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    Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E‚ the Greek empire was divided. The control of Palestine was given to Greek leaders located in both Syria and Egypt. For about one hundred years‚ most of Israel was ruled by the Greeks in Egypt. Even though Greek Influence was noticed across Palestine (especially in Galilee)‚ the Jews were generally allowed to coordinate their internal affairs without any interference from Greek authorities. 198-142 B.C.E. From 198 to 142 B.C.E the Greeks in Syria controlled Israel. The

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    Renaissance‚ scholars became more interested in the humanistic features of society‚ and humanistic educators based their teaching models on Greek and Latin classics.  Renaissance education was   One apparent purpose of a Renaissance education was to praise the value of useful education‚ through the teaching of the classics‚ mainly Greek literature that was written by Greek philosophers‚ mathematicians and other important figures.  Some criticised the Renaissance education‚ however‚ because they felt as if

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    Observational Astronomy

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    Astronomy is a natural science that is the study of celestial objects (such as moons‚ planets‚ stars‚ nebulae‚ and galaxies)‚ the physics‚ chemistry‚ mathematics‚ and evolution of such objects‚ and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth‚ including supernovae explosions‚ gamma ray bursts‚ and cosmic background radiation. A related but distinct subject‚ cosmology‚ is concerned with studying the universe as a whole.[1] Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures

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    cultures started to take over‚ freedom and respect for women decreased in ancient societies. Their freedom‚ rights‚ and societal status were ever changing in history. For this paper‚ the focus will be on the Ancient Minoa‚ Classical Athens‚ and the Roman Empire. Women rarely had freedom in the ancient societies. In the Minoa culture‚ women were considered equal‚ or even above men‚ in society‚ which was rare for the ancient civilizations‚ and resulted in their significant freedom. In contrast‚ in

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    As a Greek‚ I attended last week’s debate to hear out my fellow citizens of Lesbos as they tried to convince the audience to either support the new regime of Pittacus (Team Apollo) or to reject his false message (Team Demeter). Pittacus recently declared himself champion of Lesbos and now holds absolute power on our Island. It has been a heated topic of concern lately among the people. Some believe his military experience and expertise will bring our Island glory‚ while others believe it’s on the

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    a way to challenge the hypocritically-prudish surface of the Victorian society. However‚ there is much more artistic and historical value to the use of this theme‚ such as the motif of aestheticism. The idea of homo-eroticism being a part of the Greek culture‚ and therefore part of the aesthetic mentality‚ is a product of Wilde’s society of the mid 1800’s. The writings of Aristophanes‚ Aristotle and Plato (who later recanted his thoughts) among others‚ brought out the rationale that male love was

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    obsession in perfectionism‚ for certain. The Klismos chair designated as one of the iconic chair lasted from the ancient epoch. The word of Greek origin‚ pronounced kliz-mos‚ meaning an easy chair. Long before the classical period (480-400 B.C.E) came to realize that the S-curve was the ideal posture to showcase the most natural‚ relaxed muscular position. The ancient Greek was by then‚ prominent from its innovation‚ who as the creator had featured the s-curve into their personal furnishing

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    innovation but still relied on spiritual and theological explanations to what did not make sense at that time in their cultural development. As part of this‚ ancient cultures created deities to help bring understanding to the unexplainable. In many ways‚ these deities also were reflection on the societies themselves. The ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian societies had both developed theocratic cultures‚ with multiple defined deities that each represented an unknown part of the world‚ such as life after

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    classical Greek noun for "beauty" was κάλλος‚ kallos‚ and the adjective for "beautiful" was καλός‚ kalos. The Koine Greek word for beautiful was ὡραῖος‚ hōraios‚ an adjective etymologically coming from the word ὥρα‚ hōra‚ meaning "hour". In Koine Greek‚ beauty was thus associated with "being of one’s hour". Thus‚ a ripe fruit was considered beautiful‚ whereas a young woman trying to appear older or an older woman trying to appear younger would not be considered beautiful. In Attic Greek‚ hōraios

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    Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Herakles‚ the most popular figure from ancient Greek mythology. Hercules was the son of Zeus‚ king of the gods‚ and the mortal woman Alcmene. Zeus‚ who was always chasing one woman or another‚ took on the form of Alcmene’s husband‚ Amphitryon‚ and visited Alcmene one night in her bed‚ and so Hercules was born a demi-god with incredible strength and stamina. He performed amazing feats‚ including wrestling death and traveling twice to the underworld‚ and

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