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Ancient Greek Civilization Aspects Glimpsed in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...

Risks and Uncertainties of Med Tunnel

costs while being low enough to attract passengers. To better understand the risks and uncertainties surrounding such a pr...

Ancient Greek Women and the Effects of Medicine, Law, and Architecture

of Greek culture to glean hints as to how a woman interacted in this male-dominated world....

Marshall Plan and Defensive Realism

the other countries the Marshall Plan did not necessarily aim toward feeding individuals or building individual houses, schools, o...

An Ethical Exploration

come forth (Honderich, 1995). The Epicureans and Stoics had played an important role in the philosophical tradition (1995). Epicur...

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...

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 ...

Tom Morris's If Aristotle Ran General Motors

happens, people fail to achieve happiness and feel only increased levels of stress (Morris, 1997). If businesses incorporated Ar...

History of Humanism

many years, but started to become less open during the dark ages. It was at this time that the Christian church took control. The ...

Defining Judicial Review Throughout History

civil and criminal courts, all lawsuits were treated as civil suits (Long). The victim prosecuted the case rather than any legal r...

Ancient Athens and Democracy

became the law of the land (Rempel). While such a system may seem chaotic, and perhaps even very close to...

Ancient Greeks on Rationality and Science

store by astronomy, for example, and little by astrology, which is seen as having no scientific rationale and is therefore dismiss...

Greek Culture and 'The Iliad' by Homer

occurs near the end of the conflict. These two warriors fight over who has the greater claim to a captive woman who is also the d...

Impracticality of Direct Democracy

in fifth century Athens, actually led the nation (190). Some might argue that the leadership was based on age and gender and so al...

Different Historical Periods and Philosophical Perspectives

In thirteen pages philosophy throughout history is the focus of this paper that assesses the views of Ancient Egypt, Hebrews, Indi...

Roman Republic v. Hellenistic Greece

In three pages the contributions of Hellenistic Greece are contrasted and compared with those of the Republic of Rome. Two source...

Early Civilizations and Their Influence Upon Contemporary Society

In three pages this paper discusses how the empires of ancient Greece and Rome influenced contemporary society in a consideration ...

A Consideration of Athenian Democracy

In five pages this paper considers whether Athenian democracy reflects the democracy concept including a case study from the perio...

Developments in Architecture

In four pages architectural development is discussed in relation to ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, Louis Kahn, and also addresses He...

Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis and the Depiction of Greek Culture

In eight pages this paper discusses how in the plot and characterizations featured in Zorba the Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis dep...

Ancient Civilizations' Religion and Politics

closely tied with politics, especially so in ancient times. In ancient times it was important that religion be followed, but at...

Popular Religion Conceptually Defined

In five pages this paper conceptually defines what is meant by popular religion in an historical overview of ancient Greece and We...

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...

Longtime Hostilities Between Greece and Turkey

The past and present hostilities between Greece and Turkey are the focus of this paper consisting of fifteen pages with culture an...

Ancient and Medieval Art Narratives of Egypt and Greec

In five pages this paper examines the narratives of reality and myth that are found in the ancient art of Egypt and Greece. Four ...

'Hero and Leander' by Christopher Marlowe

In five pages the influence Marlowe received from writers of ancient Greece and Rome are considered as reflected in this poetic ep...

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...

Greek Shipping Industry and Capital Markets

In thirty five pages the various changes that have occurred within the Greek shipping industry are examined as they relate to the ...