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that Thucydides, along with several other original historians "simply transferred what was passing in the world around them, to th...

references that appear when "temple-state" is the prompt refer to Mesopotamia, which may indicate that it was the civilization whe...

these ancient societies traded with other regions, but there were also differences in their economies were organized. Mesopotamia ...

be a study of the process of recording history, may be as important as history itself (Crawford, 1983). In other words, we might w...

it was as a democracy that Athens "won and lost an empire...built the Parthenon" and produced "Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and...

This 4 page paper discusses David Northrup’s idea that history should be considered as comprising two periods, before and after ...

quest for the Holy Grail that were considered by filmmaker Terry Gilliam and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese in the 1991 movie Th...

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

the foot of power!/Nothing care I for Zeus" (Aeschylus). In other words, Prometheus will not succumb to tyranny and a power that r...

most convoluted example of relationships that get mixed up and end badly, only to have things reverse in a startling turn of event...

"witnessed great political growth during the early years of the Late Classic period under the reigns of long-lived rulers" and the...

man with a dreadful face. Its center was red and empty; blood streamed from it into his mouth and beard ... both shoulders dripped...

slowly and the next major developments moving towards the modern financial markets was the increased use of the corporate status,...

3. Tebenna etruscan - toga. The Tebenna was the forerunner of the toga. For the most part the tebenna was more of a cloak, of drap...

nothing more than a ghost story to frighten a reader, it seems that there is a more powerful theme or message and that involves th...

plights of war ... as the common people devoted themselves to the cult of their rain gods and peacefully tilled their fields {milp...

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...

of specific interest, and which concern morality in the context of war, are those that argue for and against putting the Mitylene ...

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

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

fool has a wondrous capability of truly providing many different elements of human nature to the audience. They can be ridiculous ...

presentation of the unrealistic but then it became more realistic in its portrayal of real animals, rather than mythical. And, the...

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...

boxes and finger harps. Intricate jewelry, ritual items, masks and bronze work of all kinds were its main trade. Business/...

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...

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