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Public & Private Interests/Peloponnesian War

aid and had been made a part of the defensive alliance formed by the Athenians. Since Corinth was allied with Sparta, the foundati...

Thucydides and his accuracy as a historian

the objectivity he professed" (Lattimore xiii). As this postmodern revisionist view of Thucydides suggests, his historical accurac...

Policing in the United States and Austria

control. The United States Patriot Act was designed in such a way that it refocused policing processes on federal levels of contr...

The Celts

would put an end to the Etruscan peoples prominence (Who were the Celts?, 2008). It is also believed that shortly thereafter the ...

The Peloponnesian War as Described by Thucydides

At the beginning of this extended speech, the representative from Corcyra prefaces his narrative of events with an appeal that is ...

Overview of Experimental Economics

In five pages the contemporary world's utilization of experimental economics is examined in this overview of its history and varie...

The Peloponnesian War According to Thucydides

This 5 page paper summarizes the major themes of Thucydides' accounts of the Peloponnesian War. The bibliography lists the primary...

The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault

of restrained antagonism -- somewhat similar to the "Cold War" of the 1950s and 60s -- simmered just under the surface, threatenin...

Ancient Greeks and Politics

basically a war between Athens and Sparta (Thucydides, 1881). This came about as a result of the growth of the Athenian Empire, a...

History of U.S. Army Aviation

1909, the Wright brothers built the first "heavier than air flying machine" based on Army Aviation specifications. During World Wa...

Policies of Gulf War

In five pages this research essay discusses the Gulf War in terms of Iraqi and United States' policies with military 'grand strate...

A Historical Overview of the Cold War

A four page overview of this interesting time in world history. The writer oulines the societal factors in play and historical un...

World War II Russian Politics and FDR's Role

was integral to getting rid of Hitler and rendering what he did something that will likely never happen again. And while there wer...

Philip Caputo’s Policy Paper to Richard Nixon’s 1968 Presidential Campaign on Vietnam

The following represents what Caputos policy paper to the Nixon campaign about the conduct of the conflict might have looked like....

The Possible or Probable Causal Factors for the First World War

5 pages and 6 sources. This paper provides an overview of the possible or probable causal factors for the first World War. This ...

U.S. Open Borders and Immigration Policy

5,000 people a year, but it resulted in an influx of immigrants. According to Don Barnett, the annual average for refugee immigrat...

'The History Book' and School Textbooks on History

One that attracts a great deal of attention as been the American Kennedy Family, others may be less well known as it s the accumul...

History's 'Longest War'

to shift his ground until he agreed with the allies (McCollum, 2003). Germany would be made to pay. "Unfortunately, rather than ...

The U.S. Civil War: Causes and Implications

deal of power because their populations were growing so much. At the same time, Southern States were losing power and they began t...

Duality and War in Literature

won by any nation. Caputos work focuses on the primary character who remembers an innocence that will always live within him, bu...

AMERICAN HISTORY: AN OVERVIEW

having to serve it. These days, of course, television is very much ensconced in the fabric of our lives, with most homes having at...

Peloponnesian War Defeat of Athens in 404 B.C.

turned into tribute to Athens" (Greer, 1977, p. 74). Many neighboring city states were appalled by Athens avarice and abuse of po...

Thucydides' Peloponnesian War

In five pages this paper considers the text's structure and also discusses how the war is presented in terms of the primary themes...

Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War and the Melian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the issue of the weak being subjugated by the strong that is presented in this ancient historic...

Twenty Seven Year Conflict Known as the Peloponnesian War

and about 700 allies, were to delay the invading Persians for as long as possible. The idea was that an elite force, willing to s...

The Peloponnesian War of Thucydides and Greek Culture

In four pages this paper examines the historical text on the Pelopponesian War by Thucydides in a consideration of the cultural di...

The Role of Alcibiades in Determining the Peloponnesian War Outcome

money gaining the favor of the general public. He had only one true political rival, Nicias, who had secured a treaty of peace fo...

3 Points Pertaining to a 'Limited' Nuclear War

In six pages this paper argues in support of a 'limited' nuclear war in a consideration of its major points such as environmental ...

United States Special Forces History and Uses

In ten pages the history of the US Special Forces and the development of its various uses during the Second World War, the Korean ...