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Pericles' Funeral Oration as Reported by Thucydides

way of life is unique when compared to that of our neighbors. Only in Athens can a citizen, no matter what class or social distinc...

3 Artworks from the High Renaissance Period

for it seems to change expressions as we look at it (Pioch, 2002). What we have is a portrait of a real woman, a woman who loves ...

Political Systems of Ancient Greece and Rome

members who were responsible for preparing "the agenda for the assembly and" carrying "out its decisions. This council also admini...

Ancient Athens and Contemporary New York City

Most of us recognize that New York City serves as a symbol of all that is possible in the world today. It is also a city that repr...

Airport Construction and Operating Challenges

of 2000 or later, there were no airports in North America that met this criteria. Denver has been the most recent airport to open ...

Defense of Socrates in Plato's Apology

wiser (21a). This news confused Socrates greatly as he realized that he was not particularly wise. He, therefore, set out to find ...

Athenian Empire and Pericles

indeed a city of art and beauty - at least for those among the wealthy who could afford both art and beauty. As with any urban are...

Should Cultural Artifacts be Returned to Their Countries of Origin?

1. "claims concerning the restitution of cultural properties to their ocuntries of origin" 2. "restriction of imports and...

Tacit Consent According to Socrates

the gods and sensible men, that you must worship it" (Plato, 51a). Therefore, Socrates clearly and evidently reveres the s...

History Of Child Rearing Practices

(Hulbert, 1999). More children were attending school towards the middle of the century and the trend in education was away from th...

Public & Private Interests/Peloponnesian War

aid and had been made a part of the defensive alliance formed by the Athenians. Since Corinth was allied with Sparta, the foundati...

Athens and the Peloponnesian War

relationship to one complaint and event prior to the war: "the complaint of Corinth was that her colony of Potidaea, and Corinthia...

Comparing 3 paintings & painting/music

babies shown abandoned testifies to the fact that many of the women were mothers who were separated from their children. A red rob...

The Tides of War by Steven Pressfield

dropping bombs from 30,000 feet or sitting in a headquarters building and pushing a button to annihilate soldiers thousands of mil...

The Reforms of Cleisthenes and the Importance of the Trittyes

determined by birth were disposed of and ten trittyes (thirds) were created each called after called after local heroes (Leveque a...

The Persuasiveness of Socrates in Plato's Apology

so that his assets could be pro-created and he could be put to death. Will Socrates did refuse the request, he simply went home ra...

Renaissance Humanism and “The School of Athens”

being a "practical" discipline. It provides outstanding mental exercise, but its difficult to see how debates about the nature of ...

Analysis of School of Athens by Raphael

easy task; Raphael was exemplary at capturing the very essence of humanitys peculiarity. These features coincide with the artists...

Revolution Concept of Jacques Ellul

In five pages this paper examines Jacques Ellul's concept of revolution within the context of European history from the sixteenth ...

Reasons for the 431 BC War Between Athens and Sparta

Why Sparta engaged in war with Athens during this time period is examined in a paper consisting of nine pages with the outcome of ...

Athens Rise and Eventual Fall in 410 to 360 BC

In eight pages the meteoric rise of Athens and its influential democracy are discussed as well as the events that culminated in th...

Athens and the Mitylenian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the effects and involvement of Athens in the ancient Mitylenian debate with Thucydides' texts c...

Describing a Trip to Europe

This 10 page paper describes the attractions of Rome, Paris and Athens, including the Trevi Fountain, the Eiffel Tower and the Acr...

Social and Political Development in Sparta and Athens

0198140851.html). Prior to Alexander the Greats comprehensive introduction of the concept of law, the Greeks followed no organiza...

Ancient Greece and Education

In five pages this research paper discusses education in ancient Greece with a consideration of the systems in Sparta and Athens a...

Gay History

In five pages this paper considers the history of homosexuality in ancient Greece, Japan of the seventeenth century, England of th...

Two Paintings of the Italian Renaissance Compared

universe (Fleming 191). Michelangelo also divided the overall painting into three different zones in which there are varying inten...

Renaissance Painters, Raphael vs. Michelangelo

reverse order, "or as the Platonic ascent of man from his lowest estate back to his divine origin" (Fleming 192). Michelangelos ...

18th Century Painter Francisco de Goya and His Influence

In fifteen pages this paper explores how Goya's 18th century paintings influenced 19th century Impressionists and 20th century Exp...

Cultural and Social Changes in Cities

This research report examines LA in particular but does look at general changes.A great deal of information is included in this re...