Karnak Karnak is one of the biggest cities in ancient Egypt. It’s time spand dates from around 2055 BC to around 100 AD. The city/temple was built by many pharaoh’s. It is located east of the bank of Thebes‚ which is along the east bank of the Nile river. The city began to grow as each of the pharaoh’s added buildings‚ statues‚ temples‚ etc. Karnak from all the other cities because it’s sphinxes. Sphinxes were symbolized protection over the city‚ they were at the two main entrances into the city
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faults‚ sins‚ or any of her wrongdoings. In this play the characters were Antigone‚ Ismene‚ Creon‚ Haemon‚ Teiresias‚ and First messenger‚ Second messenger‚ Eurydice‚ and the Chorus of Theban Elders. There are three important characters in the play Antigone. The three characters are Antigone‚ Creon‚ and the Chorus of Theban Elders. Antigone who the community saw her as a heroic woman which sets her belief opposed to power of the land. Antigone is the brave woman in this play‚ in the beginning of this
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approximately 700 Thespians and 400 Thebans who had chosen to stay on the final day‚ despite Leonidas’ orders for the Greek forces to retreat to evade certain death. This misconception again‚ is to glorify the Spartans and their efforts at Thermopylae. Their three day standoff still being an amazing feat of military prowess and elite soldier mentality‚ one cannot deny them this. Over all‚ there were 300 Spartan casualties (including Leonidas‚ the Spartan king)‚ and most of the Thebans and Thespians that didn’t
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King Oedipus King Oedipus’ life was very unfortunate‚ besides being King of Thebes. The King himself did not do anything wrong throughout his life‚ but when he was called upon by the Thebans to save the city from a plague his life fell apart. King Oedipus tried to find out what killed Laius the King before he came to power‚ because the oracle told them that his murder needed to leave to free the city from disease. So the King used Creon to find men he needed to speak with in order to find
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effective good example for the kid‚ Alexander developed to loathe his dad’s nonappearance and philandering. Coached by Aristotle‚ the sovereign assumed responsibility of the Companion Cavalry at age 18 and supported Philip in crushing the Athenian and Theban armed forces at Chaeronea. After his father died‚
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Alexander the great was the King of Macedonia and is considered to be a great military genius. Alexander the great was the son of King Philip the II also known as Philip August. Alexander was born in Paella‚ Macedonia in July 356 B.C. Philip was often away conquering nations and expanding his empire so at the age of 13 Philip hired a Greek Philosopher Aristotle to be his tutor‚ Aristotle taught Alexander Literature‚ Philosophy‚ and Science‚ which became important later in Alexander’s life. Alexander
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to achieve what she thought was just. Creon sets the standards for civil law within the story of Antigone. Creon’s decision to make it unlawful to bury the deceased body of Polynices was based solely on the fact that Polynices fought against the Thebans. In the eyes of Creon‚ Polynices was a traitor although Polynices was only doing what he believed was just. Polynices knew what challenges he would face and gave his life for his own moral beliefs. Each character in the story choses their own morality
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importance of chivalry in knighthood. Chivalry was shown in the story through the deeds of the Greek knight Theseus. Theseus displayed virtuosity throughout the story. An example of this is the time where he saw the wounded Arcite and Palamon‚ who are Theban soldiers. Instead of killing the two‚ being soldiers belonging to an enemy‚ he decided to spare their lives‚ but in one condition: they were to be imprisoned for life on a tower. There are some instances that someone also affected another one’s
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never find until he realized that he was the killer he was seeking. Oedipus knew inside himself that he was the killer of his father‚ but he didn’t want to admit it because this would have meant the end of his world. Also‚ because he didn’t want the Thebans to know that their king was a killer not only of his father‚
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comes to being an epic hero it takes some serious criteria. Both Beowulf and Oedipus could be considered a hero. They save people and do things for the greater good‚ but are the considered to be epic? Oedipus was determined to help the people of Thebans out of their troubled state after the outbreak. His compassion and his drive to help and protect his people is especially what makes him a “heroic figure.” “hence‚ you do not wake me from sleep. But know that I have been weeping much and wandering
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