was considered one of the strongest players in the classical world‚ why would she fall? The numbers of Spartiates have long been suggested as the main contributing factor in her decline. According to Plutarch‚ at the Battle of Leuctra in 379 BCE‚ a Theban army consisting of 10‚000 hoplites met 700 Spartiates. When one looks at the difference of the numbers between the two armies‚ it is not surprising that one asks "could the fall of Sparta have been because of the shortage
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Egypt is located in North Africa‚ bordering on the Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ Libya to the west‚ the Gaza Strip to the east‚ and Sudan to the south. Egypt’s capital city‚ Cairo‚ is located in the north of the country. Alexandria is the second largest city and the second largest metropolitan area in Egypt after Cairo by size and population. The population in Egypt is 85‚294‚388 with 85-90% being Muslim‚ most Sunnis‚ and the remainder being Christian with a small fraction being Jewish. The standard
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great‚ Alexander III of Macedon‚ King of Macedonia‚ was born in July 356 BC in Pella‚ Macedonia. He was one of the greatest military geniuses in history. His father‚ Philip II of Macedon‚ was a brilliant ruler and strategist. His mother was Olympias‚ princess of Epirus‚ daughter of King Neoptolemus. Arixstandros Telmisy‚ a renowned dream interpreter‚ determined that Olympias was pregnant‚ and that the child would have the character of a lion. Even as a young
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Oedipus Paper The Theban plays taught ancient Greeks that there were four things that should be learned and lived by in order to be a good person and a good leader. The chorus outlined these things in the last lines of "Antigone" (pg 162). According to the chorus‚ Of happiness the crown And chiefest part Is wisdom‚ and to hold The gods in awe. This is the law That‚ seeing the stricken heart Of pride brought down‚ We learn when we are old. These lines simply put‚ state that wisdom is good
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tragedy. Polyneices and Eteocles‚ brothers of Antigone killed each other during their fateful battle for the Theban throne and Creon‚ as the closest surviving kinsman‚ rules as the Theban king. Creon then approaches the chorus of elders privately and pronounces his first speech‚ wishing to draw himself support from the group of elite elders to prevent further mutiny against his rule among the Theban public. Through declaring his legitimacy as a ruler‚ establishing his authority and outlining his manifesto
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In both Antigone and Oedipus the King the city plays an important part with the majority of the action in both plays taking place in public in front of a chorus of Theban citizens. Personal conflict/crises take place in public‚ and when personal events take place off stage‚ they are relied to the chorus (and the audience) through messengers. The city also helps to move the plot of the plays along‚ as well providing dramatic tension. In addition the city helps to give us greater understanding of
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Impact of the Ancient Egyptian Military on Todays Modern Army War. It is a gruesome yet necessary act that we have come by time and time again when threatened by opposing forces. The people of our nation will cheer and riot‚ glorify and scrutinize the action but‚ what do they truly know? Our United States Military is a formidable force for all that go against it but‚ the question is‚ how did this come to be? What example did they have to follow‚ what great leaders did they have to look up to? An
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Sparta Sparta was a city-sate in ancient Greece. It was located in Laconia‚ the south-eastern Peloponnese. It was built on the Eurotas River‚ which was the main river of Laconia; this gave them a fresh source of water. Sparta is known for its military dominance. What gave it this reputation was defeating its rival city state Athens in the Peloponnesian War. Sparta had very brutal training of their warriors‚ in fact‚ most the culture was based around its military and the training of its warriors
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the Hyksos‚ e.g. smaller‚ quicker horse drawn chariots‚ composite bow etc. The Egyptians were now residing in Thebes and surrounded by enemies with the Hyksos to the north and the newly allied Nubians to the south. Sparked the resurgence of the Theban kings‚ due to a few hundred years of isolation and domination by the hands of the Hyksos‚ with there new found knowledge they were ready to take back Egypt. “The Hyksos domination provided the Egyptians with the incentive and the means towards world
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movie The Blind Side. Chorus- The Chorus is comprised of older men who are Theban elders. The Chorus speaks their mind on Creon and his decisions. They play a key role throughout the story by giving advice when it is needed. Chorus being comprised of elders there will need to be multiple people of the older age. I propose we use Jeff Bridges and Liam Neeson. They are old enough for the roles and would portray the Theban elders the way it needs to
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