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The Olympic Games
... the world audience. The freer the Olympic Games become from world politics, the more capability the games can achieve for friendly competition, international friendship, and better cooperation between the nations of the world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Examining classical works by authors not well known; missing data etc on their life. Can the details be considered reliable or not?
... the funeral oration for Verginius Rugus, one of the most admirable characters of his day." Tacitus' works are of narrative history and cover the reigns of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Ancient Greek Olympics
... the finding of the statue of Hermes. Hermes was sculpted by the Praxiteles. This statue was found in the Hera's Temple. Contained in the Temple of Zeus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Greek Literature
... the first truly literary use of prose in Western literature. Of the two, Thucydides was the better historian. His critical use of sources, inclusion of documents, and laborious research made his 'History of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
GREEK LITERATURE.
... the first truly literary use of prose in Western literature. Of the two, Thucydides was the better historian. His critical use of sources, inclusion of documents, and laborious research made his 'History of the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
"A Chance of a Lifetime"
... the history of our founding fathers. Rituals and traditions are also an amazing thing to be a part of, because you know that only a few people in the world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Alexander the Great
... world ports today. When Alexandria was completed it was one of the most impressive cities in the world. The streets were lettered or numbered and it was the first city in history ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The Right Honourable Martin Brian Mulroney 1984-1993 Progressive Conservative
... history, trade has been critical to Canada's livelihood. Now, almost one third of what we produce is exported. Few countries in the world ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
The Role of Perspective in Classical Greek Literature. Them Vs. Us- "The Odyssey", "The Aeneid and Histories"
... the comparisons of cultures made in many of the great classics. In particular, the classical authors of The Odyssey, The Aeneid and Histories all convey the theme of "them vs. us" through their portrayals of ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Did Caesar know what to do with his dictatorship?
... the history of the Republic since the time of Sulla" (Gelzer, 1968, 42). Caesar initially set himself to mend rather than to end the Republic. Subsequently, "it was the failure of ... out. First, Caesar was master of the Roman world and he planned to exercise ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies