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capital of the column has a "swelling, cushion-like echinus, and a block-shaped slab for an abacus" (Witcombe). The architrave (th...
by public desire. In consequence, new (homosexual) variants of existing myths, and in some cases new (homosexual) myths, were gen...
money gaining the favor of the general public. He had only one true political rival, Nicias, who had secured a treaty of peace fo...
one else, ever); that he has the strength of character to keep the trust placed in him; and that he will deal kindly and justly wi...
Greek life was impacted in many ways by its art and architecture (Dickinson, 2008). Two of the most visible of these ways were th...
Testament, these words generally refer to "service associated with the work done in the temple."6 In the New Testament, these word...
the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...
the Republic. Take pornography as an example. Plato argued that objectionable ideas can upset the understanding (Johnston). Femini...
role in eloquent speech. Another similarity is that Cicero, like Aristotle, believes that an effective orator is a person of high ...
base and down the pedestal. There are two main strips of illustrations divided by a geometric band. To either side of the vase are...
History Channel, 2007). In terms of who actually participated it seems that the main players were the Athenians and Corint...
BC) of the Jews that they set about truly "purifying their religion" (Hooker, 1996). It was during this period that they worked to...
She says: "The question should not be: Do we have something in common-reason, self-consciousness, a soul-with other animals? (With...
of herself and reassure her that all will be will. You know what her days are like: as the wife of a noble (how silly that sound...
the end of the Gita, Arjuna says "The delusion is gone...by your grace I have recovered my wits. Here I stand with no more doubts....
liked to envision men, the primary subject of sculpture, as regal and noble and strong characters. There was nothing more powerful...
by wedding the daughter of Creon, the "lord of this land" (Euripides). As this speech indicates, Euripides begins the thematic c...
wife, and particularly Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom. Our beautiful city is named after her, and Melitta wants to honor her and as...
he defends himself well, Socrates is still found guilty and stoically accepts his fate, indicating that since only the gods are aw...
annual accounts. There are a number of ratios we can consider. We will start with profitability. The first ratio is the gross pr...
which the argument that arises between the Greek heroes, Achilles and Agamemnon. The poem begins roughly ten years into the war an...
Electra, another daughter, lives on with her mother, but despises her for her awful deed. Orestes returns and is goaded by Electra...
role of the chorus: "[E]ach play had its chorus, or group of men, a dozen or so, who would observe the action from the orchestra, ...
an arrow and it landed directly in Hades heart (Forebel). Hades fell in love with Persephone and insisted that she marry him and ...
other senses. Might the lack of sight signify a heightened sense of smell or taste? The list goes on and on about special attachme...
According to Plato, in his dialogue Charmides, the qualities associated with sophrosyne, give rise to the admirable characteristic...
withdraws from the battlefield, refusing to fight. This quarrel typifies how the Greeks valued personal honor above all other cons...
representation did not lack a more serious undercurrent, it was the manner in which it was approached that, according to Bergson, ...
bulk of the building, it also works with the inner dome to "add a sense of space and regeneration" (Brown, 2000). The whole vision...
city is in turmoil. The next several lines have a messenger enter and inquire as to Oedipus home and whereabouts. The Chorus info...