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Essays 541 - 570

Roman Imagery and the Evolution of Apostolic Succession

Roman architecture influenced by apostolic succession - was limited only as far as ones imagination would go. After all, what a p...

Jesus's Names and Paul the Apostle

various letters. As this letter opens, Paul greets the Thessalonians, who have suffered many persecutions for their beliefs, ye...

Ancient Works of Art

far more meaning that representing daily life. According to one particular author, "The Cycladic civilization of the Aegean sea...

Virgil's Aeneid and the Cost of the Roman State

Carthage queen, to fall in love with Aeneas. The entire story of Dido and Aeneas brims with fire imagery that demonstrates both Di...

Elisha and the Romans

As a Driven Leaf. The book is a fictionalized account of the life of a real person, Elisha ben Abuyah, an early Talmudic scholar w...

Christianizing the Roman Empire by Ramsay MacMullen

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

Emperor Augustus and Roman Advancement

Emperor Augustus, previously known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, effected numerous changes that led to the Great Peace or the...

Agrippina and the Patriarchy of Roman Rule

life of Agrippina the Younger, a potent historical figure renowned for her shrewd political machinations, and ruthless ambition. ...

Dead Sea Scrolls and 'Hellenistic Roman Palestine'

In nine pages this paper discusses how many historical questions could be answered through the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jewish his...

Comparative Thematic Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'A New Leaf' and Edith Wharton's 'Roman Fever'

much of a respected figure. One author, in noting this states that his "playboy image impeded the proper assessment of his work" (...

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

the Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1558. He was born to King Philip I of Castile in February 1500 and although he was born in Ghent,...

Comparative Analysis of Wladislaw Szpilman's Book The Pianist and Roman Polanski's Film Adaptation

true to the book? When Szpilman took pen to paper, he seemingly did so to relay the events of his life. Realizing that he had sur...

Romans I, 24th through 27th Verses

action that the people indulged in completely by their own volition, which puts a new slant on the described behavior; and, also c...

Positions of Women in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

exercise, even participating with men at times, indicating that there was not a great deal of difference in the way the men and wo...

The Character of Alida Slade in 'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton

Delphin by the Forum for a clandestine meeting. This Delphin Slade happened to be engaged to Alida at the time. Alida says that sh...

Roman Culture and Apuleius' The Golden Ass

see in this is the fear of witchcraft and the existence of magical faith held by a society. And, it plays a very powerful part thr...

Second Vatican Council and Roman Catholic Church Changes

(Huebsch, 2003). New rites were formulated and the new Mass was ready within a year. On the first day it was allowed, Pope Paul VI...

Chapters Nine Through Sixteen of Romans

In five pages these chapters are defined with the most important verses considered. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Ancient Greek and Roman Cultures

from each other...There are also a number of similarities that are evident with these two cultures as well" (Greek and Roman Art)....

Roman Polanski's Film Chinatown and Characters Katherine Cross and Evelyn Mulwray

When Gittes is contacted to monitor the activities of supposedly philandering husband Hollis Mulwray, a successful Los Angeles wat...

'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton

both married before their husbands had died and left them widows. In the first section of the story, Wharton gives background prof...

'Roman Fever' by Edith Wharton and the Author's Deception Cover the Uses of Control and Formality

formality and propriety was incorrect and not only have the main characters deceived each other, but Wharton has been successful i...

Roman Architecture and the Continental Building

are just a few of its ornamental features (Gilmore Associates, 2004). The overall style of the Continental is Art Deco. The Art ...

Great Britain's Roman Provinces and Their 'Creolization'

way in which acculturation takes place in terms of the population adopting the symbols of the dominant culture is now considered t...

Chapters 15 and 16 of Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

that even hostile nations "embraced, or at least respected, each others superstition" (p. 94). However, the Jews were the only peo...

Vindication in Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon

damned by critics as a "cowardly, furtive attack on divine truths and simple faith" (Craddock 60). Gibbons ostensible purpose in ...

Roman Catholic Church and Homosexuality

must refrain from homosexual activity if they are to abide by Biblical directives. The issues which the Catholic Church is confro...

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Greek and Roman Civilizations

the fact that the Persian fighters outnumbered those from Greece (History of Ancient Greece, 2001). Interestingly enough, the vict...

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...

Jewish Sedar and Roman Catholic Eucharist Meals

In nine pages these meals and their ritualistic meanings are contrasted and compared with the societal impact of each also assesse...