Bibliography: AA100 The Arts Past And Present-Book 3 Cultural Encounters‚ The Art of Benin‚ DVD‚ The Open University‚ 2009. Loftus D‚ Wood P‚ The Art of Benin: Changing Relations Between Europe and Africa II‚ The Open University‚ 2008. Illustration Book‚ AA100‚ The Arts Past and Present‚ The Open University‚ 2008.
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According to Plutarch‚ Spartan boys were sent to a sort of boarding school when they reached the age of seven to begin to train to become a warrior (Plutarch‚ 2). For their entire lives‚ Spartans focused their education on the study of war and strengthening their bodies. Women were also encouraged to participate in the games to strengthen
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her mistress’s diadem. And when one that came in said angrily‚ ’Was this well done of your lady‚ Charmion?’ ’Extremely well‚’ she answered‚ ’and as became the descendant of so many kings’; and as she said this‚ she fell down dead by the bedside." Plutarch‚ Life of Antony (LXXXV.2-3‚ Dryden trans.) Cassius Dio relates that‚ after the naval defeat at Actium (31 BC)‚ Cleopatra hurriedly returned to Egypt to forestall any revolt at home. Once there‚ she killed those who had rejoiced at her disaster and
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allowed Spartans to refrain from work and devote themselves to their military training o This land was either received from the state or inherited‚ could not be bought or sold o Kleros provided them with food for their families and syssitia o Plutarch tells us that “Lycurgus persuaded the citizens to pool all the land and then redistribute it afresh” o As this promoted equality amongst Spartiates‚ it allowed them to compete and distinguish themselves in areas such as merit and honour rather than
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Bibliography: O ’Connor‚ J.(ed.) (2003). Doctor Faustus the A text. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. pp101-103 Based on the Random House Dictionary Pacheco (2008) "Reading Doctor Faustus" in Pacheco 9ed. eputations (AA100 Book 1) Milton Keynes‚ The Open University‚ pp30-58 Part Two
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HST 225- 01-TRACEY MARTIN -042267773 “ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND THE HELLENISTIC AGE.” Why did Alexander invade the Persian territory? The question on why Alexander invaded the Persian territory has only been guessed at by historians in the past. The true reason why‚ may never be known. What is known however is the fact that Alexander had continued what many before him had done‚ invade the Persian territory
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Mark Antony‚ Plutarch writes that Cleopatra reached out to Antony and took hold over him. He uses language such as ’her own personal magical arts and charms ’ and ’inescapable impression [from] daily contact with her ’ to convince readers that Cleopatra used herself to gain alliances and friendships with other countries. Through his repeated insistence that Cleopatra could change her character to suit whoever she was speaking to and that she used this to further her own ends‚ Plutarch portrays her
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continued as Caesar gained the right to appoint half the Senatorial magistrates which previously were elected positions. With this‚ Caesar increased the Senate number to 900 filling half of it with loyal partisans to further consolidate his supremacy. Plutarch states that Cassius at this stage in time began plotting Caesar’s murder with two accomplices. Suetonius discredits Plutarch’s claims testifying that such events never took
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are that person’s actions. Alexander the Great‚ possibly one of the greatest war generals/kings of all time‚ was a gifted young man for his tactical strategies for battle. Through his victories and successes‚ he conquered a majority of the world. Plutarch writes a biography on Alexander‚ in which he includes his own views‚ which may or may not agree with other historians (though Plutarch’s accuracy may not be considered 100% seeing as he was alive a very long time after the king of Macedonia was dead)
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Victoria Gelzer‚ Matthias Caesar: Politician and Statesman (Translated by Peter Needham) (1968) Harvard University Press‚ Harvard University Grant‚ Michael The Twelve Caesars (1975) Scribner‚ New York Plutarch Caesar (Translated by John Dryden) 75 B.C.E. [ON-LINE] http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/caesar.html Suetonius The Lives of the Caesars‚ The Deified Julius 110 B.C.E. [ON-LINE] http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/suetonius-julius.html
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