and Religious Development

epic is a rendition of the ancient flood narrative that predates that of the biblical Noah. The Babylonian flood narrative pictu...

Evaluating Ancient Art Works

sense of comfort and knowingness when one is met with something that they can understand. Yet, when faced with the unfamiliar work...

Ancient Legal Codes

woman, then she was free to take back her dowry and return to her fathers house (Brians, 1998). While this sounds quite humanistic...

Ancient Rome and Sports

also the most violent, podium walls had to be erected to protect the audience from possible injury (Futrell, 1997). Because these...

Mental Illness from Ancient Times to the Present

the cause (2003). Again, while today it seems that psychology has focused on physical causes, as history progressed from ancient t...

Egyptian Religion and Ancient Hebrew Religion Compared

(Ancient Egyptian Religion, 2003). In terms of origin tales, the Egyptians had several ideas about how the world began (...

Ancient Cultural Development and Anthropomorphic Gods

addresses the divine" (Smith PG). Greek mythology is replete with examples of how anthropomorphic gods influenced cultural behavi...

Political and Government Systems of Ancient Rome

(Encarta). The logic of having two leaders or "co-consuls" was based on the idea that having two men in charge would keep either o...

Christian Allegory and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Warren in his famous essay on "Mariner" stated the primary theme is that humanity needs to, somehow, live in harmony with Nature, ...

Two Ancient Sculptures Compared

"unibrow" today--and wide, blue eyes. One is almost reminded of the wide eyed paintings of the 1960s when viewing this ancient pie...

Nature's Role in 'Kubla Khan' and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Ancient Mariner is perhaps the greatest Romantic statement about the consequences of psychic separation of an isolated individual ...

Myths From Ancient India and Mesopotamia

The controversy over the federal funding of stem cell research is outlined in an article titled "Stem-Cell...

Female Characters and Ancient Texts

is clear that each of them has some wish in his mind that he cant articulate; instead, like an oracle, he half-grasps what he want...

Same-Sex Behavior And Pederastic Relationships In Athens: Not All Ancient Authors Approved

and Socrates meander along the countryside, they talk about the various facets love harbors like heavenly passion all-important fr...

Turning Points from Ancient History to Now

There are numerous so-called turning points in history. The way that turning points should be defined,...

Greek God Apollo's Influence on Ancient Greece

This 5 page paper gives an overview of the Greek god Apollo. This paper includes what areas of life Apollo ruled over and how he w...

The Concept of Kings in Ancient Mesopotamia

were and what they sought in a ruler. That the king was to represent the highest values and virtues of society is evident from sch...

Heroism in the Ancient World: Gilgamesh and Achilles

This essay pertains to the characters of Gilgamesh and Achilles and how they each warrior-heroes representing their culture. The w...

Ancient Jewish Leaders

The major challenge in constructing histories of Israel and Judah is the fact that they were individuals but they also had cities ...

War in Ancient Times

During the first several centuries, war was a constant state of being in different parts of the world. This essay focused on war i...

Gilgamesh/An Ancient Man for All Seasons

Mitchells translation, Mark Jarman argues that Gilgamesh enlightens the modern reader as to what the ancient Mesopotamians valued ...

Slavery: From Ancient Times to the Modern Day

the following: In todays world, it seems that the people are turning a blind eye to what is really going on as it respects the top...

Women in Ancient Literature and Now

line "yet this is the shepherd of the city, wise, comely and resolute" points up the difference in the qualities that the king sho...

“The Ancient Celts”

provides the details that are lacking in the classical accounts of the Celts. Cunliffe wrote "The Ancient Celts" with the f...

Sterilization Methods, Ancient to Modern

and isolation of contagious patients would save lives and slow the transmission of illness. Sterilization and disinfection of mi...

Fairness in Ancient Historiography

of the "old Roman people," as well as the reign of Augustus, "till growing sycophancy scared them away."4 Already hes suggesting t...

Garland's "Daily Life Of The Ancient Greeks"

impression made infinitely clearer with truths rather than myths. The evolutionary value of Garlands (2008) research provides a b...

Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (Book Review)

contrast the modern day with ancient times. If he does have an argument, it might be that people are not so different throughout h...