GATES OF FIRE BY STEVEN PRESSFIELD
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This 7 page paper discusses the novel by Steven Pressfield called Gates of Fire. This book is analyzed for its portrayal of Spartan culture, education, the famous battle, and its application to modern warfare. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBgatefire.rtf

Gibbon/Vindication
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A 10 page research paper that discusses the reaction that Edward Gibbon's famous history Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire received when it was published in the late eighteenth century. The reaction was so strong against chapters 15 and 16 in the first volume of Gibbon's history that he subsequently wrote a book that was entitled a vindication of these chapters. The writer discusses the criticism and Gibbon's replay via his Vindication. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khgibvin.rtf

Gladiators/Spectacle in Ancient Rome
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A 6 page research paper that investigates the purposes that spectacle fulfilled in the politics of ancient Rome. The writer argues that games were offered to the people for their support and that this was a reciprocal relationship that fitted the purposes of both parties very well from the first century B.C. to the end of the fourth century A.D. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khromgam.wps

Greece and Britain: The Fight for the Elgin Marbles
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5 pages in length. In 1802, Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, known as Lord Elgin, secured permission to remove what the sultan called some pieces of stone with inscriptions or figures from the temple of idols at the Parthenon, in Athens, Greece. Ever since gaining independence in 1812, Greece has demanded the return of the marbles. They are national treasures. Does Greece have a right to demand their return? This paper is a close examination of the arguments on both sides that can perhaps give more insight to these and other questions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JGAfriez.wps

Greek & Roman Law -- A Causal Relationship?
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A 12 page paper discussing whether or not Greek concepts of law had any significant effect in the formation of the famous Roman codes. The paper points out several areas in which a definite relationship is shown. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Grlaw.wps

Greek Drama and Modern Theater
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A 5 page paper which examines the influence that Greek drama has had upon modern day theater. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAgthr.rtf

Greek Gods as Distant, Aloof, and Uninterested in Humans
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A 5 page paper which examines the religious beliefs of the Greeks in relationship to the gods. The paper focuses on how the Greek gods were essentially uninterested in the doings of humans. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAgrkgd.rtf

Greek History
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A 3 page paper which examines various aspects of Greek history as it involves social and political rule. The paper examines monarchy, democracy, oligarchy, aristocracy, and tyranny. Source used was faxed from a textbook by the student and has no bibliographic information.
Filename: RAgrktyr.rtf

Greek Life/ Sexuality and Women
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A 15 page research paper that examines the position that women and gays held in Athens during the age of Pericles. This perspective is contrasted and compared to perspectives in the modern era. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khgeklif.wps

Greek Religion, Culture and Customs
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This 10 page paper discusses aspects of Greek religion, culture and customs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: HVGrkCul.rtf