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Ancient Greece and Roles for Women as Portrayed by Homer

and also provided insight into the character when she brazenly broke with firmly held tradition. For example, in Homers Iliad and ...

Thematic Analysis of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

lifted, they decided that it had been the bird that caused the fog and they praised the Mariner for seeing through it all. Then, h...

Egyptian Architecture and Art and Their Modern Art Influence

the attention of the fashion-setting upper class. Free-standing obelisks were constructed around England, the first, which is stil...

Past and Present Definitions of Hero

rap artists came to be regarded as heroes by many. With the tragic events of September 11, 2001, however, we have once again com...

Art of Greece and Rome

own artistic style (The Art of Rome, 2003). Greek art went through several different periods as well, the first being the ...

The Religion and Government of the Ancient Egypt Civilization

of alluvium, i.e., silt, which has been deposited as a result of the annual flooding of the Nile for centuries (Lau, 1991). Lower ...

Ancient Civilizations of Greece and Rome and Rape

called Rome. Therefore, given the circumstances of the story, Rome, one of the worlds greatest civilizations was built on the act...

Discussing Justice and War A Hypothetical Dialogue Between Hector from 'The Iliad' and Socrates from Plato's 'Republic'

you not, such as you are, get your following together and sail beyond the seas? Did you not from your a far country carry off a lo...

Ancient Greek Women and the Effects of Medicine, Law, and Architecture

of Greek culture to glean hints as to how a woman interacted in this male-dominated world....

Overview of Reflexology

massage is depicted on a wall painting in a tomb in Saqqara, Egypt which dates back to 2330 B.C. In Greece until about AD 200, Del...

Nubia's Ancient World Significance

of the Nubian culture and writing system until 300 A.D. Overall, the Nubian region and people were responsible for much of the eco...

Greek Society and Cultural Values

they know was agreed upon in full assembly; and should it be decided that this is not so, the poor have discovered a hundred excus...

Positions of Women in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

exercise, even participating with men at times, indicating that there was not a great deal of difference in the way the men and wo...

Defining a Fair Society

Some values to emanate from democratic societies include the right to be heard, the right to the pursuit of happiness, and all the...

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...

Princess Medea and King Gilgamesh

until finally, the creation goddesses intervene and create a primitive alter-ego for him that would keep his own in check. Only w...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Social Values

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

Ancient Societies and Women in Sundiata and 'Beowulf'

himself was portrayed as the incarnate of evil, whose ravenous attacks on King Hrothgars subjects were nothing more than examples ...

O'Neill and Aeschylus Comparative Analysis of Electra and Oresteia

seeks revenge against his brother, by killing two of his nephews (Thyrestis sons) and serving them up to their father in a royal b...

Venatio and Gladiator Games of Ancient Rome

the animals were collected speaks of quite dichotomy, in that after being captured by bush beaters and others on horseback, who us...

Ancient Greek Civilization Aspects Glimpsed in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...

Ancient History of Mali

Mali trade centered not only around agricultural products, however, but also included ivory, and gold (Library of Congress Country...

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and Romanticism

man demands to be let go, he notices something wild in the sailors eye and it intrigues the young man. As the sailor starts to tel...

Ideologies of Machiavelli, Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle on Democratic Rule

of the United States. Without the philosophies of those that lived in the centuries prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence...

Cosmetology of Ancient Egypt

as iron oxides for cheek blush and malachite for eye shadow - a green copper ore that represented fertility - was to avail oneself...

Ancient Civilizations and Geography

subject to severe earthquakes and its climate is rather mild; Greece has mild wet winters, but dry hot summers (2001). Achi...

The Tradition of Chinese Medicine

of traditional Chinese medicine, it is important to also understand that it is not only a collection of ancient remedies and pract...

Status and Role of Women in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

Ancient Rome, Family, and Marriage

ghost stories and one even entailed the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius (2001). Included are a wide array of characters inclusive of the ...

Lysistrata's Character

In five pages Lysistrata as featured in the famous ancient Greek play is the focus of this character analysis. Three sources are ...