were especially important in both Rome and Greece‚ where their dynamic military permitted them to dominate and expand their territories‚ thus increasing their empire’s power and influence. Most notably in the Roman Empire‚ the strong martial force led the state to victory in several battles‚ including the Battle of Zama. The empire’s powerful military obliterated Carthage and led to Rome subsequently taking control of the area. As a result of winning such battles‚ Rome took control of more land and expanded
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HWC 204 Gender Roles in Ancient Texts Women throughout Western History have taken a back seat to men in many ancient societies. Generally speaking‚ numerous ancient cultures were patriarchal civilizations; with male dominate leadership and female subservience. Ancient texts from early cultures provide an understanding of the roles of women and the positions they held in ancient societies. Looking to Ancient Greek and Hebrew cultures and their writings‚ the role of women can be seen as inferior
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Hesiod: Works and Days‚ c. 750 BC First of all‚ get a house‚ and a woman and an ox for the plough--a slave woman and not a wife‚ to follow the oxen as well--and make everything ready at home‚ so that you may not have to ask of another‚ and he refuse you‚ and so‚ because you are in lack‚ the season pass by and your work come to nothing. Strabo: Geographia circa 550 BCE And the temple of Aphrodite [at Corinth] was so rich that it owned more than a thousand temples Slaves---prostitutes---whom
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Karina Nieves GNHU 285 Dr.Ward Greek Women 11/10/14 Greek Women How much freedom did Greek woman have? Ancient Greece was a patriarchal society were often restricted by legal and social customs. Where an individual came from had a big impact on what one was able to do. There were many differences in the women of different parts of Greece in specific Spartan‚ Athenian Women‚ prostitute and companions. The freedom‚ what they wore‚ and how they contributed to society all depended on social class
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said‚ Tacitus does portray Germans as fairly barbaric and seems to focus on their warlike tendencies. This essay will briefly examine how Tacitus frames the positive and negative aspects of the Germans and how he uses their portrayal to comment on Rome of the time. Tacitus’‚ for describing a foreign people that he seems to be describing as barbarians‚ imbues them with surprisingly positive qualities. One of the things that Tacitus seems most impressed with is the German men’s relationship with
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Expressions of homosexuality were commonplace in ancient Greece. Homosexual practices impacted Greek culture and society‚ especially in religion‚ history‚ and the arts. Poetry was written on same-sex love‚ philosophers often discussed issues regarding male love‚ tragedies and comedies revolved around gay protagonists‚ vases and statues highlighted homosexual relationships and famous philosophers‚ leaders‚ poets‚ gods‚ and heroes were known to be involved in same-sex relationships. Many city-states
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Women of Ancient Rome and China Women in ancient Rome and China were very different but quite similar as for as their treatment and roles were concerned. In both cultures they were under the protection of their fathers until they married. When they married they were to stay home and be wives‚ they were not formally educated and learned to manage their households. They were not allowed to disgrace their families in any way and were inferior to men from the moment of birth. Chinese women whether
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Social Structure in Ancient Rome Europe: Unity and Diversity EURO1111 Louis MA KAI HO (12011959) December 18‚ 2012 2 Social Structure in Ancient Rome Introduction After few months of study of the ancient Europe‚ from the ancient Greek polis to the Roman Empire to the development of Christianity to the Medieval Europe‚ the concept of “Europe” gradually has become more and more clear to me‚ so do the meaning of unity in its diversity and the diversity in its unity. Among the different times
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With reference to sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about Spartan cultural life? There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art‚ architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential
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to watch films with big spectacle and great stories. They love to get lost in a world that takes them outside of themselves. Most of all‚ people love the themes represented in these “Epic” films. In the Ancient films we screened during this quarter‚ we screened the epic pictures of Ancient times. There have been many themes revolving around man’s most primal wants and desires. Themes such as; lust in Cleopatra‚ or Greed in Quo Vadis‚ are just examples of the basic primal wants that take over
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