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Executing the Condemned by Cruxifixion

Crucifixion as a means of execution served a number of purposes in the ancient world. This paper discusses the origin of the pract...

Historical Analysis of Edward Gibbons' 'The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire,' Thucydides' 'History of the Peloponnesian War,' and Tacitus' 'The Annals'

In ten pages three ancient historical texts are analyzed in terms of author's approach to history, the representation of the past,...

Edward Albee's Tragic Play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

tortured marriage. The world of George and Martha is a closed, stagnant environment. It is filled with highly destructive element...

Athens and the Mitylenian Debate

In five pages this paper discusses the effects and involvement of Athens in the ancient Mitylenian debate with Thucydides' texts c...

Ancient Library of Alexandria and its Destruction

In five pages this paper examines the great ancient Library at Alexandria's rise and subsequent destruction. Three sources are ci...

Ancient Rome's Crucifixion Practice

In five pages this essay examines the crucifixion practice of the ancient Romans during the time of Jesus Christ and considers its...

History's Origin According to Ernst Breisach

events surrounding the Peloponessian War, but also the views of other cultures which sometimes conflicted with his own sensibiliti...

Ancient Rome's Urbanization Process

Regal and early republican periods are the focus of this paper consisting of four pages that examines how architecture and sociali...

Developments in Architecture

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

Society of Ancient Greece and Women

This paper examines how women in Ancient Greek society were portrayed in a comparative analysis of the plays Lysistrata by Aristop...

Ancient Roman Medicine

in five pages this paper examines how ancient Rome used such medicines as St. John's Wort in a consideration of contemporary treat...

Mediciine of Ancient Egypt

In a paper that consists of eight pages the amazing medical practices of early ancient Egypt are considered in terms of herbal tre...

Music of Ancient Greece and Rome

nothing terribly convincing (48). It might be prudent to look at some early poets. There is evidence of someone called Mimnermus ...

Philosophy and Imagination in William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

poets intended to discard the pompous idiom of eighteenth century verse, and to employ the real language of modern men and women -...

How Satire is Used in 'Rape of the Lock' by Alexander Pope

In a paper consisting of four pages the ways in which Pope mocks feuding families, the ancient Greek epic, and the aristocracy wit...

A History Of Psychology

This paper examines the history of psychology from ancient times to the present. The author focuses on psychology's evolution fro...

Democracy of Ancient Greece

In this paper consisting of five pages the development of democracy in ancient Greece is considered in terms of the evolution of i...

Temple Priests of Ancient Greece

In six pages the ancient Grecian religion is discussed in terms of examining the different roles of the priests and the significan...

Comparing Two Early Greek Philosophers with Plato

The ancient Greek arche concept is compared with Plato's soul concept in an argument that contends Plato's conflict resolution of ...

Cosmos, the Soul, and PreSocratic Philosophy

In five pages this paper examines the beliefs of the ancient world in a consideration of how the Mesopotamians conceptualized the ...

Presocratic Philosophers and Hesiod's View Of The Universe

Differences in points of view in ancient times are carefully explained and examined. Examples are provided. This five page paper...

Ancient Greece's Stoic Philosophy

In fourteen pages this paper examines the Stoic school of philosophy that developed in ancient Greeks in a consideration of the ph...

Virtue as Perceived by Epictetus and Aristotle

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views of these ancient philosophers regarding the patience virtue. There are ...

Defining Philosophy With the Help of Stephen Clark

In a paper consisting of five pages truth and reality are two of the components factored into a definition of philosophy as well a...

Historical Context Regarding Philosophy's Intent

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

Chinese Philosophers Hsun Tzu, Mencius, and Confucius on Ethical Behavior

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the perspectives of these ancient Chinese philosophers on ethical behavior. Six so...

Comparing the Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

the nightingale makes him oblivious to the influences of the outside world, he can then focus solely on the peacefulness and beaut...

Birds and Their Symbolic Meaning in the Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Yeats

In six pages this paper considers the significance of bird symbolism in 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Colerid...

Mythology and Women

represent the important roles of women. The contrast between mythological women and mythological men represents the complexity of...

Greek Mythology and Literature and the Gods' Incestuous Relationships

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...