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In five pages this essay examines the crucifixion practice of the ancient Romans during the time of Jesus Christ and considers its...

Crucifixion as a means of execution served a number of purposes in the ancient world. This paper discusses the origin of the pract...

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

beyond the domestic sphere into virtually every profession and job category from which they were once barred, they have had to con...

audience" (66). The reversal refers to a reversal in fortune, which Aristotle believed was classically represented in a fall from...

In fourteen pages this paper discusses burial practices and cemetery design changes from the ancient era to the present day in a c...

In five pages this paper discusses how Apuleius portrays women's role in ancient society in The Golden Ass in comparison to the so...

represent significant social power, as in the case of beauty, wealth and status, or they can symbolize aspects of society that peo...

the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and the sphinx, a two-hundred and forty foot long statue with the body of a lion and a head of a man...

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

This is the beginning of his journey in terms of the importance of vows and oaths. Gawain will do as he is told...

This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...

Nespeqashuty died prior to its completion. At this time, some of the reliefs were finished, but many consisted of just an outline ...

This 5 page paper discusses the philosophical thinking known as Stoicism, and why it appealed to the ancient Romans and Greeks. Th...

In five pages a dialogue between an ancient Roman character and one from ancient Greece is developed with and exchange of cultural...

Four political works in ancient history are examined. Athenian democracy is part of the inquiry but many issues pertinent to polit...

This research paper discusses the figurines produced in ancient Mycenaean civilization and their possible uses, including the inte...

the soul: the Egyptians thought that the there were several "psychical elements" comprising existence, including the ka (Dyson). T...

In ten pages this ancient civilization is examined in terms of the significance of agriculture, the Nile River, and farmers' taxes...

been able to gather enough information so as to understand the complexities surrounding a collection of semi-preserved writing imp...

in Charicleia, who is a long-lost princess of an Ethiopian queen, even though she appears to be white. Heliodorus relates that her...

It is for this reason that Greek art conveyed abstract ideas such as "beautiful" concepts of the human body through a dichotomous ...

in the article "Key Iraqi weapons official held" in relation to topics studied in the roots of Western Culture deal primarily with...

holdings of a museum; the works that the museum owns and takes care of (The permanent collection, 2008). The Metropolitan owns mor...

he will gild her horns as part of the sacrifice (Homer). Such sacrifices were meant as "gifts" to the gods, which were designed to...

king also ordered killed. They were subsequently left to die of exposure and were discovered by a she-wolf. Discovered by the king...

Correspondingly, there is a battle being waged by parents and educators alike that says a public school education sorely lacks whe...

In eight pages this research paper discusses how Athenian democracy exerted a significant influence upon contemporary democracy. ...

in modern Chinese society; however, as the following discussion will illustrate, Taoist principles are also influencing Western cu...

In five pages the historical events that had a significant impact upon Mexico during this time period and how their influence is s...