Greece after the Peloponnesian War: • Nature and impact of the Spartan hegemony; role and significance of Lysander‚ Agesilaus - Sparta won the Peloponnesian War. The war had ruined many states economically and spiritually. A true leader was needed. Thucydides believed Sparta would unite Greece and lead through goodwill. However‚ during the war Sparta had medised and sold the Ionian states to the Persians. Sparta could hardly claim to be the ‘liberator of the Greeks’. - Sparta had however earned
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throne of Thebes by solving the Riddle of the Sphinx. There is a plague upon Thebes which Oedipus desires to heal. Creon returns to the palace after his visit to the Pythian House of Phoebus‚ an oracle. The oracle has said that the only way to cure the illness in Thebes is to find the man whom killed Laius‚ the previous king of Thebes. Odeipus tries to discover the murderer and requests that the murderer come forward and promises that instead of being killed‚ he will be banished from Thebes. If any
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concept of changing circumstances is commonly seen within literary pieces and characters. In Sophocles’ tragedies Oedipus the King and Antigone‚ the character Creon drastically changes as his leadership role in Thebes increases. In Oedipus the King‚ Creon is second in command of Thebes‚ which allows him to be sensible and logical because of a lack of stress and demand from being king. Throughout Oedipus the King‚ Creon exemplifies the voice of reason. When he comes back from the Oracle‚ Creon suggests
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In his play‚ Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles uses irony to construct the plot and unravel the unfortunate truth. Oedipus Rex‚ also known as Oedipus the King‚ was written by one of the ancient Greek tragedians Sophocles during what is called the “Golden Age of Greece”. In this play‚ the main character Oedipus is warned that he will murder his father and marry his mother. He does everything in his power to prevent the fulfilment of the prediction‚ but despite his efforts Oedipus does commit the awful crimes
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the people’s faith in Creon’s leadership. In the beginning of the play Oedipus becomes the king of Thebes and works alongside Creon‚ the queen of Thebes’ brother. Creon is a long-running politician and citizen of power in Thebes and is originally viewed as almost an advisor. In the story‚ Creon is an example of a “powerful” leader as he has a strong faith in the gods and leads the people of Thebes with a perceived openness. Creon is an influential character that throughout the story of Oedipus Rex
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Chapter 3: Egyptian Art c. 3500 – 30 BC • Ancient Egyptian civilization‚ like the civilizations of Sumer and the Indus Valley‚ grew up along a great river (Nile) that provided irrigation for agriculture and also a thoroughfare for transport of men and materials. • Largely a desert country crossed on a SN axis by the Nile river Nile: • Central role in Egyptian economy • Annual floods –constant & dependable occurrence (the flood water carried rich slit which was eventually deposited over the
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ANCIENT ART August 3‚ 2013 Abstract Art not only helps to define who we are as individuals‚ it reflects the culture in which it was created. Art defines not only a country’s culture‚ their politics‚ religion‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics‚ but the era at the time in which the art was formed. Ancient art dates from 2012 BCE to 2012 CE. CE was formally referred to as AD‚ or Anno Domini‚ the year of our Lord‚ but changed as we became a more global society‚ Art is an important
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outcome agonizing. Sophocles introduces the readers to “Oedipus the King” by highlighting his triumphs. Oedipus ascended as the King of Thebes after solving the riddle of the Sphinx‚ an accomplishment that has brought him fame and power. The inhabitance of Thebes falling‚ martyred by plagues have congregated for prayer at the royal house of Thebes‚ the temple of” Queen Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and protector of Greek cities‚” and the river temple of Apollo. (1300). Their prayers are given
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Tattoos: The Beauty Within Throughout history tattoos have been used for many different purposes. They have also been criticized for being placed on the human body. People throughout history have been assigning their own beliefs to tattoos. Some beliefs‚ even when strange to others‚ have a substantial value to the person whose choice it is to have admiration for a symbol. History shows that tattoos represent diversity in significance and opinions; this diversity is reflected through a person’s
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gained the rule of Thebes by answering the riddle of Sphinx. Sophocles used the riddle of the sphinx as a metaphor for the 3 phases of Oedipus ’ life and to further characterized him as a tragic man. The Sphinx posed the following riddle to all who came to obtain the rule of thebes: "What is it that walks on 4 feet and 2 feet and 3 feet and has only one voice‚ when it walks on most feet it is the weakest?" Oedipus correctly answered "Man" and became the king of Thebes. This riddle is a metaphor
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