Classics Essays

A Family for Christmas by Linda Finlay

Example essay. Last modified: 17th Aug 2017

Summary: As a matter of fact, the author of this story entitled “A Family for Christmas” is written by Linda Finlay. In addition, the events take place in London in different places such...

Analysis of Oedipus the King

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In the play, the country of Thebes is stricken by a great plague, and king Oedipus, being a noble leader, is determined to find the solution of ending the scourge. A determined Oedipus goes on a ...

Athenian Democracy and Meritocracy

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To what extent did the Athenian democracy live up to its ideology of being a meritocracy, and to what extent was power still in the hands of the wealthy? Athenian democracy was an evolving process in...

Classical hollywood systems

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ABSTRACT: The main objective of this course work is to provide various similarities and differences in the classical Hollywood systems. The classical version of the Hollywood studio systems are ...

Compare and contrast the historical methods

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“Compare and contrast the historical methods, interests, and objectives of Herodotus and Thucydides”. He said you “might consider the sort of writing(narrative, description, authoria...

Epic of Creation- Alteration of Marduk’s fate

Example essay. Last modified: 7th Dec 2020

In the Mesopotamian times, there was a story called, “Enuma Elish” which in short terms is the beginning of the world, the creation of mankind (greater and lesser gods), most importantly the rise of Marduk as the patron God of Babylon...

Euripides Hippolytus Essay

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Illustrate the importance of the themes of self-control, shame and desire in Euripides’ Hippolytus. How does Euripides connect these themes to the world of the Athenian audience? Euripides’...

Exploring Tragedy Between the Eras

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 From its conception in ancient Greece, tragedy has always lured its audience through its observation and analysis of the human condition in its most noble and pitiful moments, eliciting all...

Gcc economies

Example essay. Last modified: 11th May 2015

Introduction Challenges and Opportunities in GCC Economies. General Attitude towards Foreign Investors Trade integration and Economic Philosophy in GCC economies. Economic Status of GCC economies. Ec...

Genealogy, History, and Mythology in Olympian 9

Example essay. Last modified: 28th Jul 2017

From Polis to Oikos At the end of Olympian 9, the ode for Epharmostos, the champion wrestler from Opountian Lokris, Pindar declares phya, his idiosyncratic rendering of physis (“altogether be...

Gilgamesh and The Early 17th Century

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem that was written on a historical king by the name of Gilgamesh. The Epic Of Gilgamesh was well cherished and idolized poem for Mesopotamia. The poem was based in t...

Greek History - Class and Status

Example essay. Last modified: 10th May 2018

Are there any special insights to be had from analysing Greek history in terms of either class or status? Greek history cannot be viewed as complete without analysing the class structure and status, a...

How Virgil Integrates Myth and History in The Aeneid

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How does Virgil integrate myth and history in The Aeneid? Discuss with reference to specific passages. Written as Rome faced a new era, and as its politics and society rapidly evolved, The Aeneid is ...

Illegal logging

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Introduction Illegal logging is one of the many causes of deforestation and is one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems (Chatham House, 2009; EIA, 2008). It is fuelled substanti...

Importance and Depictions of Homer: The Iliad

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The Iliad, possibly written at the pinnacle of Homer’s career, begins the journey. There are some that think Homer did not exist at all. This debate has continued for thousands of years, with s...

Maenads in Classical Works

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major moral conflict in antigone

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Moral Conflict in “Antigone Essay The major moral conflict in Antigone by Sophocles is the conflict over which value is most fundamental. The play presents the moral conflict over whether th...

Mercury and Apollo in Horace Ode I.10 and I.31

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Throughout the books of Horace’s odes there is a variety of approaches to the divine and to the composition of religious poetry. Horace, learning much from his Greek predecessors, is able to adapt ...

Ostracism in Athenian Democracy

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Question 3. Ostraka Ostracism was a process instituted as one of the Kleisthenic reforms of 508/7BC as a result of the non-elite intervention in the conflict with the Spartan backed Isagoras, although...

Politics and society in the late roman republic

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Politics and Society in the Late Roman Republic “Augustus’ restoration of the res publica was all a sham, a facade behind which lurked monarchy.” Discuss The restoration of the res publica...

Presentation of women in Antigone

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Sophocles’ play Antigone presents us with three different types of women: Antigone, the strong-willed protagonist; Ismene, the weak sister of Antigone; and Eurydice, wife of Creon. Each of these...

Qualitative Data Analysis Techniques | Example Analysis

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This work aims to perform a thematic qualitative data analysis of scripts entitled ‘Is abortion right or wrong?’ A commentary on qualitative data analysis techniques will be discussed and ...

Representations of Combat Trauma in Sophocles’ Tragedies Philoctetes and Ajax

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 In fifth century Athenian Theatre, going to war is glorified as the epitome of bravery and valor. In the works of Tragedian and General Sophocles, it is apparent that the strength of the co...

The Age of Innocence | Analysis

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The Age of Innocence is the novel of Edith Wharton’s maturity in which she contemplates the New York of her youth, a society now extinct and even then under threat. She was born in 1862 into the...

The bad advice

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The thirty-fourth president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, famously stated, “You do not lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault not leadership.” Alt...

The Bible: An Eternal Canon

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When one thinks of the word Bible, it evokes images of revelation at Sinai, full of lightning and thunder, where an awestruck nation received the ten commandments. It conjures images of Isaiah’...

The expository essay

Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015

This essay is about oil and gas prices. The essay has lots of facts on gas and oil by showing people how the prices are increasing instead of decreasing. Also it shows how it is putting an effect on p...

The importance of the work of Kipling

Example essay. Last modified: 11th May 2015

     Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I am honoured to have come here today as a keynote speaker to present to you the new poetry anthology, titled ?The Spirit of the Ages?. As many of you ask,...

The Modern Machiavellian Prince

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        Machiavelli wrote The Prince as an instruction manual for all princes to use as a rule book for ruling successfully. Machiavelli stressed the importance of stability in a kingdom and ...

The Odyssey: The Use of Revenge within Greek Mythology

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 The role of gods and goddesses within the affairs of humans can be seen as a recurring subject throughout Greek mythology. The divinities involvement and relation within mortal affairs is t...

The Pursuit of Virtue over Strength in History of the Peloponnesian War

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This paper will examine how the power of a state must be attained and maintained through virtue, as it provides a state with the moral authority to build an empire. Then, this paper will discuss how the pursuit of strength results in destruction...

The Role of Women in Medea by Euripides

Example essay. Last modified: 7th Dec 2020

In the ancient Greek tragedy Medea by Euripides, Jason is given the task to capture the Golden Fleece and needs Medea’s help for this task, so she helps him using her magical powers....

To What Extent Is the Legend of Boudica More Powerful than the Actual Women?

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Q: With reference to examples in film, art and iconography, to what extent is the legend of Boudica more powerful than the actual women?   The legend of Boudica was eviden...

Tranquility from a Stoics’ Point of View

Example essay. Last modified: 23rd Sep 2019

How individuals can achieve tranquility from a stoics’ point of view Epictetus and other stoics believe that tranquility should be our utmost goal in this rational life. They claim th...

ukessays>essays>classics Essays - Roman Social Life

Example essay. Last modified: 1st Jan 2015

What can the decoration and layout of the Pompeian house tell us about Roman social life? The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79AD, and the subsequent destruction of Pompeii, and it’s near neighbour, He...

What Role Does Tyche (Fortune) Play in Polybios’ Histories?

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Polybios’ use of Tyche in his Histories, has led to a lot of scholarly debate over the past couple of centuries in which not one but several trains of thought carry weight. It is clear from the...

Zeus: The man, the myth, the legend

Example essay. Last modified: 15th May 2017

        Throughout the pantheon of Greek and Roman myth many of the gods are depicted in only one, revered gaze. Zeus on the on the other hand is depicted as many things which include; the rul...