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legacy of screwball comedy. Both Ninotchka and Roman Holiday encompass themes that are more sophisticated than the typical screwb...

can deduce from a study of the dark sculpture is that the Romans considered themselves to be of supernatural abilities and as such...

"extension of power by ones own group over others," is basic to human nature and "does not call for special explanation.iii One se...

giri. Osan says, "I could see that you were drifting towards suicide. I felt so unhappy that I wrote a letter, begging her as one ...

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

marble in opus quadratum" and the upper portions constructed from "opus latericium covered with marble slabs" (Seindal [1]). It ha...

Even though the Wall is sometimes referred to as the border between England and Scotland, in fact most of Northumberland, which is...

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

intercede on their behalf before God (2002). Hence, saints serve as role models as well as intercessors (2002). Beyond obvious m...

means that they have agreed to abide by the findings of the ICC and will not work against the treaty. Originally the United States...

When discussing the fall of the Roman empire, what is actually being discussed is the fall of the "western" empire (including Ital...

From this examination we can perhaps understand that Roman crucifixion was not something that was limited to only criminals. Peopl...

191). Because the atrium was the distinctive showplace of these houses, special care was taken to have it reflect the personaliti...

at the time, was very accessible while the area was also ideally suited for brick-making which facilitated quick growth and build...

influence" (Anonymous, 2002) upon the way in which people lived their lives, Roman law proposed to "govern all with equal justice"...

that he claimed "I came, I saw, I conquered (veni,vidi,vici) but in reality his invasions are little more than raids" (Anonymous E...

which is being stated can be immediately observed and seen to be valid. He also makes the point that for primitive peoples, to be ...

Rome itself is portrayed as moving from a society dominated by heroes, such as Julius Caesar and Pompey, to one which is more frag...

pedophile activity by priests, about keeping secrets in the hierarchy. Then the hierarchy made a mistake by trying to spin the ped...

slave, and ironically enough, he is enslaved by the prophesy. "People of Thebes, my countrymen, look on Oedipus. He solved the fam...

by various members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the 12th century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era (Larue). Th...

was doing the exact opposite of what was being promoted; they were doing what people said would turn kids off of religion and yet,...

time on earth (Core, 2000). The early Christians debated at great length regarding the books that would be accepted as Old Testame...

Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...

that "The soldiers used to dress him in a miniature army uniform and little army boots (or Caliga) and paraded him around the camp...

And, in terms of using their sexuality, "They do not share their couches with their husbands but with the other men who happen to ...

This paper will also analyze whether Tacitus was correct in his belief that judiciary freedom was ruined in the presence of the em...

(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...

also the most violent, podium walls had to be erected to protect the audience from possible injury (Futrell, 1997). Because these...

and was replaced by Claudius (41-54), the emperor whose forces conquered Britain. Nero followed him and when he was overthrown, Ro...