that I came upon a manuscript by the great historian Thucydides who cut away any nonsense in his writing. To Thucydides‚ the past was something worthy of being seriously studied. His work the History of the Peloponnesian War is a masterpiece. Unfortunately‚ his account of the war‚ which began in 431‚ has only been completed up to the year 411. He may get a bit further in his old age‚ but it is highly unlikely he makes it all the way to the current day in 403 B.C. where history is surely to be made
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cannot live.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt. Power‚ honor and respect‚ or simply love by who ever who choose. In the story of the Trojan war Paris clearly chose love. Little did he know that it would spark rage between the Greeks and the mighty people of Troy. Helen‚ the wife of King Menelaus‚ was put under a spell by the mighty Aphrodite and was practically forced to go with the Trojan prince Paris. Aphrodite cast the spell because Paris was ask to chose who was the prettiest in all of the land. In order
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Later that day there leader wanted to talk to me they said I was a god once again.What we came here was for your land now good bye. “We must start a war ‚” I said to my shipmate. The war will now start we will kill them and take their land. We will strike tomorrow. My shipmates prepared for battle. They began getting their weapons ready. Everyone worked hard and had serious expressions on their faces. Dinner
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Herodotus wrote a history like no other. Through the pages of On the War for Greek Freedom we read a philosophy that is very similar to our own. We read about what it means to be a king‚ a warrior and a Greek or Persian of ancient times. Yet‚ more specifically‚ we read about what it meant to be simply a human being. There are philosophical ideas throughout the book that can be linked to our own ideas within modern day. The life of a human was hard to live then. They were shot down by the gods if
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American school hierarchy‚ also described as having a lack of self control‚ aggressive‚ unintelligent‚ and short tempered‚ Jocks are definitely a strong presence on the high school and college scene‚ and it would be fitting that Ares‚ the Greek god of war be associated with jocks. Ares is representative of the jock archetype for his relationship with Aphrodite‚ his physical strength‚ and lack of rational thought. Ares is well known to many classical authors as the lover of Aphrodite‚ even if Aphrodite
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The status of Helen. 7. “Homeric similes and shorter comparisons bring out the rightful place of war in the natural order.” Discuss. 8. Is there a heroic code that guides the decisions of the characters in Iliad? Discuss the values of the Homeric Hero with particular reference to Achilles‚ Odysseus‚ and Hector. 9. Epic conventions in Iliad. 10. Does Homer’s Iliad glorify or condemn war? Discuss. 11. Greeks believed that people do not have much
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A ten year war all because of an golden apple. Yes you read that right. One single golden apple. that 3 goddess fought over. At first all the goddess were fighting over it but back out. Those 3 goddess are Hera‚ Athena‚ and Aphrodite. Zeus is a bit at fault. Of course when there’s a problem it’s most likely Zeus fault. The mortals screw up too but the gods can control so much and is responsible for a lot more than mortals. Mortals screw ups don’t do to much damage. But with the gods it like they
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Greek Mythology is the teaching that belong to the ancient Greeks. It consisted of their God and heroes. One of the Greek God’s is Ares. He is the Greek God of War. His parents are Zeus & Hera. They are the God of lighting & marriage. He is from the city of Thracians and lives on Mount Olympus. One interesting fact about Ares is that he is one of the twelve Olympians. The Greek God Ares is the most careless and merciless God‚ because he fought without caring of the outcome. Ares is a fierce and
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The Greco-Persian Wars was a series of conflicts between several Greek city-states and the Persian Empire that lasted roughly half a decade from 500 B.C. until 448 B.C. Some of the most distinguished conflicts know to this day are Marathon‚ Thermopylae‚ Salamis and Platea. Although despite the superior number and imperial resources the Persians were defeated resulting in a Greek triumph. In this essay I will be discussing the key factors which contributed to the defeat of the Persian Empire such
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story "Greasy Lake" are the same type of events that in an instant will change a person forever. The ironic circumstances that the narrator in "Greasy Lake" finds himself in are the same circumstances that young people find themselves in when fighting war. The viewpoint of the world that the narrator has‚ completely alters as certain events take place throughout the story. His outlook on nature transforms into a wholly different standpoint as the story progresses. As his tale begins‚ the narrator
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