Prostitution is known to be “the world’s oldest profession”. According to the New American Bible‚ prostitutes existed even in Jesus’ time. In fact‚ Mary Magdalene and Rahab were prostitutes from the Old Testament. Aside from that‚ ancient sources from Herodotus say that the Sumerians used to practice “sacred prostitution”. During the Middle Ages‚ prostitution was tolerated even by the Roman Catholic Church with hopes that it would help reduce crime rates. (McCall‚ 1979) There is no doubt that prostitution
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his army at Thermopylae; this was a tactic which would funnel the Persian army towards his own force through a narrow pass. For a few days this tactic withstood the Persian army‚ Leonidas plan worked well. But Ephialates a local Greek is blamed by Herodotus as showing Xerxes a way over the mountains which allowed the Persians to surround Leonidas and his army. Leonidas sent all his allies except the 300 men and some
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of running‚ Leonidas fights his famous last stand‚ alongside his men‚ and dies a glorious death. This act of valor has made the military mindset of “Glory before Death” present in many modern day military forces. Excerpts from the Histories by Herodotus (Primary Source) 201. King Xerxes pitched his camp in the region of Malis called Trachinia‚ while on their side the Greeks occupied the straits. These straits the Greeks in general call Thermopylae (the Hot Gates); but the natives‚ and those who
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For example; even if a space between the words was not correct then the scribe would have to start all over. There are also 5686 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament while there are only 643 manuscripts for Homer‚ 8 for Herodotus‚ and 7 for Plato. Other than having more copies and manuscripts‚ all 333 prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament are fulfilled in the New Testament by Jesus. For example Zechariah 11:12-13 prophesizes: “12 I told them‚ “If you think it best‚
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Oresteia Choeporoi Eumenides Persai (The Persians) – is a song of triumph for the defeat of the Persians Prometheus Bound – a retelling of the legend of the Titan Prometheus The Greek Gods and Goddesses 2 of the most excellent Historians Herodotus (father of history) Thucydides ( the better historian) 3 names tower above the Greek Philosophers Socrates Plato Aristotle Other Prominent Writers Hippocrates (Father of Medicine) Aristophanes (playwright who wrote comedies)
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fragment 1.1-14 Apollo is reticent to leave the Hyperboreans’ and stays an entire year before bringing laws to the Delphians. Here law and civilised life is suspended temporarily while the god Apollo marvels at the natural world of the Hyperboreans. Herodotus also attributes golden race traits to them noting that they have never migrated‚ so it is implied that they know no seafaring and thus warfare. Diodorus Siculus presents an ethnocentric view of the Hyperboreans as he accounts for the size of their
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Herculean myth resembles Jesus in many areas. The mortal and chaste Alcmene‚ the mother of Hercules‚ gave birth to him from a union with God (Zeus). Similar to Herod who wanted to kill Jesus‚ Hera wanted to kill Hercules. Like Jesus‚ Hercules traveled the earth as a mortal helping mankind and performed miraculous deeds. Similar to Jesus who died and rose to heaven‚ Hercules died‚ rose to Mt. Olympus and became a god. Hercules gives example of perhaps the most popular hero in Ancient Greece and Rome
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Deltas are landform comprised of sediments (sand‚ clay‚ silt‚ gravel) found at the mouth of the river‚ where the river enters a standing body of water (lake‚ pond‚ reservoir‚ or ocean). Herodotus‚ a Greek Historian‚ considered by many as the “Father of History”‚ studied this great geologic feature. He is credited with coining the term “delta” for this is type of landform because of its triangular shape reminded him of the Greek letter Δ (delta). Delta Formation Delta forms when river carrying
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Thoreau’s essay “Wild Apples" is an overview of the past‚ present‚ and future of apples‚ including wild apples. He discusses the way apples are cultivated‚ their appearance‚ their taste‚ and their qualities. Furthermore‚ throughout “Wild Apples”‚ Thoreau responds to “why wild apples are significant?” . He discusses the ways apples are the most refined from other crops‚ the bond several animals have with apple trees‚ and their significance in early history. According to Thoreau‚ apples are the
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at Corinth in late autumn of 481 BC‚[11] and a confederate alliance of Greek city-states was formed. It had the power to send envoys asking for assistance and to dispatch troops from the member states to defensive points after joint consultation. Herodotus calls them simply "?? ???????" (the Greeks) or "the Greeks who had banded together." Sparta and Athens had a leading role in the congress[12] but interests of all the states played a part in determining defensive strategy. Little is known about the
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