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Historical Significance of On Sparta by Plutarch

democracy, political tyranny also reigned supreme there. Spartas government was established as a reaction against the rampant tyr...

What Made Sparta a Military Power?

BC). Lycurgus was responsible for encouraging Spartan civic duty to the commonwealth; developing a social structure designed to s...

The Historical Significance of Black Boy by Richard Wright

they know that to rebel would be disastrous. Then, just a short while later he begins to notice, for the very first time in his...

Metropolitan Greek Collection and the Rare Kouros Art

In five pages the Kouros at the Judy and Michael Steinhardt Gallery is analyzed in terms of its posture, style, historical and aes...

Ancient Greek Politician Pericles

him names and just generally egging Pericles on. Pericles said nothing as this man followed him all around town until, upon reachi...

Emperor Gaozu and Themistocles

important individual he was, and although it is clearly done in a different way than Plutarchs, which is serious and perhaps dry, ...

Seneca's On Noise and Plutarch's A Consolation to His Wife

that as long as the noise is a sort of general background roar, he can ignore it, but when he can make out individual voices, it b...

The Peloponnesian War - A Conflict of Ideologies

This 5 page paper argues that Thucydides' history of the Peloponnesian War states that the reason for the conflict was the politic...

Overview of the Athenian Doctrine

In eight pages this paper examines the Athenian doctrine or thesis in a consideration of Athens' and Sparta's motivations and virt...

Peloponnesian War Defeat of Athens in 404 B.C.

turned into tribute to Athens" (Greer, 1977, p. 74). Many neighboring city states were appalled by Athens avarice and abuse of po...

The Peloponnesian War of Thucydides and Greek Culture

In four pages this paper examines the historical text on the Pelopponesian War by Thucydides in a consideration of the cultural di...

The Tides of War by Steven Pressfield

dropping bombs from 30,000 feet or sitting in a headquarters building and pushing a button to annihilate soldiers thousands of mil...

Historical Significance of The Third Reich

This paper discusses the Holocaust, The Third Reich, and the concept of history repeating itself if people do not stay vigilant. ...

Significance and Historical Accuracy of the Book of Exodus

Genesis and Exodus compiled these texts during the Persian Period of Israelite history (or later0 and, therefore, "had virtually n...

Historical Significance of Scarlet Fever

face and chest that it causes, and it is characterized by chills, fever, headache, vomiting, rapid pulse, red rash and an inflame...

Historical Significance of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad II

In five pages the twentieth century relevance of Heart of Darkness is considered in this historical perspective of Joseph Conrad's...

Historical Significance of Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper examines the historical importance of the Renaissance as it impacted Machiavelli's work, The Prince. This five page pa...

Historical and Literary Significance of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper analyzes Shelley's novel with an emphasis on how Shelley's own life and the society she lived in impact various element...

Historical Significance of the Blues

In five pages this paper examines blues music in an historical overview that considers its significance. Four sources are cited i...

Historical Significance of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'

relationship between Gilmans story and the reality of late-nineteenth century life for American women. Shortly after the America...

Historical Significance of Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano

its measure, of showing the enormous cruelties practiced on my sable brethren, and strengthening the generous emulation now prevai...

Historical Significance of 10 Figures and Events

about many things ranging from bullfighting and big game hunting to political causes such as the Spanish Civil War and World War I...

Christian Creeds, Confessions of Faith, Councils and Their Historical Significance

(Constitution, Apostles, 1996). The creed derived its name from the initial belief that it was written by the Apostles on the tent...

Historical Significance of Sol Plaatje's Mafeking Diary

This paper examines the historical significance and impact of Sol Plaajte's work, The Mafeking Diary. This five page paper has no...

The Historical Jesus in 3 Views

the context of Jewish salvation history (Sanders 88). Nevertheless, the issue of Jesus supernatural birth, as related in the gospe...

Tennessee Self Concept Scale Reliability and Validity

an outlining of the materials to be used, including the scales and subtest criteria presented in the Manual for the TSCS. Additio...

Defining the West and Its History

by most, there are dilemmas that have surfaced as a result of the trek across the land. Further, it should be said that without th...

Crimean War and Nightingale

is considered to have written the first nursing textbook, Notes on Nursing (OConnor, Robertson and Davidson). As this suggests, ...

The Harlem Renaissance

many perhaps who were disgruntled with the lack of freedom and the disrespect and oppression. They faced such realities in light o...

Hard Times by Charles Dickens and the Significance of Landscape

This analysis of Hard Times by Charles Dickens focuses upon landscape's significance in five pages....