unite Greece. The Thebans were enemies of the Greeks; however‚ Alexander was determined to be at peace with the Thebans so he could unite the country. Alexander also played a huge role in the spreading of Greek culture. He established a city‚ called Alexandria‚ which became the most important port and trade center. On the other hand‚ Alexander appeared differently in the eyes of other people rather than himself. The things mentioned above were through the eyes of Alexander‚ which is why he doesn’t have
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The Arab world is often mistaken as a monolithic region that is exclusively dominated by Arabs and Islam. However‚ the Middle East is an intricate kaleidoscope of diverse ethnic and religious groups. As of recent‚ the issues of ethnic‚ lingual‚ and religious minorities are some of the most important issues facing the Arab world. In particular‚ one large minority that has shaped and participated in the development of the Arab world is the Arab Christians. The Arab Christians are one of the oldest
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Arianism A heresy which arose in the fourth century‚ and denied the Divinity of Jesus Christ. DOCTRINE First among the doctrinal disputes which troubled Christians after Constantine had recognized the Church in A.D. 313‚ and the parent of many more during some three centuries‚ Arianism occupies a large place in ecclesiastical history. It is not a modern form of unbelief‚ and therefore will appear strange in modern eyes. But we shall better grasp its meaning if we term it an Eastern attempt to
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only one was ever built in Greece. That was the Library of Alexandria. Even if it was built in Egypt‚ it was still a Greek invention because Egypt by then was already applying the Greek way of life to how they were living‚ which was under Alexander’s rule. What lay in the library was about 700‚000 scrolls of work‚ why isn’t there a library of Alexandria anymore? Well‚ Julius Caesar from the Roman Empire besieged the city of Alexandria and burned down the monument to literature. It’s was a tragedy
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penalty‚ most Christians were subjected to torture and longer periods of imprisonment in order to persuade them to dismiss their Christian beliefs. The author Eusebius quotes a letter from Dionysius of Alexandria to the Bishop of Antioch‚ Fabius‚ which describes the scene of the persecutions in Alexandria. Dionysius explains that all of the Christians were afraid and most of which came forward and dismissed their Christian beliefs‚ participating in sacrifice and creating false documentations. Those
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when she walked by…[and] when she shopped and spoke with the monotone‚ guttural voice of the deaf‚ people laughed.” It is a mystery how long it took his mother to realize that she was not speaking like everyone else. Aciman’s mother was born in Alexandria in 1924‚ “she belonged to a middle-class‚ French-speaking Jewish family.” Her parents did everything
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of remarkable man-made creations of classical antiquity‚ and was based on guide-books popular among Hellenic sight-seers and only includes works located around the Mediterranean rim. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are: 1. Lighthouse of Alexandria 2. Colossus of Rhodes 3. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus 4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5. Statue of Zeus at Olympia 6. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 7. Great Pyramid of Giza Since ancient times‚ numerous “seven wonders” lists have
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Greek Literature GREEK LITERATURE. The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries‚ the ancient Greeks created a literature of such brilliance that it has rarely been equaled and never surpassed. In poetry‚ tragedy‚ comedy‚ and history‚ Greek writers created masterpieces that have inspired‚ influenced
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f ter------------------------------------------------- A Brief History of Trigonometry A painting of the famous greek geometrist‚ and "father of measurement"‚ Euclid. In the times of the greeks‚ trigonometry and geometry were important mathematical principles used in building‚ agriculture and education. The Babylonians could measure angles‚ and are believed to have invented the division of the cirle into 360º.[1] However‚ it was the Greeks who are seen as the original pioneers of trigonometry
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Dominique Lozano Lozano 1 English: Block 1 4/24/12 Ms. Brooks Death of Innocence “We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.” (Bianca Jagger). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee the reader discovers many characters that could symbolize the mockingbird. The mockingbird symbolizes Tom Robinson because he was innocent yet found guilty
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