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    trade position in the Aegean and Black Seas and this resulted in their economic wealth declining. However‚ according to Herodotus‚ the direct cause of the Ionian revolt was the ambitions and plots of the tyrant Aristogoras. Although‚ it is unlikely that the ambitions of one man caused the Ionians to take such drastic action against the Persians. A brief outline of Herodotus’ accounts follows; In approximately 500 BC a group of exile aristocrats from Naxos pleaded with Aristogoras to help them

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    colonisation and economic expansion. It was not until the tyrants became cruel and oppressive in their rule that the modern conations of the word were adopted by the Greeks‚ Herodotus captures the later formed opinion well in his histories when he states: “There is nothing in the whole world so unjust‚ nothing so bloody‚ as tyranny...” (Herodotus‚ The history‚ Book V‚ “92) Many Tyrants are accounted for during this period the most notable being Cypeslus‚ Cleisthenes of Sicyon and Pisistratus within the scopes

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    functions in Military‚ Religious and Judicial/Political. The Kings main role in Military could vary between the Kings. The Kings were supreme me commanders of the army yet only one led the campaign while the other one stayed in Sparta. Ancient Historian Herodotus claims this was after Cleomenes and Demaratos in 510 BC the two kings that had disputes. However Xenophon notes that it was the Ekklesia who chose what King went on the campaign. However there were some privileges of being a king when being in charge

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    DESTINED FOR WAR Jarod Bleibdrey‚ M.S.C.J January 20‚ 2013 As humans have evolved into vast‚ complex civilizations‚ a growing trend became notable to mankind‚ which was corruption. Speculating that Herodotus was the first true historian‚ and Thucydides was the second‚ then the Peloponnesian War would be the first form of government corruption in which war became inevitable. At this point‚ the war varies in perception of the two great alliances‚ and why the war was even fought. This essay

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    photoprotective role of melanin‚ transfers to keratinocytes‚ where in skin cancers without melanoma‚ have been documented. The photosensitizer role of melanin‚ allows us to be somewhat protected from UV radiation. Mohammed Kashani-Sabet‚ Javier Rangel‚ Sima Torabian‚ Mehdi Nosrati‚ Jeff Simko‚ David M. Jablons‚ Dan H. Moore‚ Chris Haqq‚ James R. Miller‚ Richard W. Sagebiel. (2009). A multi-marker assay to distinguish malignant melanomas from benign nevi. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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    that Greece did not receive contributions from Egypt. Lefkowitz has “offered the public a pablum history which ignores or distorts the substantial evidence of African influence on Greece in the ancient writings of Aetius‚ Strabo‚ Plato‚ Homer‚ Herodotus‚ Diogenes‚ Plutarch‚

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    Question 1: Consider the sales process in each market (low-end residential‚ high-end residential and industrial). How effective Jindi’s sales and sales management practices are in the first two markets? What should they do to be effective in the industrial market? Jindi’s sales and sales management practices are more effective on the Low-end residential market than on the High-end. This is due to several reasons‚ mostly in terms of the approach on how to obtain sales leads. We can clearly see

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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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    stance phase of walking. Journal of Biomechanics‚ 1993‚ 26‚ 1091–1104. [9] Ren L‚ Howard D‚ Ren L Q‚ Nester C J ‚ Tian L M. A generic analytical foot rollover model for predicting translational ankle kinematics in gait simulation studies. Journal of Qian et al.: A Coupling Analysis of the Biomechanical Functions of Human Foot Complex during Locomotion Biomechanics‚ 2010‚ 4‚ 194–202. [10] Aerts P‚ Ker R F‚ De Clercq D‚ Ilsley D W‚ Alexander R M. The mechanical properties of the human heel pad: A paradox

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    Cleisthenes when coming against his rival for power Isagoras. Herodotus tells about an event where Cleisthenes rearranged the tribes from 4 to 10 and changed their names so that they were closer to his heritage as an Alcmaeonid. These two were rivals for power‚ and Cleisthenes‚ who was getting the worst of it‚ took the people into his party. He the changed the number of Athenian tribes from four to ten‚ and abolished the old names (Herodotus 5. 66) . This was obviously a play to show the people that

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