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Ancient Greece's Tragic Heroes Agamemnon, Achilles, and Hector

their lives? These are some of the questions we will consider as we look at these men in action in Homers Illiad. Tragedy Accord...

Thucydides, Horace, and Plato on the Ancient World's Conflicts and Pressures

In five pages this report examines the similarities that exist between past and present world conflicts. Three sources are cited ...

Ancient Society of Sumer, Kingship's Role, and Epic of Gilgamesh

of the people of Sumer" (Greer 17), as represented by King Gilgamesh of Uruk. It is also an excellent historical tool which can b...

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome

In three pages three student posed questions pertaining to mythical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses are answered in a heroic co...

Ancient Statue the Shield of Athena Parthenos

viewer to imagine what it must have felt like to stand in the presence of such a work. How would it feel to look up to a religiou...

Ancient Works of Art

far more meaning that representing daily life. According to one particular author, "The Cycladic civilization of the Aegean sea...

Analysis of the New York Kouros Ancient Greek Sculpture

The sculpture is comprised of marble. Subject Matter The subject matter of this particular sculpture is a kouros, or a Greek y...

Ancient Literature and Cultural Characteristics

Oedipus story we have one that seems to offer us the belief that through intellectual pursuit we can somehow avoid the inevitable,...

Ancient Rome and Family

In five pages this paper analyzes the state and social role of family as depicted in History of Rome by Livy. One source is liste...

Ancient Cultural Development and Anthropomorphic Gods

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

Ancient Artifact Duck Shaped Ivory Box

2003). Because these boxes were so magnificent and rare, they were often popular booty or war prizes claimed by Assyrian kings (C...

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...

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...

An Analysis of Plays from Ancient and Modern Eras

changed, shaped by events which have unfolded. Greek society was also shaped by the events which unfolded. In Ipthigenia at Auli...

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...

Africa and Profit From Slave Trade

(Shillington 20). Tunde Obadina, director of Africa Business Information Services, asserts that the "vast majority of slaves tak...

Non-Literary Evidence from the Ancient World

considered to be a study of the process of recording history, may be as important as history itself (Crawford, 1983). In other wor...

“The Ancient Celts”

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

Ancient Art and Pattern

of pattern and design. Just as modernity favors certain fabric, colors and patterns, the people of an earlier era wanted to beauti...

Ancient Greek Politician Pericles

him names and just generally egging Pericles on. Pericles said nothing as this man followed him all around town until, upon reachi...

Sterilization Methods, Ancient to Modern

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

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...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights

In a paper consisting of five pages each work is related to the times in which they were written with similar points noted. Eight...

Victimization in 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and 'Prometheus' by Lord Byron

In five pages victimization as it is featured in each one of these poetic works is contrasted and compared. Two sources are cited...

Deific Coding of Ancient Laws

This is a research overview containing ten pages that considers the Code of Hammurabi as well as Hebraic, Spartan, and Mesopotamia...

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...

Ancient Chinese Religion Known as Taoism

In nine pages Taoism is examined in an overview of its traditions, philosophy, practices, rituals associated with it and how it re...

Comparative Analysis of the Ancient Greeks and Han Dynasty

(e.g., women, slaves, etc.), this system was far more democratic than the Spartan government (Andrea & Overfield, 1994). Before...

Jesus, CEO, Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership

The writer reviews the Laurie Beth Jones book Jesus, CEO, which gives business advice based on the leadership techniques demonstra...