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    The ancient Greeks worshipped more than a dozen gods‚ with a distinctive god controlling every aspect of their lives. ¨Ancient Greek religion has been the subject of speculation and research from classic times to the present.¨ Although the ancient Greeks worshipped many gods‚ there were twelve main gods known as the Olympians. These gods may have held great power and authority‚ however they were depicted as looking like ordinary men and women. Though ancient Greek religion is no longer practiced

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    In Greek religion and mythology‚ Pan (Ancient Greek: Πᾶν‚ Pān) is the god of the wild‚ shepherds and flocks‚ nature of mountain wilds‚ hunting and rustic music‚ and companion of the nymphs.[1] His name originates within the Ancient Greek language‚ from the word paein (πάειν)‚ meaning "to pasture."[2] He has the hindquarters‚ legs‚ and horns of a goat‚ in the same manner as a faun or satyr. With his homeland in rustic Arcadia‚ he is recognized as the god of fields‚ groves‚ and wooded glens; because

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    The Greek settlement started in small trading posts‚ but then soon grew into very successful merchant cities. The Greeks settled in southern Italy because it had good agriculture land and harbor sites. In Sicily‚ Greeks carved up the island‚ taking over its best sites. The Greeks settled on the island of Ischia‚ which was off the bay of Naples in Campania. They started to expand at Cumae and establish new cities‚ nea polis‚ in Naples. This gave the Greeks access to those agriculture riches of Campania

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    Did the Ancient Greek Gods exist? The Ancient Greeks regarded their religion and mythology with much respect and loyalty. Although the Ancient Greek Gods are now seen as an explanation created by man‚ for natural forces and the world around us‚ there has been much evidence both for and against the debate that these Gods were real. The Greeks believed that the Earth was created with the birth of Gaia‚ or Mother Earth‚ from the dark void known as Chaos. It was believed that Gods were all-powerful

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    of something you have been trying to do‚ with a good result. In other words‚ success is the feeling of happiness and satisfaction‚ after getting the goal. The purpose is to seek happiness and satisfaction. So‚ the key to success is to keeping on striving for excellence‚ happiness will always follow you. Why should people strive for excellence? Because‚ such a accomplishment is spiritual joy and spiritual satisfaction when people make a progress after achieving the aim. The enjoyment is not a simple

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    Triumph or Tragedy Pottery Ancient Greece An amphora is an ancient Greek form of a container‚ used as a storage jar and one of the principal shapes in greek pottery‚ a two-handled pot with a neck narrower than the body. There are two types of amphorae. One of the most common forms made in Ancient Greek Pottery‚ was always with two vertical neck-handles and used for storing and transporting oil‚ wine and foodstuffs

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    advanced through discovery and innovation but still relied on spiritual and theological explanations to what did not make sense at that time in their cultural development. As part of this‚ ancient cultures created deities to help bring understanding to the unexplainable. In many ways‚ these deities also were reflection on the societies themselves. The ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian societies had both developed theocratic cultures‚ with multiple defined deities that each represented an unknown part of

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    Ancient Greek Theater is the first historical record of "drama‚" which is the Greek term meaning "to do" or "to act." Beginning in the 5th century BC‚ Greek Theater developed into an art that is still used today. During the golden age of the Athenians plays were created‚ plays that are considered among the greatest works of world drama. Today there are thousands of well-known plays and films based on the re-make of ancient drama. Theater originated from the religious rites of ancient Greek tribes

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    Education was very important to the Ancient Romans. The goal of Education was to be an effective speaker. The school day began before sunrise‚ as did all work in Rome. Students brought candles to use intill sunrise. No one know’s when the school days started‚ but they probably varried from school to school. However‚ we do know that school began each year‚ on March‚ 24th. Rome didn’t have public schools‚ they usually had private and home schools. Most schools were very small‚ about one to two rooms

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    Abstract The Greek-Roman Isis temple is located on the west bank of Luxor; Upper Egypt was made of sandstone and decorated with different kinds of wall paintings. It suffers from many causes of deterioration and degradation mainly ground water‚ salt weathering‚ and different types of dirt accumulations on the relives and paint surface such as soot‚ grease‚ wax‚ biodeteriorated colored patches‚ bat patches‚ waste of birds and even house fly specks. All these lead to the gradual disappearance of paintings

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