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Papers On The Greeks & Romans
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Cornelius Tacitus As Impartial Historian
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A 4 page paper discussing the bias of Cornelius Tacitus displayed in The Annals of the Roman Empire. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Tacitus.wps
Crete, Egypt And Mesopotamia
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3 pages in length. Ancient civilizations have much to offer contemporary society by way of their individual and collective abilities to not only assemble their respective communities but also flourish in the face of constant political, social and economic adversity. Examining some of the distinguishable characteristics, major accomplishments and overall significant factors of such classical civilizations as Crete, Egypt and Mesopotamia provides a significantly better understanding of how each was able to develop and survive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCEgyptMes.rtf
Cross-Cultural Interactions in Ancient History
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An 8 page paper which examines
some of the cross-cultural interactions in the pre-classical, the classical, and the
post-classical periods. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcrcul.rtf
Cultural Discourse
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A 5 page creative dialogue between 1 fictitious character from ancient Greece and one from Rome in which the two share political and cultural ideas during their travels. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Culture.doc
Death in Ancient Greece
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This is a 9 page paper discussing the Ancient Greeks’ attitude to death and the rituals and beliefs which surrounded death. Death among the Ancient Greeks was treated as honourable as described by Homer and its prevalence in their society became a daily way of life. Men died in battle and from disease and whether or not the belief was for a good or evil life which followed, detailed rituals were adhered to in order to preserve the soul of the person in the afterlife until that person was reborn again.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJGreek1.rtf
Defeat of Athens in Peloponnesian War (431 B.C. – 404 B.C.)
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A 10 page paper which examines why the powerful Athens failed to defeat Sparta. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGathpel.rtf
Direct Democracy
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This 3 page paper argues that direct democracy is impractical and looks at the concept historically. Ancient history is disused as well as how classic authors viewed the concept. Athenian democracy is compared to the representative democracy that exists today.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA345dd.rtf
DISINTIGRATION OF POWER OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPERORS
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This paper examines how the power of the Western Roman emperors eroded during fifth century A.D., eventually playing a part in the final fall of the Empire. Also examined is some history pertaining to the actual fall of the Empire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTromemp.rtf
Divorce in Ancient Rome
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This 10 page paper looks at the forms of marriage in Ancient Rome and the corresponding methods of divorce. The paper also follows the changes in divorce in this civilisation over time. The final part of the paper considers the role of property and children in divorce. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEromdiv.wps
Early Aegean Cultures Of Minoa And Mycenae: Development Of Later Hellenic Culture
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4 pages in length. The extent to which early Aegean cultures of Minoa and Mycenae aided the development of later Hellenic culture is both grand and far-reaching; indeed, it is quite difficult to imagine how two such important ancient Greek communities could improve upon cultural existence without having a tremendous impact upon later Hellenic culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCMinoa.rtf