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Livy's History of Rome/Heroes & Villains

king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the king...

Gift Giving in Homer's Odyssey

he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...

Figurines of Ancient Mycenae

This research paper discusses the figurines produced in ancient Mycenaean civilization and their possible uses, including the inte...

Judaism and Ancient Egyptian Religion

the soul: the Egyptians thought that the there were several "psychical elements" comprising existence, including the ka (Dyson). T...

Medea, An Overview

This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...

Comparing the Empire of Ancient Rome with Ancient Greece

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...

Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, and Women's Roles

time expresses: "Rank creates its rules: A woman is asked about her husband, A man is asked about his rank" (Callender 12). By fa...

Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Pagan and Jewish Women

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Pagan women with Jewish women in ancient Greek and Roman societies in terms of the...

Social and Political Development in Sparta and Athens

0198140851.html). Prior to Alexander the Greats comprehensive introduction of the concept of law, the Greeks followed no organiza...

Reasons for the 431 BC War Between Athens and Sparta

Why Sparta engaged in war with Athens during this time period is examined in a paper consisting of nine pages with the outcome of ...

Analysis of School of Athens by Raphael

easy task; Raphael was exemplary at capturing the very essence of humanitys peculiarity. These features coincide with the artists...

Describing a Trip to Europe

This 10 page paper describes the attractions of Rome, Paris and Athens, including the Trevi Fountain, the Eiffel Tower and the Acr...

Renaissance Painters, Raphael vs. Michelangelo

reverse order, "or as the Platonic ascent of man from his lowest estate back to his divine origin" (Fleming 192). Michelangelos ...

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 Peloponnesion War and 'The Eumenides' by Aeschylus

In this paper consisting of five pages the argument that Athens failed in fulfilling the hopes expressed by Aeschylus in his play ...

Ancient Greece Essays

In eight pages classical Greek civilization is examined in a series of brief independent essays that include astrology and the Gre...

Overview of the Athenian Doctrine

In eight pages this paper examines the Athenian doctrine or thesis in a consideration of Athens' and Sparta's motivations and virt...

An Analysis of Thucydides

In a paper consisting of six pages the writer argues that in History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides regards the Athens defeat...

Drama And Philosophy in the Fifth Century BC Great Awakening in Greece

This five page paper explores the Great Awakening of 5th century BC Athens. Philosophy coupled with drama in the dissemination of ...

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...

Cultural Influences, Archaeology, and City Morphology of Classical Athens

the epitome of this planning. Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to...

Athens, Duty, Pericles and Socrates

that Pericles was a man who felt a powerful sense of duty to his city. He was, after all, an official who stood as one who support...

Critical Differences Between Early Rome and Athens

In seven pages the differences that existed between early Rome and Athens are examined in terms of the reasons behind these differ...

The Height of Athenian Society

In a paper consisting of six pages Athenian society at its peak of popularity and achievementsare considered and include a discuss...

Thucydides' Views of Sparta and Athens

In a paper consisting of 10 pages the ways in which Thucydides depicted Sparta and Athens in terms of their cultural and social sy...

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...

Athens and the Peloponnesian War

relationship to one complaint and event prior to the war: "the complaint of Corinth was that her colony of Potidaea, and Corinthia...

Renaissance Humanism and “The School of Athens”

being a "practical" discipline. It provides outstanding mental exercise, but its difficult to see how debates about the nature of ...

The Persuasiveness of Socrates in Plato's Apology

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

The Tides of War by Steven Pressfield

dropping bombs from 30,000 feet or sitting in a headquarters building and pushing a button to annihilate soldiers thousands of mil...