Many years ago‚ approximately 2500 years‚ there lived a group of people called the Spartans. A Spartan is a person from the Greek city of Sparta or the ancient Greek state of the same name (Connolly‚ pg 39). These people are part of the ancient Western Civilization and they are composed of the strongest most victorious warriors/soldiers of all time. Things were different back in those days but the Spartans had a vivid understanding that only the strongest survived. This allowed them to be the best
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Today I shall be arguing and elaborating upon the thesis that the battle at Thermopylae was instrumental in insuring the victory at Plataea against the Persian army as it allowed for Greece to build up its army’s in preparation for the upcoming battle. I shall attempt to prove this statement by discussing various aspects of the battle of Thermopylae and the battle of Plataea such as battle tactics‚ size of the Greek and Persian armies and the overall intent and outcome of both battles. The primary
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In Oedipus the King‚ there are many limits of having free will over one’s own fate. It is illustrated through Sophocles’ play that not only do the Gods control peoples fate through prophecies and interferences‚ but other humans can play a role as well. People’s actions may directly affect whether a God’s prophecy plays out or not. There are multiple examples of this in Oedipus’ life. He was determined not to fulfil the prophecy of killing his father and marrying his mother‚ but his determination
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Script: Narrator- Pentheus was the son of Echion‚ the soldier who helped Cadmus build Thebes‚ and of Agave‚ the daughter of Cadmus. Pentheus took over Thebes after Cadmus‚ but was killed after offending the god of wine‚ Bacchus‚ his cousin who was the son of Jupiter and Pentheus’s aunt Semele. Slide 2: Music: Script: Narrator- Tiresias was a blind prophet of Thebes. Pentheus was rude to Tiresias about being blind‚ and often laughed at his prophecies. Tiresias shook his head in disapproval. Tiresias-
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Presentation Notes Traditional Greek plays * Tragedy * Dramatic composition dealing with somber themes‚ typically of a great person destined through flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force or society‚ to downfall or destruction * All violence to occur off stage and messenger tell you of what has occurred * Process of a tragic hero * A tragic hero is a man of Nobel stature. He is not an ordinary man‚ but a man with outstanding quality and greatness
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translate Egyptian hieroglyphics. Since the decipherment of hieroglyphics was published‚ many archeologists and historians could decipher other Egyptian literature such as “papyrus scrolls from Middle Egyptian era‚ and hieroglyphs on the walls of Theban temples.” !!!! The Rosetta Stone was the most essential key to the modern knowledge of ancient Egyptian
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INTRODUCTION Antigone Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus‚ the king that married his own mother‚ Locaste and unwittingly killed his father‚ Laios. When he learned what he had done‚ he blinded himself and left Thebes‚ voluntarily went into self-style exile and died over there. Antigone and Ismene are siblings‚ the only surviving children of Oedipus. The other two brothers Polyneices and Eteocles quarreled and killed each other in a battle when Polyneices returned to assault Thebes‚ then Creon
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Thermopylae The battle at Thermopylae was a long awaited battle‚ after both powers Athens and Persia submitted to a 10 year inter-war period from 490BC to 480BC‚ in order to carefully prepare a second invasion from the Persian’s‚ following the humiliating defeat of Darius at marathon. Xerxes actions were motivated by revenge and the urge to burn Athens to the ground‚ just like Sardis‚ however he knew it would not be easy. The Persians spent multiple years recruiting new infantry from all areas
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Esli J Gonzalez Short Essay # 1 Week4 February 12‚ 2017 Antigone is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Sophocles. It deals with Antigone’s burial of her brother Polyneices in defiance of the laws of Creon and the state‚ and the tragic repercussions of her act of civil disobedience. Antigone defies the law‚ buries her brother‚ and is caught. Oedipus had a curse on him that he didn’t know about.Yet Oedipus is stubbornly blind to the truth about himself. King Laius‚ like most kings‚ wanted
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Sophocles was one of the most celebrated playwrights of his time‚ writing more than 100 plays to captivate and delight his ancient Greek audiences. Today‚ although only seven plays remain‚ his work continues to be enjoyed‚ evoking a variety of emotions and passions from his meaningful and disturbing tragedies‚ proving that he revolutionised the face of drama. One of Sophocles most legendary plays‚ Oedipus the King‚ demonstrates his outstanding writing skill‚ by the number of techniques he incorporates
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