The Oligarchy of Sparta was more efficient and stable compared to Athens because of its laws‚ structure‚ and culture. The city-state of Sparta had strict laws for the conduct of its citizens which promoted the welfare of the whole community. Athens democracy was constantly voting to enact laws which were often controlled by mob rule. Sparta’s government was controlled by the elites and elders of the community. Athens was ruled by the common man who was ill equipped to rule. Spartan culture was much
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How Does Fear Affect The Brain? There is no doubt that the brain is the most vital organ in our bodies. Ever since humans have been given the opportunity to study the brain‚ so much has been learned and understood to better the future of humanity. Many advancements are still being discovered to this day and will continue to broaden the future of neuroscience. In the brain emotions play a big role in our behavior‚ but fear seems to be the most unpleasant of all the emotions. What causes
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great Introduction Freeman (2011) narrates that Alexander the Great was a Macedonian King who lived from 356 BC to 323 BC. His parents were Queen Olympia and King Philip. Aristotle‚ the philosopher‚ tutored the young Alexander until he attained the age of 16 years. After his father was assassinated‚ Alexander was elevated to the throne of kingship in 336 BC as his late father’s successor. He was lucky to inherit an experienced army and a strong kingdom
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Cited: Freeman‚ Philip. Julius Caesar. New York: Simon & Schuster‚ 2008. History Channel‚ prod. "Julius Caesar." Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire. History Channel. "Julius Caesar." . Plutarch. Caesar. Trans. John Dryden. The Internet Classics Archive. Suetonius. The Life of Julius Caesar. Trans. J. C. Rolfe. Loeb Classical Library.
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the attractiveness of another man‚ or to even develop a relationship with another man. Homosexuality was also a part of the greek art and literature. Greek poets wrote of same-sex love. Famous philosophers and writers such as Plato‚ Xenophon‚ and Plutarch discussed the topic‚ and tragedies on homosexual love became popular. Diogenes Laeurtius wrote of Alcibiades‚ the Athenian general and politician of the 5th century BC‚ "in his adolescence he drew away the husbands from their wives‚ and as a young
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The Importance of Napoleon the III and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 France in the 19th century was a country that was in trouble. In the beginning of the century its people were picking up the pieces from overthrowing a powerful and well established monarch. The people had to weather a failed first republic and the Napoleonic Wars. French people then had to deal with a restoration of the monarchy and a return of the power to the Bourgeoisie. Living as a common person in France was no easy
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Augustus terminated the dying democracy he inherited and instituted a monarchy that lasted for over 500 years‚ whereas Caesar had attempted to create a monarchy but failed as he was assassinated in 44 B.C. This essay will examine three ways in which Augustus succeeded where Caesar did not. Primarily‚ Augustus eliminated all his enemies‚ which ensured he was not assassinated. In contrast to this‚ Caesar had chosen to show clemency to some supporters of Pompey‚ two of which‚ Brutus and Cassius were
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The Roman institution of marriage has been lauded as being the first purely humanistic law of marriage‚ one that is based on the idea of marriage being a free and freely dissolvable union of two equal partners for life. (Schulz‚ 1951;103) This is quite a simplistic view‚ as there were many differing forms of marriage in Rome‚ from the arranged marriages of the elite to the unions of slaves and soldiers. As we shall see‚ the Romans’ actual expectations of married life and the gains they envisioned
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receive contributions from Egypt. Lefkowitz has “offered the public a pablum history which ignores or distorts the substantial evidence of African influence on Greece in the ancient writings of Aetius‚ Strabo‚ Plato‚ Homer‚ Herodotus‚ Diogenes‚ Plutarch‚
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relationship to the ancient Trojan society. This war ultimately gave rise to the founding of Rome story along with the most famous Roman myth‚ the birth of Romulus and Remus. This ancient tale has several variations from many different authors such as Plutarch‚ Livy‚ Ovid and Virgil. The story encompasses twin boys who were suckled by a she-wolf after being thrown into the river Tiber
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