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In fourteen pages this paper discusses burial practices and cemetery design changes from the ancient era to the present day in a c...
Crucifixion as a means of execution served a number of purposes in the ancient world. This paper discusses the origin of the pract...
beyond the domestic sphere into virtually every profession and job category from which they were once barred, they have had to con...
audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...
to punishment after death: Budge (1905) comments that many later religions derived their concept of a fiery, demonic hell from the...
in mind we present an examination of Gilgamesh as he illustrates the struggle for social function, or mortality, despite the inter...
In five pages this research paper examines the social function of mythology with the emphasis being on the myths of ancient Greece...
In nine and a half pages this paper considers how social values are reflected in the ancient literary works Phaedo, Euthyphro, Cri...
In five pages this essay examines the crucifixion practice of the ancient Romans during the time of Jesus Christ and considers its...
represent significant social power, as in the case of beauty, wealth and status, or they can symbolize aspects of society that peo...
so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...
It is for this reason that Greek art conveyed abstract ideas such as "beautiful" concepts of the human body through a dichotomous ...
in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...
been able to gather enough information so as to understand the complexities surrounding a collection of semi-preserved writing imp...
he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...
king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the king...
Correspondingly, there is a battle being waged by parents and educators alike that says a public school education sorely lacks whe...
In ten pages this ancient civilization is examined in terms of the significance of agriculture, the Nile River, and farmers' taxes...
Four political works in ancient history are examined. Athenian democracy is part of the inquiry but many issues pertinent to polit...
Nespeqashuty died prior to its completion. At this time, some of the reliefs were finished, but many consisted of just an outline ...
This research paper discusses the figurines produced in ancient Mycenaean civilization and their possible uses, including the inte...
the soul: the Egyptians thought that the there were several "psychical elements" comprising existence, including the ka (Dyson). T...
This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...
In five pages a dialogue between an ancient Roman character and one from ancient Greece is developed with and exchange of cultural...
This 5 page paper discusses the philosophical thinking known as Stoicism, and why it appealed to the ancient Romans and Greeks. Th...
in Charicleia, who is a long-lost princess of an Ethiopian queen, even though she appears to be white. Heliodorus relates that her...
holdings of a museum; the works that the museum owns and takes care of (The permanent collection, 2008). The Metropolitan owns mor...
In six pages the realist theory and Machiavelli's political influence are examined within the context of the contemporary war with...
and social degradation which is consuming certain segments of our society could be considered to in some ways actually escalate th...
the past. Nonconformity now took over as the leading force, with cultural retrospection becoming all but obsolete (Berman PG). N...