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Ancient World and Art

called herself the Goddess (1989). In ancient Egypt it seemed as if dynastic power had passed through females even when the Pharao...

Lysistrata and Pleasure

or reader cannot help but smile when Lysistrata demands the women repeat the oath: "To husband or lover Ill not open my thighs th...

Constitutions According to Aristotle

science from ethics, but as the completion, and almost a verification of it. The moral ideal in political administration is only a...

Greek Plays and the Use of Messengers

In twelve pages this research paper examines how messengers were used in the plays of ancient Greece. Eight sources are cited in ...

Global Brokerage Activity and the Influence of Technology

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how technology has influenced investment banking activities in the United States, Great Brit...

Epic Heroes Gilgamesh and Hercules and Violence

In ten pages this paper discusses how violence is portrayed in the heroic epics of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia. Six sources ar...

Explaining What Cannot Be Explained Through Mythology

In five pages this research paper examines the social function of mythology with the emphasis being on the myths of ancient Greece...

Greece and Its Influence Upon Lord Byron

In six pages this paper examines how Greece influenced and inspired Lord Byron in a consideration of his Greek poems and his parti...

Ancient Greek Literature Compared with the Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

In eight pages Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Sophocles' 'Oedipus Rex' are compared with Poe's 'Ms. Found in a Bottle' and 'The Purloin...

Great Britain and Greece Recruitment and Selection

In 10 pages this paper discusses Great Britain and Greece in a comparative analysis of the selection and recruitment of employees ...

Greek Culture and the Original Olympic Games

of the Games. Whether they existed before that year is unknown, and there was debate many years ago as to whether 776 BC could be...

Greek Athletics and the Diadumenos of Polykleitos

In 6 pages this paper examines how important athletics were in ancient Greece in a sculptural consideration of the Polykleitos can...

Ethiopian Romance by Heliodorus

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

Socioeconomic System Origins

if one takes an honest look at what has occurred throughout political history. Aristotle considered the primary principles of pol...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Motifs of Sight, Blindness, Darkness, and Light

In 5 pages the recurrences of these motifs in the dramas of ancient Greece are examined in this work by Sophocles. There are 3 so...

Past Cultures and Societies' Sex Scandals

occurred throughout political history. Numerous American presidents have deceived their wives and, therefore, their country...

Divination and Magic in Ancient Greece and Rome

by fate. There is little human determination as to what manner of action should take place. And yet, it is human decision that c...

Cultural Influences, Archaeology, and City Morphology of Classical Athens

the epitome of this planning. Many of the same criteria which are used to ascertain contemporary cities can be used to...

Single European Currency and Greece

once in operation. The government spending must be under control, with the total amount of government borrowing not exceeding 60% ...

Greek Styles of Government and the Film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

relationship between a city or Nations government and a person is much like that of a parent/child relationship. The state nurture...

Grecian and Roman Styles of Death

Fields(Pearce, 2002). From early Greek accounts, then, one could easily conclude several things about the ordinary Grecian...

Women of Ancient Greece and Rome

of their bodies and exercise often, sometimes along with the men, and sometimes by themselves" (Anonymous Legal Status in the Gree...

Greek and Roman Women of Elite Class

in understanding this we must also examine a culture that often influenced how men saw women. Sexuality was a very powerful and na...

Ancient Greece and Women's Roles

Artemis, and her hair was cut. For the next several months the bride was taught the domestic duties she would perform for the rest...

Edith Hamilton's Mythology

Chaos. Gaea, the first Titan, was the earth, itself. After she emerged from the Chaos, she gave birth to her own consort, Uranus, ...

Past and Present Definitions of Hero

rap artists came to be regarded as heroes by many. With the tragic events of September 11, 2001, however, we have once again com...

Art of Greece and Rome

own artistic style (The Art of Rome, 2003). Greek art went through several different periods as well, the first being the ...

Ancient Greeks and Politics

basically a war between Athens and Sparta (Thucydides, 1881). This came about as a result of the growth of the Athenian Empire, a...

Christian Theology and Greek Culture

In ten pages this research paper investigates how Christian theology and thought were influenced by the culture of ancient Greece....

Antimenes Amphora Vase and Herakles Fighting the Nemeian Lion

the storing of provisions. Those found abundantly under the sea in ancient shipwrecks have a narrow neck and were not designed to ...