64 Greeks And Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
A Brief Discussion of the History of Europe
The History of Europe describes the passage of time from humans inhabiting the European continent to the present day. The first evidence of people living in Europe dates back to 35,000 BC. Europe's ancient classical antiquity dates from Homer's Illiad in Ancient Greece of around 700 BC. The Roman Re....
Alex
Philip's passing created hope for freedom among some Greeks. And, in 335, Thebans heard and believed a rumor that Alexander had also died. They revolted and trapped a Macedonian garrison in their city's citadel. Alexander led an army to Thebes, and in street fighting he overpowered the Thebans. He s....
Alexander the Great
Alexander III
Alexander III the Great (b. Pella, 356-d. Babylon, June 323 BC), the greatest conqueror in history, changed the map of the world by his achievements. Son of Philip II and Olympias, he was tutored by Aristotle, who introduced him to the Greek letters and philosophy. He was instructed....
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Alexander succeeded his father Philip II and was approved by the army to become King of Macedonia. He quickly became one of the most successful military commanders in history. Before his death, he conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks, and expanded the anc....
Ancient Rome vs. Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece and Rome are commonly associated as similar classical civilizations. Both of these empires seemed to have shared comparable elements in their societies; however, a closer examination into two historic works reveal that these two magnificent civilizations might not have been as alike.....
Antigone
Antigone
Antigone was produced in 441B.C. by the Greek play writer Sophocles, who was born in 496 BC at Colonus, near Athens. Unlike his younger contemporary, the often-misunderstood Euripides, Sophocles had the fortune of being revered for his genius during his own lifetime. He lived to the ripe ....
Aphrodite and eros
Greek mythology, though its made up, happens to be an interesting and adventure filled collection of stories. Two of the gods in these stories, are Aphrodite and Eros . The god and goddess of love and beauty.
Aphrodite is the daughter of Zeus and Dionne, and the fickle spouse of the lame smith....
Art: The Ultimate Expression
Before the portrayal of the human body can be critiqued, you must understand the
artist's culture. As man evolved over centuries, his views of the body also transformed.
Our tour definitely showed the drastic changes in different cultures' art. Each culture
and era presents very distinct ch....
Astronomy: A Never Ending Science
The world of astronomy is endless, no pun intended. The infiniteness of this science amuses not only researchers and scientists, but also the general public.
In school, for instance, students learn about our planet's biosphere and atmosphere, about our solar system and the planets t....
Atlantis: Fact or Conjecture?
Very little is known about Atlantis. There have been stories that the Atlanteans had vehicles capable of war and flight and were able to do medical miracles. But the only reliable source we have of this lost continent is from Timaeus and Critias, written by Plato over two thousand years ago.
In P....
Building empires-a necessity for riverine societies
Building empires-a necessity for riverine societies
History is the story of man from the very earliest period to the present day. It is the story of the problems he faced, the successes he encountered and how he adjusted with the environment. It also tells us how man shaped his surroundings accor....
Contemporary Issues - The Death Penalty
There are crimes considered by our society to be so atrocious and intolerable such as murder or rape of a child that if convicted, that the only punishment suitable for committing these crimes is the Death Penalty. The Death Penalty, also called Capital Punishment, is the execution of a convicted c....
Customs of the Ancient Greeks
What is the first thing that comes to mind when one mentions ancient Greece? Is it the Olympics, or legendary myths? Or maybe its the Parthenon. Ancient Greece influenced the world in so many different ways, from their ruthless armies to their ingenious architecture. They were a strong-willed p....
Cyrus The Great
One of the historical figures most admired by Alexander The Great is also most often overlooked; he is Cyrus The Great. Alexander revered and respected the achievements of Cyrus. He visited his tomb and took stern measures against those who had allowed it to be desecrated.
Even a brief look at t....
dirt and water
Who would have thought that dirt and water could affect history? They are in fact, important aspects to a nations growth and development. Early humans were at the mercy of geography and nature, with only a few primitive tools to help them. Even in what is called, the modern society we are stil....
Does God Exist?
Every culture has had its gods. The ancient agrarian cultures had their fertility gods; the Greeks and Romans had their pantheon; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have their one god of all. At all times and in all places people have thought that there is more to life than the material world around u....
Does God Exist?
God or no God?
Does God exist? That question is brought up and debated about everywhere around the world, at all times of the day. Pascals Wager shows why it is reasonable to believe in the existence of God. Whether or not you believe in God has gigantic repercussions on the rest of your l....
Ecofeminism and Animal Rights
Womens spirituality is connected to goddess mythology. In mythology goddesses are women who are shown as strong and creative, with the ability to create change and make a difference. In modern times it is a male centered system which has the power and there is nothing for women to take on spirit....
Euthanasia
Euthanasia
Euthanasia nowadays, constitutes a moral issue that from time to time comes into view mainly from its supporters who, contrarily to more traditional opinions, believe that the man is the master of his life and that nobody else can force him to stay alive, especially when his life has b....
Euthanasia
Euthanasia Because our medical technology has improved so much, we are literally able to postpone death. People suffering from incurable diseases or injuries that would have died are being kept alive on machines. Because of this, people have argued for years over the legality of euthanasia. Some bel....
Fashion Change Over Time in Ancient Rome
Women's fashion in ancient Rome changed and altered over the period of the Roman Empire. Clothing, hair and accessories changed over time in ancient Rome. The basic toga evolved into tunic, which changed into a cloak. Early women had fairly simple hair styles. Later, hair style became so complex th....
Geological Features Tour
Geological Features Tour
Jonas Schnapper
Axia College
SCI/244
KIMBERLY SMITH
06/25/2006
Geological Features Tour
The tour we are about to embark on all takes place in one of the grandest and most historically important countries of th....
German History
A Consise History Of Germany
IMPORTANT DATES
AD 9
Germanic warriors decisively defeated Roman forces at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest.
486
The Frankish king Clovis overran the Roman province of Gaul. Clovis introduced features of Roman life into western Germany.
843
The Treaty of Verdun di....
Greek Immigrants coming to America
THE FIRST GREEKS IMMIGRANTS IN AMERICA
The first of Greek immigrants included 40 orphans who had survived the Greek Revolution of 1821 and who were brought to the United States by American missionaries, survivors of the 1822 massacre of Chios, and merchant sailors who settled in the Americas. B....
greek mythology
Native American Mythology and Greek Mythology
The book Anpao written by Jamake Highwater and The Odyssey by homer has numerous similarities as well as a tremendous amount of contradictions. They both come from two completely different types of mythology yet they have many connections between them. ....
Greek Mythology
Greek Mythology
For this paper I decided to write and research the topic of Greek gods and goddesses. I have
read many books already and played many games involving these myths so I already knew a good
amount about them before researching my information. In completing my I-search on ....
Greeks and Hebrews
Outline the contributions of the Hebrew and Greek societies to the development of a western worldview.
Western civilization has been greatly influenced by many ideas. Two peoples in particular the Hebrews and Greeks contributed greatly to the development of a western worldview. The Hebrews we....
History of costume
Preface
All through history there have been many different periods that have influenced what is being designed and worn today. They influenced the textiles, the colors, the curves, the accessories and the overall presentation of the person wearing them. Through out this paper I will explain how....
Homosexuality
No one knows exactly how homosexuality entered into human history. I would imagine that the practices associated with the erotic attraction of people to one's own gender have been around since the dawn of humanity. The earliest accounts of homosexual behavior seem to be found in ancient pagan religi....
Homosexuality in Ancient Greece & Rome
Artistic Themes from Ancient Cultures: Greece and Rome
Homosexuality in Ancient Greece & Rome
Kathy J. Ruff
HUM 100/Introduction to the Humanities
Jill Holslin
April 1, 2007
Views of Ancient Greek Homosexuals
Unlike our current society, sexuality was not used to identify an....
Humanities Today
Humanities Today
In order to understand humanities we must first start with the fundamentals. The word humanism comes from the Latin humanities, meaning culture. But, humanities also express the concern in human life of ancient Greeks and Romans. Humans believed that humanities pertain....
Italian Renaissance
From the end of the 13th century to about 1600 the start of one of the greatest cultural enlightenments in Europe began in Italy. The Italian Renaissance was filled with cultural and artistic achievements and acted as a transition from the Dark Ages of intellectual stagnancy and Early Modern Europe.....
leonardo da vinci
A Renaissance Man can be defined as a man who has broad intellectual interests and is accomplished in areas of both the arts and the sciences. One of the most noted renaissance men is Leonardo da Vinci. He is best known for his masterpieces the Last Supper, Mona Lisa, and Madonna on the ....
Medicines and Treatments Provided by the Roman Army
Credit for great medical discoveries which led to the increase in life expectancy and survival rates among the brave soldiers in Ancient Rome can be given to historians and philosophers who went to great lengths to learn and record their remedies. Centuries ago, in a time of plague and bloodshed, ....
MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK
Kemal Atatürk
Ghazi Mustapha Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish nationalist and political leader who was instrumental in the fall of the Ottoman sultanate and in the creation of modern Turkey.
Mustapha Kemal devoted his life to freeing Turkey from foreign domination. Under his benevolen....
Oedipus Cycle Critique
THE OEDIPUS CYCLE CRITIQUE-FORMALIST CRITICISM
Without doubt, the Oedipus Trilogy is one of the most renowned and influential Greek tragedies in the world. In this ironic Sophocles drama, Oedipus kills a man but does not know that the man is his father, Laios; consequently, Oedipus puts a curse o....
Paradoxical Relations Between the Greeks and Their Gods
The Greeks had a paradoxical relationship with their gods in which the gods were the providers and the protectors of humans, but at the same time they were the cause of human suffering. Paradoxical means having self-contradictory properties, such as "This statement is a lie." We are aware ....
Rediscoveries - The Renaissance period
The Renaissance period was a very interesting one you could say, it had many ways of which it changed and caused our world to be the way it is today. If not for this particular time frame, there would have been very little doubt towards the Christian Religion, as well as, the liking of a new found ....
Reformation, Technological and Social Advances, the Rise of Humanism and the Reformation
1. What developments in technology and society during the 15th and 16th century changed the way people viewed the world? What effect did the rise of Humanism have on the Reformation?
The Reformation Era brought about many changes in the way the world. In order to understand the outcome of this ....
Renaissance
"Renaissance," French for "rebirth," perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries.
During the era known by this name, Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced a time of fi....
Rennaissance
"What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculties, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of animals!" Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2
Modern art critics regard renaissance ....
roman and greek societies
Ruling a land can be a lot of work, but keeping it to where is needed for a government to survive for many years is a hard thing to do. Society plays a very important role in a government such as Rome and Greece. Both of these lands have very different ways of running their cities and people. As I l....
Roman Law
Thieu Nguyen
Latin III
Period 2
Research Topic : Penalties of Treason
Greeks and Romans
Treason, or traditio in Latin, is the general term for the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally inju....
Shame Culture/ Guilt Culture and The Iliad
Shame Culture/ Guilt Culture and The Iliad
Honor, is the link between Altruistic heroism and egoistic. The warrior, finding that others approve him, approves himself. He is therefore driven to act, as others would approve. Honor felt is honor claimed, honor claimed is honor paid. -Anonymo....
Shame, Guilt, Empathy, and the Search for Identity in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman"
Among other things, tragedy dramatizes identity crises. At the root of such crises lie feelings of shame. You might ask: what about guilt? There is no question that guilt plays a major role in tragedy, but tragedy also dramatizes the way in which feelings of shame shape an individual's sense of iden....
Southern Cyprus
Southern Cyprus as Terrorist StateThe most insidious and nefarious partner of terrorism against Turkey is Southern Cyprus.I will not deal in this work with the EOKA murders directed at the British and the Turkish Cypriots perpetrated by the "Southern Cypriots" striving for the union of the island wi....
Summary of the Roman Civilization
The Roman civilization were the first people to grow to such large proportions and spread out over a large region. Their origins are dated to 753 B.C.E as small tribes occupying the seven hills. They may have derived from a group of people known as the Etruscans. Their first form of government wa....
Technology both a curse and a blessing
Technology today is a great innovation to the development of culture. Technology has always been around since the earliest years and is constantly improving and becoming more and more advanced. Technology has helped us greatly in the past and continues to today but the fact that we choose to oversee....
the ancient olympics
The Ancient Olympics
The Olympics originated in the ancient Greece during the eighth century B.C.. The Olympics were created to bring peace among quarrelling Greek city-states as well as to give Greeks soldiers a way to show off and practice their skills away from the battlefield.
During t....
The Cinematography of Death
The Cinematography of Death
When we go to a theater to watch a movie, especially when the film is particularly entertaining, we feel as though we want more. Possibly a sequel, or possibly some more information as to what exactly happens at the end, closure. In most cases we ask the same question....
The Continental Congress
The Continental Congress met in one of the most conservative of the seaport towns from which the revolutionary movement stemmed. Philadelphia patriots complained that there was more Toryism in Pennsylvania than in all the colonies combined; certainly the Quakers who dominated the province were more ....
The Corset
The CorsetBy Sawyer ArmstrongNovember 8, 2001All throughout history, a persons economical and social rank could be shown through what clothes they wore. In ancient Egypt, a person of upper class was permitted by law to wear sandals on the harsh, desert floor. Because of these laws, female-confining ....
The Crusades
Crusades
Crusades, series of wars by Western European Christians to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims The Crusades began in 1095 and ended in the mid- or late 13th century. The term Crusade was originally applied solely to European efforts to retake from the Muslims the city of Jerusalem, ....
THE EFECTS OF INTEGRATION of UE
I. INTRODUCTION
Since the creation of the European Union its purpose has been to unite the European continent into one cohesive organization. In order for this goal to be fully realized all European nations must be included under this conglomeration of states. Unfortunately the proce....
The Etruscan Culture
The Etruscan Culture
The Etruscan civilization was the superior civilization in Italy before the rise of Rome. The center of the territory of the Etruscans, known as Etruria to the Latins, was northwest of the Tiber River, now in modern Tuscany and part of Umbria. The Latins called the people Etru....
The Lever of Riches - Technological Creativity and Economic Progress
I am writing a book review of ¡°The Lever of Riches¡ªTechnological Creativity and Economic Progress¡±, which is written by Joel Mokyr. It was first published in 1990 by Oxford University Press, Inc. in New York. The cost of the book is U.S. $17.95. This is a book whose main topic is the....
The Renaissance to the Present
Humanities Today
In order to understand humanities we must first start with the fundamentals. The word humanism comes from the Latin humanities, meaning culture. But, humanities also express the concern in human life of ancient Greeks and Romans. Humans believed that humanities pertain....
Ulysses mimics Homer's Odyssey - James Joyce
It is no secret that James Joyce's novel Ulysses mimics Homer's Odyssey. Joyce planned for the novel to be a mock heroic epic; he created characters that resembled Homer's, included Homer's major themes like the quest for a father and the intervention of gods, there are some similar situations in bo....
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism
Vegetarians believe the slaughter of 6.7 million animals each year is extremely unnecessary, because billions of vegetables are grown, world wide, each year. Vegetarianism has been seen as being unhealthy and a cause for disease for years. Studies from all over the world have shown....
Victims of September 11
The Greek approach to tragedy Helena Smith in Athens explores why the Greeks seem to have little sympathy for post-attack America Helena Smith in Athens Guardian Unlimited Tuesday September 25, 2001 In the birthplace of democracy, the right to demonstrate is viewed as a hallowed tradition. In the wa....
Welsh History
Wales has a tumultuous and somewhat violent history. During the early years A.D., the country was in turmoil with the Roman invasions, and the biggest defenses that the Welsh had were the deep, dark hills scattered all over the country. Without the safety of these hills, Wales would certainly have....
Whose death is the more Deianeiras in Sophocles Women of Trachis or Polyxenas in Euripides Hecabe?
In these two books we read of the deaths of two women, under two opposite circumstances; one of sacrifice and no choice, and the other of suicide, two women who go from having everything to almost nothing. Deianeira in Sophocles' 'Women of Trachis is the wife of Heracles, and after years and years....
Why did Caesar win the Battle of Pharsalus?
A Plan of Investigation
For my assessment, I plan to examine The Commentarii de Bello Civile (Commentaries on the Civil War) written by Gaius Julius Caesar and Plutarchs Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans, together with writings of the other ancient historians, that relate to Caesars ci....
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