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the Greeks, which makes it all the stranger that it is the Roman Empire that grew and prospered, and not the earlier one. Part of ...

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

This gravestone was produced in marble and dates from the between 450 and 440 BC. While the little girls face is both composed and...

builders were not foreigners or slaves, but Egyptians who lived in villages constructed specifically for this workforce ("Introduc...

importantly, perhaps, the Code described what punishment would be used against someone who violated these laws: "The old saying an...

His leadership alliances undoubtedly contributed to Romes preeminent world status, but at a price. His autocratic rule encouraged...

of the people. Being that storytelling was the way to pass along religion, this influenced the sculptures of the people and in tur...

to punishment after death: Budge (1905) comments that many later religions derived their concept of a fiery, demonic hell from the...

his victories against large predators to his faith in God. Scholarship points out that many features of this narrative relate to...

the centuries has seen a rather constant existence, with Buddhism establishing itself as a primary staple of belief and stimulatin...

Is not (even the core of) the brick structure made of kiln-fired brick, and did not the Seven Sages themselves lay out its plans? ...

China. This includes what they are and how they are used as well as the types of guanxis that exist. The paper also discusses guan...

woman who had just inserted a foul-smelling crocodile dung suppository. Other adventurous women seeking to avoid pregnancy in anc...

impacts of coal, however, have been positive. Indeed, the thesis can be presented that coal has impacted human culture in a diver...

the Republic. Take pornography as an example. Plato argued that objectionable ideas can upset the understanding (Johnston). Femini...

himself to be a benevolent master, and after his death, his wife Caldonia tries to uphold this legacy, the novel nevertheless show...

pottery is, in fact, one of the most simplistic Cherokee art forms but yet it is one of the most utilitarian. Cherokee craftsmans...

the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...

various gods (Demand, 2000). The greatest contribution to the development of true civilization, however, occurred around 3100 BCE,...

of the House of Savoy became King of Italy in 1861 and Rome was incorporated in 1870 (U.S. Department of State, 2006)....

boasts of his strength and courage, believing those alone are the lone criteria by which a hero is judged. The gods intervene to ...

King of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) befriended Abraham and his men after their victory over those kings that had taken Sodom and Gom...

killed in battle. Whatever the precise thing or event they represented in that hazy chapter of mans early history, one thing is c...

expected of young women in British society during this era. In Potoks novel, Asher Lev is a twentieth century boy raised in the Ha...

of patriarchal privilege and set society against her is not sufficient justification for ignoring what she perceived to be a highe...

and dodged the most important matters, continually laying the blame for the killing of millions at the feet of others (Cockburn, 2...

at the sky, the sun is viewed but so are a myriad of planets, and this has been something quite intriguing to scientists and ordin...

began making pottery, there was "an influx of immigration from China, Manchuria, and Siberia" (Korean traditional pottery, 2002). ...

(Egyptian Temples, part I: Divine Kingship, 2007). "[I]t was vital and necessary to keep the gods satisfied and wanting to stay in...

The most prominent of the features in the area is Quirinal Hill; one of the Seven Hills of Rome. This is an areas that has...