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Cosmology and Cosmogony in the Ancient Greek World: Discuss the origin and development of Greek cosmology and cosmogony from the 8th to the 5th Century BC.
... 1: The Paradoxes of Zeno The Dichotomy It is impossible to move around a racetrack since we must first go halfway, and ... to pass by each other at the same time, then each of the supposedly moving ones would take only half as long to pass the other as to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Was, and if so to what extent was Alexander the Great, cruel?
... , Alexander had time to think about what he was doing but made a calm and cunning decision to burn an entire city to the ... death. Following this murder Alexander sent an assassin to kill Parmenio. This move was political as if Parmenio found out about his ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Trace the development of the female figure in freestanding sculpture through the Archaic Period making reference to at least three korai
... to have been votive offerings. As the people of Ancient Greece started to establish stable settlements however they had more time to ... but to Athena. A similar attempt to move away from the standard pose was being made in Kouroi as they were beginning to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Oedipus at Colonus - Summary and analysis of Section 1
... to move to the side of the grove, and then interrogates Oedipus about his origins. "XWhen the Chorus finds out, it begs him to leave. ... prayers, and it is. At the same time, it seems odd that a play dedicated to piety begins with trespass on holy ground. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Pompey the Great
... but Sertoriu's death by poison permitted Pompeys return to Italy in time to annihilate the remnants of Spartacus's army fleeing from ... remnants of Marius' factor. Then in 77 B.C., Pompey moved against the Marian forces commanded by Quintus Sertorius in Spain. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Knights of the middle ages
... back. Horses used in battle were specially bred to be large and sturdy. It was hard to move wearing a suit of armor, and ... . He could still get deep wounds and broken bones. Over time, knights began to cover different parts of their bodies with solid plates ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Is it fair to call Aeneid Book 4 "The Tragedy of Dido"?
... to having its own tragedy, and Virgil clearly wanted to demonstrate his ability to evoke pathos as well as moving Aeneas' adventure along. To ... Classicists suggest a number of reasons for this. At the time of writing the people of Rome were still bitter ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Oedipus Rex, Sophocles "Do the gods seem tyrannical, benevolent, just, cruel, indifferent? Is the play indifferent to the gods? Do you feel Sophocles believed in a cosmic order?"
... did not have much control over what happened to Oedipus. The gods aren't particularly moved by Oedipus's fate, but then many of ... long time since this play was written and views have changed. I don't believe that some supreme being has the power to control ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The Role of the Spartan Education System, the Agoge
... No torches were permitted when passing to and from the mess to dine" , which was meant to adjust Spartans to moving with stealth in darkness. ... to watch over and teach boys and younger men. Between the ages twenty-three and thirty, men were full-time ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
What are the problems surrounding the evidence for and against the Pirenne thesis? Europe From Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages
... . In A.D. 921, the invaders crushed Brittany, and moved to the districts of Aquitaine and Auvergne in A.D. ... times, seem callous. As well as the notions thrashed out earlier in this paper, Pirenne has also been charged with paying little or no attention to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies