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Roman and Greek Agoras

The architectural designs known as agoras or public squares as they existed in Rome and Greece are compared in terms of structures...

The Peloponnesian War of Thucydides and Greek Culture

In four pages this paper examines the historical text on the Pelopponesian War by Thucydides in a consideration of the cultural di...

Greeks and the Impact of the Persian Wars

In three pages this paper discusses how the Persian Wars affected 5th century B.C. ancient Greece with the reigns of Philip II and...

Christian Theology and Greek Culture

In ten pages this research paper investigates how Christian theology and thought were influenced by the culture of ancient Greece....

Greek Athletics and the Diadumenos of Polykleitos

In 6 pages this paper examines how important athletics were in ancient Greece in a sculptural consideration of the Polykleitos can...

Thomas Laqueur's Making Sex Body and Gender from the Greeks to Freud

In five pages this paper examines the one gender theory argument of author Thomas Laqueur in Making Sex and also critiques the tex...

Greek Culture and the Original Olympic Games

of the Games. Whether they existed before that year is unknown, and there was debate many years ago as to whether 776 BC could be...

Ancient Greek Philosophers Empedocles and Parmenides

In twelve pages this paper examines these two classical philosophers in a comparative analysis of their thoughts and achievements....

Metropolitan Greek Collection and the Rare Kouros Art

In five pages the Kouros at the Judy and Michael Steinhardt Gallery is analyzed in terms of its posture, style, historical and aes...

Women and Sexuality in Greek Life

In fifteen pages this research paper examines the time of Pericles and the status of gays and women in a contrast and comparison t...

Greek Style of Justice in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries

say that a given society defines its own justice. Correspondingly another society, might have a slightly different version. Anaxi...

Overview of the Greek Acropolis

a reconstruction of the Acropolis as it appeared in the 5th century BCE During the Classical period of the 5th...

Sexuality and Women in Hebrew and Greek Cultures

This paper discusses women's sexuality in these cultures in a comparative analysis of Robert Francoeur's The Religious Suppression...

Ancient Greek Justice and the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001

In five pages this report discusses how Homer, Sophocles, and Hesiod would have conceptualized justice regarding the 911 terrorist...

Contemporary Product Name and the Greek God Apollo

their strong financial record demonstrates a doubling in their enrollments and their gross revenues between 1995 and 1999 (Company...

Early Greek Philosopher Parmenides

as a problem (Frost, 1962). However, later philosophers, as they pondered the nature of the universe, began to see the fact of cha...

Greek Styles of Government and the Film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

relationship between a city or Nations government and a person is much like that of a parent/child relationship. The state nurture...

Classical Greek Drama and the Works of Sophocles and Aeschylus

This paper examines the classical works represented by Sophocles' Theban plays and Aeschylus's The Oresteia in 5 pages. Three sou...

Ancient Greek Literature Compared with the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and the Greek Goddess Athena

In five pages this paper discusses the wise goddess who was Odysseus's mentor in 'The Odyssey.' Five sources are cited in the bib...

Overview of the Greek Mythological God Dionysus

In five pages Dionysus is the focus of this overview. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Beowulf and Ancient Greek, Roman, and World Societies

In five pages this paper compares and contrasts these various peoples who lived in different societies during different time perio...

Greek Plays and the Use of Messengers

In twelve pages this research paper examines how messengers were used in the plays of ancient Greece. Eight sources are cited in ...

Dionysus and the Nature of This Greek God's Character

a variety of stories in a variety of ways. First, Dionysus is a contradictory god. He does things that might surprise people bec...

Western Civilization and its Greek Influence

the sciences we note that many civilizations prior to the Greeks had their own form of science but most of that science was based ...

Analysis of the New York Kouros Ancient Greek Sculpture

The sculpture is comprised of marble. Subject Matter The subject matter of this particular sculpture is a kouros, or a Greek y...

Competition in the Greek Shipping Market

on a life of its own. Greece has long been a maritime nation. The industry was well established long before the current...

Greek and Roman Women of Elite Class

in understanding this we must also examine a culture that often influenced how men saw women. Sexuality was a very powerful and na...

Ancient Greeks and Politics

basically a war between Athens and Sparta (Thucydides, 1881). This came about as a result of the growth of the Athenian Empire, a...

Ancient Greek Civilization Aspects Glimpsed in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...