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Ancient Rome and the Law on Contract of Sale

in fact, can indeed comprise a valid contract of sale. Contracts of sale can also be either absolute or conditional. Whatever th...

Ancient Legal Codes

woman, then she was free to take back her dowry and return to her fathers house (Brians, 1998). While this sounds quite humanistic...

Roman Religion, Augury, and Divination

important ways (Geocities, 2003). Unlike divination, Augury meant to secure the approval of the gods, but this did not necessaril...

Overview of Protestantism

Bible (The Protestant Reformation, 2003). Essentially, the Luther debated Christianity and how it was practiced and unde...

The Catholic Church in Brazil

The writer discusses the influence of Roman Catholicism on the people of Brazil, nearly all of whom self-identify as Catholic. The...

Overview of the Roman Games

violent spectacles that the Romans loved (Roman Fun and Games, 2003). Gladiators were slaves and were made to fight one another, ...

31 B.C.'s Battle of Actium

with the respected General Marcus Aemilu Lepidus (Chesser, 2003; Meadows, 1999). When Lepidus was forced to retire by Octavianus a...

Political and Government Systems of Ancient Rome

(Encarta). The logic of having two leaders or "co-consuls" was based on the idea that having two men in charge would keep either o...

Consciousness in Olympia by Manet

another nude he had done. The fact that Manet was surprised at the reaction to his work, and considering that Manet was consider...

Roman Republic's Collapse

conquered territory, when Pompey had returned he found he did not have the assistance of the Optimates and his requests were oppos...

1971 Film Production of Macbeth by Director Roman Polanski

air. Banquos reaction to Macbeth taking their pronouncements seriously is one of mocking disbelief, as if to say, "you believe tha...

Family and Roman Law

or her father. In order to better understand some of the most basic laws we turn to discussing specifics. On page 39 of the faxe...

Two Roman Sarcophagi, The Indian Triumph of Dionysus and The Return of the Body of Meleager to Kalydon

became a famous hunter."3 At one point, however, when he had killed a boar that had terrorized the people, he got into an argument...

Middle Ages and Roman Catholic Church Corruption

In eight pages the causes and effects of political corruption within the Roman Catholic Church of the Middle Ages are examined. F...

Reasons Behind Membership Decline in the Roman Catholic Church

In eight pages this paper discusses the present day declining Roman Catholic mass attendance. Five sources are cited in the bibli...

Heresy and the Church Inquisition

In four pages this research paper discusses how heresy was responded to by the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church. Three so...

Crime, Punishment, and Jesus of Nazareth

In four pages this essay examines whether or not Jesus did in fact commit any crimes within the context of the Roman system of law...

Roman Catholic Church, Its Beliefs, and Practices

In five pages the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church are outlined in this concise overview. There are 4 sources c...

Treatment Alternatives for Parkinson's Disease

In four pages this paper examines pramipexole, fetal tissue implanting, and posteroventral medial pallidotomy surgery as alternati...

Eastern and Western Mythology and Women

in the house" (Kamat women.htm). It is as though the very essence of a woman as a human being is given no consideration beyond th...

Roman Mythology's Origins and How It Developed

This paper consists of five pages and considers the origins of Roman mythology and compares it with its Greek mythology counterpar...

Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome and Human Sacrifice

In twelve pages the tales of Demeter, Cybele and Attis, Adonis and Aphrodite, Endymion and Selene are examined in a consideration ...

Analysis of Symbolism Homer's 'The Iliad'

In seven pages with a Roman numeral outline of one page also included this paper analyzes how symbolism is used to thematically po...

The Widow of Ephesus by Petronius

In six pages this brief fable which presents Petronius's satirizing of Roman grief and funeral rituals is analyzed. Six sources a...

Tiberius and Augustus in The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius

In six pages 2 Roman emperors and their reigns are examined as featured in Suetonius's The Twelve Caesars. There is no bibliograp...

British Literature and the Theme of Sin

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how sin is depicted in the Books of Genesis and Romans as well as how it is thematically dev...

Literary Homoerotica, Brotherhood, and Male Bonding

In eight pages this research paper discusses how literature portrays male relationships in terms of bonding, brotherhood, and homo...

Second World War and the Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red Tail Angels, are examined in this paper consisting of four pages that details their Sec...

Jerusalem's Destruction

In ten pages this paper examines the Babylonian and Roman sieges and their impacts upon ancient Jerusalem. Twelve sources are cit...

Administrative, Roman, and Common Law Applications

In eleven pages this paper examines various civil and criminal cases in this consideration of how administrative, Roman, and commo...