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Fairness in Ancient Historiography

of the "old Roman people," as well as the reign of Augustus, "till growing sycophancy scared them away."4 Already hes suggesting t...

Garland's "Daily Life Of The Ancient Greeks"

impression made infinitely clearer with truths rather than myths. The evolutionary value of Garlands (2008) research provides a b...

Daily Life of the Ancient Romans (Book Review)

contrast the modern day with ancient times. If he does have an argument, it might be that people are not so different throughout h...

Non-Literary Evidence from the Ancient World

considered to be a study of the process of recording history, may be as important as history itself (Crawford, 1983). In other wor...

Women in Ancient Literature and Now

line "yet this is the shepherd of the city, wise, comely and resolute" points up the difference in the qualities that the king sho...

“The Ancient Celts”

provides the details that are lacking in the classical accounts of the Celts. Cunliffe wrote "The Ancient Celts" with the f...

Slavery: From Ancient Times to the Modern Day

the following: In todays world, it seems that the people are turning a blind eye to what is really going on as it respects the top...

Gilgamesh/An Ancient Man for All Seasons

Mitchells translation, Mark Jarman argues that Gilgamesh enlightens the modern reader as to what the ancient Mesopotamians valued ...

The Medicine of the Ancient Greeks

to promote schools, schools where medical pursuits were blended with the ecclesiastical (Draper, 1992). These schools would ultima...

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...

Ancient Rome and Sports

also the most violent, podium walls had to be erected to protect the audience from possible injury (Futrell, 1997). Because these...

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...

Egyptian Religion and Ancient Hebrew Religion Compared

(Ancient Egyptian Religion, 2003). In terms of origin tales, the Egyptians had several ideas about how the world began (...

Ancient Cultural Development and Anthropomorphic Gods

addresses the divine" (Smith PG). Greek mythology is replete with examples of how anthropomorphic gods influenced cultural behavi...

Mental Illness from Ancient Times to the Present

the cause (2003). Again, while today it seems that psychology has focused on physical causes, as history progressed from ancient t...

Christian Allegory and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Warren in his famous essay on "Mariner" stated the primary theme is that humanity needs to, somehow, live in harmony with Nature, ...

Two Ancient Sculptures Compared

"unibrow" today--and wide, blue eyes. One is almost reminded of the wide eyed paintings of the 1960s when viewing this ancient pie...

Nature's Role in 'Kubla Khan' and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Ancient Mariner is perhaps the greatest Romantic statement about the consequences of psychic separation of an isolated individual ...

Ancient Works of Art

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

Ancient Artifact Duck Shaped Ivory Box

2003). Because these boxes were so magnificent and rare, they were often popular booty or war prizes claimed by Assyrian kings (C...

Ancient Artifact Rhyton

piece. Rhyton were generally very ornate and are thought by most experts to have been mostly for ritual ceremonies, or perhaps u...

Ancient Times to Middle Ages and Religious Development

epic is a rendition of the ancient flood narrative that predates that of the biblical Noah. The Babylonian flood narrative pictu...

Evaluating Ancient Art Works

sense of comfort and knowingness when one is met with something that they can understand. Yet, when faced with the unfamiliar work...

Herodotus and Ancient Leaders

of the Persian Empire" (Herodotus, 2006). Herodotus begins his story with "an account of the first western monarch to enter into c...

Beowulf & Odysseus/Ancient Heroes

peers by acclamation rather than divine right. The thane is spoke of as a "giver of treasure in gladness" (Beowulf 46). In other w...

The Great Ziggurat: The Ancient Ziggurat

image of solidity (Amazingart.com). Another author indicates the following in terms of its construction and design: "This ziggura...

Ancient Kemet and the Role of Women

the concepts of order and harmony rendered ancient Kemet a strong and prosperous society: very long-lived civilization; very prosp...

The Influence of Ancient Literature on Dante's Writing

under them split asunder; and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and all the men that belonge...

Ancient Greek Theatre, Sophrosyne and Hubris

According to Plato, in his dialogue Charmides, the qualities associated with sophrosyne, give rise to the admirable characteristic...

Comparing Two Ancient Civilizations

Crete ("Barbarians," 1999). The region was very peaceful. In fact, there has been only scant evidence of a military force ("Barbar...