truth in some of what Homer wrote. At the same time it must be acknowledged that much of the story that comes to us in the Iliad is largely fictionalized. How can it not be? Homer was not present at the Trojan War. Instead‚ as it was suggested by Herodotus‚ Homer lived four hundred years before his own time which would place Homer somewhere in the Ninth-century B.C.‚ while according to the great scholar Aristarchus of Alexandria‚ Homer lived approximately 140 years after the conclusion of the Trojan
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basically of two sorts. Some are used to explain everyday event like why seasons come and go or how plants bear their fruits. A second much larger group may be called the "historical" myths. Both fiction and history grew out of the two types of myths. Herodotus‚ in his historical recount of the great Persian War‚ adopted numerous themes and stories found in myths. The value and truth of the myths do not rest in the accuracy of fixed interpretations‚ but in their providing all free men and
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A very good morning to Pn. Nirmala and my dear friends. Today my partner‚ Kogilavani and myself‚ Elisha Yeo would like to give an aural presentation on mythical creatures. Mythical creatures have always been a subject of fascination and a topic that is discussed constantly throughout the ages in many different countries. Mythical creatures are almost always literary creatures that generated popularity out of literary circulation and story-telling. They are legendary creatures that at one point
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phonological processes from Parsawā- "Persian".[46] Nonetheless‚ the Pashtuns are sometimes compared with the Pakhta tribes mentioned in the Rigveda (1700–1100 BC)‚ apparently the same as a people called Pactyans‚ described by the Greek historian Herodotus as living in the Achaemenid’s Arachosia Satrapy as early as the 1st millennium BC.[47] However‚ this comparison appears to be due mainly to the apparent‚ etymologically unjustified‚ similarity between their names.[48] Strabo‚ who lived between 64
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Question 1: With reference to source A‚ what does the evidence reveal about the roles and status of women in Spartan society. In Sparta‚ women were well respected and had multiple roles within society. They were given more freedom than in most other Greek societies. The main reason for this was the fact that Sparta had a warrior culture and the men were away either at war or training for war. while the men were away the women had multiple roles. The most important of which was to give birth to healthy
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with their tactics. The Battle of Salamis Like the Battle of Thermopylae‚ the Greeks were largely outnumbered in the Battle of Salamis. They faced an overwhelmingly large number of Persian ships. The Athenian Fleet Force included according to Herodotus‚ 366 triremes. The Persian Armada however‚ included 1‚207 triremes. The Athenians were facing a seemingly unstopable force. However‚ in middle 480 B.C‚ a storm arose and destroyed one third of Darius’s fleet. The Greeks had two commnaders‚ Themistocles
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relativist theories allow us to choose what we believe in which may convince us to follow relative theories and ultimately be ‘good’. Relativism gives us a greater understanding of other cultures as it explains the discrepancies in moral codes. Herodotus‚ a Greek historian recounted when the King of Persia offered both the Greeks and the Callatians money if they adapted to each other’s funeral practices (the Greeks burnt the bodies of their fathers‚ while the Callatians ate the bodies of their fathers)
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The author of this book‚ Earnestine Jenkins‚ has a master’s degree in art history‚ specializing in Egypt and Nubia. She spent several months in Egypt with an archaeological team from the British Exploration Society. During 1990-1991 she lived in Ethiopia‚ where she even studied the nation’s language‚ Ge’ez. Earnestine even planned to teach history and art. This all led up to her writing this book‚ A Glorious Past: Ancient Egypt‚ Ethiopia‚ and Nubia. I chose this book because I’m just simply fascinated
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the Greeks‚ an inexorable law would cause the downfall or disgrace of anyone guilty of hubris. The Athenian dramatists often employed this theme in their tragedies‚ and Herodotus attributed the Persian defeat by the Greeks to Xerxes’ overweening pride‚ for "Zeus tolerates pride in none but himself." ^16 [Footnote 16: Herodotus History of the Persian Wars 7.10.] The Greeks exhibited human frailties and failings - at times they were irrational‚ vindictive‚ and cruel. But at their best they
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Minoan Study The Minoans The Minoans are regarded as standing at the very beginning of European civilisation. They were regarded as being a people of magnificent social organization‚ culture‚ art and commerce. They thrived on their mercantile abilities and favoured "intense commercial activity". Their society was based on sea power and seaborne trade with evidence of links to Egypt‚ Syria‚ Sicily and Spain. Evidence suggests they were orientated toward trade and bureaucracy rather than military
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