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BC). Lycurgus was responsible for encouraging Spartan civic duty to the commonwealth; developing a social structure designed to s...

Greek life was impacted in many ways by its art and architecture (Dickinson, 2008). Two of the most visible of these ways were th...

aids come across to the audience as decent people whom at least attempt to save Jesus from death (Cunningham, 2004). The gift of l...

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

Greek goddess Aphrodite, who is the "goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture" (Lindemans "Aphrodite"). As with Aphrodite, Venus...

mostly prostitutes - were savagely murdered and mutilated by an unknown assailant, but after November 1888, the slayings stopped a...

into the Eastern Empire and the Western Empire was the reason behind Romes fall. This theory suggests that the Empire weakened at...

by public desire. In consequence, new (homosexual) variants of existing myths, and in some cases new (homosexual) myths, were gen...

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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

be seen as an unavoidable force, which we are destined to fight against, but will ultimately fail. If we look at Sophocles writing...

unfortunate. The interesting thing about Rome was that political clout was everything. Who one knew could either get one killed, o...

worries that God is angry with her, that maybe He hates her. She feels she has destroyed her relationship with God. She even asks ...

Roman architecture influenced by apostolic succession - was limited only as far as ones imagination would go. After all, what a p...

various letters. As this letter opens, Paul greets the Thessalonians, who have suffered many persecutions for their beliefs, ye...

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

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...

one that was organic and holistic in which philosophy, politics, and literature were considered . . . Imperial Rome would prove th...

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...

of injury or illness in the ancient world. Therefore, in ancient Greece and Rome, the practice of euthanasia, that is, intentional...