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Dysfunctional Families in Antigone and Oedipus the King by Sophocles

not have written them. Sophocles wrote "Antigone"(c. 442 B. C) and "Oedipus the King" (c. 425 B. C.) among numerous other works. ...

Overview of the Ancient City Ephesus

In five pages this ancient Asia Minor commercial and cultural center is examined in an informational overview. Six sources are ci...

Yoruba and Christian Religious Sacrifices

In eight pages this paper compares and contrasts sacrifice in Christianity and in the ancient Yoruba religion. Eight sources are ...

Comparative Analysis of Ancient Greek Women and Contemporary Culture

This paper examines the limitations which continue to exist in terms of women's roles in ancient Greek society and in the present ...

Polybius's Philosophies

In five pages this paper examines the ancient Greek philosophies of Polybius and whether or not they are applicable to the contemp...

Comparison Between the Comedies of Ancient Greece and Rome

advenit? Philoti, salve multum (Terence PG). Indeed, there exists a common denominator between Aristophanes and Plautus approac...

Ancient Rome and Law

developed. The next period of time was the Republic. This lasted between 509 -27 BC. This republic was formed after Tarquinius S...

Education in Ancient China

This paper consists of five pages in which Confucius's teachings are emphasized in this examination of education in ancient China....

The Pyramid Building of Ancient Egypt and the Beginnings of Engineering, Technology, and Cultural Dynamics

machines constructed of short pieces of wood; from the second tier the stones were raised by a similar machine to the third; and s...

Coleridge vs. Byron

Romantic poets Lord Byron and Samuel Taylor Coleridge were contemporaries who viewed the world through different perspectives. Thi...

Ancient Rome and Children

and was widely practised for many reasons If the new born baby suffered from some type of deformity, if it was illegitimate, econ...

Bhagavad Gita and Concepts of Good and Evil

Ovey Mohammed states that for both Krishna and Jesus, "God has made salvation possible to all by becoming incarnate" (Mohammed 664...

Medea and Antigone

In a paper consisting of seven pages these ancient Greek plays and heroines are contrasted and compared. Four other sources are ...

The God Kings' Age in Ancient Egyptian Civilization

A paper consisting of seven pages considers the period from 3500 until 1500 BC in ancient Egyptian civilization referred to as the...

Ancient Mayan Tradition and Breath on a Mirror and Popol Vuh of Tedlock

In 6 pages the Old Testament is compared and contrasted with the myths of the ancient Mayan civilization in a consideration of the...

The Life and Times of Empedocles

This paper examines the life and teachings of ancient Greek philosopher, scientist, poet, and physician, Empedocies. This three p...

Oedipus the King by Sophocles and the Ancient Greek Gods

In three pages this report analyzes the power of the ancient Greek mythological gods in this consideration of Oedipus the King by ...

Religious Statues of Ancient Times

god Ningirsu, and Umma, with its god Shara. And begins as follows: "The god Enlil, king of all lands, father of all gods, determi...

Tuscany, Italy's Etruscan Civilization

of city-states. Perusia, Volsinnii, Caere, Veii, Tarquinii, and Clusium were important (Anonymous 110-113). At one time, t...

Ancient Mythology of Greece and Rome and How Women Were Treated

While women in Greek and Roman mythology were strong of mind and spirit, they were not allowed to express their inner most beings ...

Antigone by Sophocles

In a paper consisting of five pages the differing gender attitudes that existed in the society of ancient Greece is examined with ...

Divine Ruler and Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty

under the Ptolemaic Dynasty that Alexandria truly became the cultural and economic center of the ancient world. Both Egyptian and ...

Contemporary Symbolic Logic History

Aristotelian philosophy is a good place to start. For Aristotle,...

Greeks and the Impact of the Persian Wars

In three pages this paper discusses how the Persian Wars affected 5th century B.C. ancient Greece with the reigns of Philip II and...

Rebekah and Nausicaa in the Bible and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

An Archaeological Grave Study

In this paper consisting of five pages the practice of digging up ancient remains and the criticism of archaeologists as 'grave ro...

Nonliterate Peoples and Ancient City State Religions

In five pages this paper examines the ancient religions in terms of the literate and nonliterate perceptions of the Divine and Ult...

Fashion of Ancient Greece, Symmetria and Simplicity

a changing environment, and with these alterations began to emerge the earliest elements of style. Each culture began to elaborat...

Comparison of 'Aeneid' by Virgil and 'The Iliad' by Homer

are not primarily about war. The love element is significantly greater. In exploring Virgils Aeneid, it is perhaps the metamorpho...

Herodotus and His Contemporary Influence

In 6 pages this paper discusses how the concepts of the ancient historian Herodotus continue to influence the contemporary world. ...