Ancient geography The Cassiterides‚ meaning Tin Islands (from the Greek word for tin: Κασσίτερος/Kassiteros)‚ are an ancient geographical name of islands that were regarded as situated somewhere near the west coasts of Europe. The traditional assumption‚ ignoring Strabo‚ is that Cassiterides refer to Great Britain‚ based on the significant tin deposits in Cornwall. Herodotus (430 BC) had only dimly heard of the Cassiterides‚ "from which we are said to have our tin‚" but did not discount the islands
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We know that the foundations of Western philosophy came from the ancient Greeks. Thus‚ if one were to use a single term to describe the Greeks‚ it would be "philosophers." On the other hand‚ the ancient Romans developed many of the techniques used in architecture‚ so much of their work still stands. Hence‚ one might describe the Romans as builders. As a result‚ words that come into
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Item #1: I was surprised to learn that the ancient Greeks practiced pederasty and were not considered pedophiles. I never heard of pederasty‚ so I was unaware of the difference. Ancient Greek pederasts were adult males‚ usually socially prominent‚ who have an erotic attraction to adolescent boys. These men would take on an adolescent male pupil and lover. Pederasts had bisexual relationships because many of the men had wives. And the sexual relationships with adolescent boys would not interfere with
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Ancient Theories of Soul First published Thu Oct 23‚ 2003; substantive revision Wed Apr 22‚ 2009 Ancient philosophical theories of soul are in many respects sensitive to ways of speaking and thinking about the soul [psuchê] that are not specifically philosophical or theoretical. We therefore begin with what the word ‘soul’ meant to speakers of Classical Greek‚ and what it would have been natural to think about and associate with the soul. We then turn to various Presocratic thinkers‚ and to the
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impossible to understand and unknown place to Europeans. One reason was that Egypt was Muslim and Europe was Christian‚ and the poison produce by the Crusades and subsequent wars hindered open communication. Another reason was that most information of ancient Egyptian society had been lost some time before the Greeks settled the coast‚ so even though many people had seen the pyramids‚ temples‚ no one knew their origin or reason. Britain’s main idea was in stabilizing the region‚ so the government move
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expected to get married and raise a family‚ maintain the management of the household‚ and bearing and rearing children (Harrison 510). The rights of women in China and India were similar as well. In India the rights of women have barley changed since ancient times. Women in this country are not allowed to own property‚ show their faces in public‚ and are the complete property of a man (www.geocities.com/hinduism/hindu_women.html). The women of china were also inferior to men. For around two thousand years
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Ancient Religions: A Comparison As civilization has expanded and improved it has gone through many different religions. Some of the most interesting and different have been the Mesopotamian religion‚ the religion of the Greeks and finally Christianity. These three religions were practiced in different areas and different time periods and therefore they will be excellent for a comparison. Religion is a key part of every society and civilization. No matter how it is organized or what type of God
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Ancient Greece Essay Athens and Sparta were two Greek city-states that shared a bitter rivalry. Geographically they are very close to each other‚ near the southern part of Greece‚ yet they were very different in their life styles‚ government‚ education etc. Regardless‚ both Athens and Sparta hold great historic value for the world and Greece. In this time period of Classical Greece‚ Sparta protected the country with it’s outstanding army while Athens stood as a symbol for art‚ freedom‚ and democracy
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The roots of hazing are firmly placed in ancient Greece‚ in which Spartans have been said to have used hazing for initiating young soldiers. “They would publicly whip them to see who could endure the punishment the longest without screaming” (Ktenas). The boys would sometimes withstand the pain
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such as language‚ art‚ religion‚ and even politics. One such thing I will be talking about in this essay is one of the philosophies Ancient China has proposed which is Daoism. In this essay‚ I will be talking about the concepts of Daoism and how it has influenced today’s modern society. Daoism is a philosophy similar to that of Confucianism. Daoism evolved from the ancient Chinese society in which the Han society would soon believe in. Its origin rooted from praying to Gods and Deities. According to
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