Essays Tagged: "Ancient Greek"
Stars
STARSMagnitudesThe magnitude scale was invented by an ancient Greek astronomer named Hipparchus in about 150 BC He ranked the stars he could see in terms ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
Who is God
uals and religious communities. Every society I have every studied from the American Indians to the Ancient Greek have all believed in some form of worship or religion. Altars have been and are in exi ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Sophocles:The Legend of Greek Tragedy
es: The Legend of Greek TragedySophocles, perhaps more than any other Athenian author, typified the ancient Greek ideal that a man, no matter what his other ambitions and accomplishments, should live ... should arouse pity and fear and provide a catharsis, or purging of these emotions" (Robinson 3).In ancient Greece, dramas were performed each year in Athens as part of the festival of Dionysius, the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Essay Comparing the Religions of the Modern to Thoose of the Ancient Greeks As Representated in the Odyssey
How does the Ancient Greek beliefs of religion and death differ with the view of other cultural groups? Death, th ... hat happens after we die remains. Many religions have different beliefs of religious ideas from the Ancient Greeks. Afterlife, is a belief where the comparisons among religions become extremely close. ... of gods and death are different from the modern day beliefs of other religions such as Judaism and Ancient Egyptian beliefs.For example, The Odyssey begins with a scene containing a conversation amon ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Direct democracy -vs- representitive democracy. Contains the ideas of Rousseau
rule. These two words form the word democracy which means rule by the people. Aristotle, and other ancient Greek political philosophers, used the phrase, `the governors are to be the governed', or as ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
Gods, compares greek and roman gods
The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods. They hadsimilar beliefs, but also v ... it is just how in is thought about in the eyes of society andaccepted by the people of the day.The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods. They hadsimilar beliefs, but also v ... it is just how in is thought about in the eyes of society andaccepted by the people of the day.The ancient Greek and ancient Roman religion was the belief in gods. They hadsimilar beliefs, but also v ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Title:The Crimes of Democracy
It is about the similarities between ancient greek philosophies of governing and the present day U.S. way of governing and approaches to ... nian democracy is discussed, it is impossible not to imagine the many possible similarities between ancient Athens and present-day United States. Both governments claimed freedom for all, yet women co ... er King, and this is only 40 years of U.S. history and I left out a lot! The bottom line is that in ancient Athens, (as well as in the U.S. today and many other governments) the name of the game was t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
"The Lottery"- A story of senseless killing, this essay is about the short story by Kate Chopin where a young woman gets stoned to death as e result of a stupid custom.
In fact somebody is put in the center of the village and is stoned to death. This seems a bit like ancient greek tragedy because to get good things people had to make sacrifices to the gods and as Ol ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
The Ancient Greeks in 400B.C.
The Ancient Greeks, who existed from around 400 BCE until the year 0, had many contributions to our soci ... today. They affected our forms of government, our sciences and mathematics, and our philosophy. The Ancient Greeks have played a large role on our society.The Ancient Greeks have provided us with a de ... emocratic government. A democratic government favors the many instead of the few. (Doc. 3) Like the Ancient Greek's form of democracy, everyone is able to advance in their social standing. Similar to ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Comparisson and Contrast of Medea, Phaedra, and Dido. The things these women do to reveal the way Greeks and Romans understood women.
In the Ancient World, women were not portrayed as they are today in modern literary works; women usually pl ... les where their actions ranged from killing their own family to destroying their own town. Women in ancient Greek plays and Roman stories did not posses the social standing that we naturally think of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Sophocles, life, teachings, and trial
Philosophy through his indirect influence on others. He first began studying with the Sophists, the ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living, prominent for thei ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Drama and how it got started
Drama got a major start in ancient Greece, where it was used by the people as a means of intermingling and communicating. It al ... in this way today. The frills and the style of drama have changed over the years, from masks of the ancient Greek, to the largely imaginary settings of the Elizabethan era and the elaborate costumes o ... ated Special Effects.During the Elizabethan era in England, Shakespeare looked back to the times of ancient Greece to get stories for some of his plays, like Julius Caesar. Many of the ideas and theme ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Comparison of the Renaissance and Enlightenment.
ntellectuals of the rest of Europe became increasingly interested in the Greco-Roman culture of the ancient Mediterranean world. This interest was fostered especially by the migration of the Greek int ... especially by the migration of the Greek intellectuals during the Middle Ages and the fact that the ancient Greek works could then be translated more precisely into Latin. Increasing popularity of arc ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Voluntary euthanasia.
biggest controversies of this decade is euthanasia. Euthanasia can be traced as far back as to the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. It was sometimes allowed in these civilizations to help other ... times allowed in these civilizations to help others die. Voluntary euthanasia was approved in these ancient societies. As time passed, religion increased, and life was viewed to be sacred. Euthanasia ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia
Flood Myths: Similar Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian Beliefs
Flood Myths: Similar Ancient Greek and Mesopotamian BeliefsWhen I was a child in bible study school my favorite story was ... all life on earth always fascinated me. Flood myths are a reoccurring theme that is popular in many ancient and modern religions. Many theories exist that try to explain the similarities of these idea ... ath, and rebirth. It is possible that cultural diffusion may explain the frequency of these themes. Ancient Greece was located in an area that conducted trade with societies that had evolved from the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology
Antigone, A Tragic Hero In Literature.
Antigone A Tragic Hero In LiteratureIn the short ancient Greek play entitled, Antigone by Sophocles the reader is introduced to many basic themes and ... Since divinity and humanity are shown to be colliding forces where divinity out weighs humanity in ancient Greece. Antigone was justified in her actions.Antigone was following divine laws, while Creo ... only be viewed when set against the background of the time period. A strong woman was unheard of in ancient Greece. But the interpretation that Antigone was justified in her actions and that she acted ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
This essay outlines the similarities in theme, symbolism and writing structure between William Shakespear's "Hamlet" and Sophocles "Oedipus King".
elements of tragedy, although the Shakespearean tragedy expanded its setting far beyond that of the ancient Greek tragedy.The theme of the tormented king is perhaps the strongest comparison between Ha ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Machiavelli's "The Prince".
ing which a new way of life emerged. People became concerned with education, and historians studied ancient Greek and Roman literature. One of the most famous historians and authors of the Renaissance ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory
An essay that would be of particular use to training teachers. It describes the fundamental principles of teaching geography to young children
ice in geography'Geography has many meanings, the most widely accepted and known being derived from ancient Greek, interpreted as 'description of the world'. This is exactly what teachers are required ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences
Ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptian Art Compared A very brief overview of Greek art compared to Egyptian art (ancient that is). It basically gives details about both comparing them.
Ancient Greek and Ancient Egyptian Art ComparedEgyptian art comes from the paintings the Egyptians c ...
Subjects: Art Essays