Conquest: Three Examples from History
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A 10 page paper reviewing the reasons for conquest. The conquests of Alexander the Great and Rome’s conquest of Brittania are explored alongside the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Constantine and Diocletian
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This 3 page paper considers the question of whether or not it’s fair to suggest that Constantine’s success was caused by the weakness of Diocletian’s constitutional reforms. It argues that the reasons are more complex. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVConDio.rtf

Cornelius Tacitus As Impartial Historian
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A 4 page paper discussing the bias of Cornelius Tacitus displayed in The Annals of the Roman Empire. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Tacitus.wps

Crete, Egypt And Mesopotamia
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3 pages in length. Ancient civilizations have much to offer contemporary society by way of their individual and collective abilities to not only assemble their respective communities but also flourish in the face of constant political, social and economic adversity. Examining some of the distinguishable characteristics, major accomplishments and overall significant factors of such classical civilizations as Crete, Egypt and Mesopotamia provides a significantly better understanding of how each was able to develop and survive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCEgyptMes.rtf

Cross-Cultural Interactions in Ancient History
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An 8 page paper which examines some of the cross-cultural interactions in the pre-classical, the classical, and the post-classical periods. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAcrcul.rtf

Cultural Discourse
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A 5 page creative dialogue between 1 fictitious character from ancient Greece and one from Rome in which the two share political and cultural ideas during their travels. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Culture.doc

Death in Ancient Greece
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This is a 9 page paper discussing the Ancient Greeks’ attitude to death and the rituals and beliefs which surrounded death. Death among the Ancient Greeks was treated as honourable as described by Homer and its prevalence in their society became a daily way of life. Men died in battle and from disease and whether or not the belief was for a good or evil life which followed, detailed rituals were adhered to in order to preserve the soul of the person in the afterlife until that person was reborn again. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJGreek1.rtf

Defeat of Athens in Peloponnesian War (431 B.C. – 404 B.C.)
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A 10 page paper which examines why the powerful Athens failed to defeat Sparta. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGathpel.rtf

Direct Democracy
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This 3 page paper argues that direct democracy is impractical and looks at the concept historically. Ancient history is disused as well as how classic authors viewed the concept. Athenian democracy is compared to the representative democracy that exists today. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Discovering the Ancient World
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This 14 page paper considers what we can learn about ancient cultures from non-literary evidence such as coins and inscriptions. It also discusses the controversy that arises over the authenticity of such items. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: HVNoLtRv.rtf

DISINTIGRATION OF POWER OF WESTERN ROMAN EMPERORS
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This paper examines how the power of the Western Roman emperors eroded during fifth century A.D., eventually playing a part in the final fall of the Empire. Also examined is some history pertaining to the actual fall of the Empire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTromemp.rtf

Divorce in Ancient Rome
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This 10 page paper looks at the forms of marriage in Ancient Rome and the corresponding methods of divorce. The paper also follows the changes in divorce in this civilisation over time. The final part of the paper considers the role of property and children in divorce. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEromdiv.wps

Early Aegean Cultures Of Minoa And Mycenae: Development Of Later Hellenic Culture
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4 pages in length. The extent to which early Aegean cultures of Minoa and Mycenae aided the development of later Hellenic culture is both grand and far-reaching; indeed, it is quite difficult to imagine how two such important ancient Greek communities could improve upon cultural existence without having a tremendous impact upon later Hellenic culture. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCMinoa.rtf

Early Athens and Rome: Crucial Differences
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7 pages in length. Athens and Rome both started as small city states with many enemies as powerful or more powerful than they. Athens formed a pseudo-empire but soon collapsed while Rome formed a very large state and held it for centuries. There were obviously several very crucial differences which caused this difference in outcome for these two cities, which will be explored in this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAathro.wps

Early Greece
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This 6 page paper is a book review of Oswyn Murray's book 'Early Greece'. The book considers Greece from the Dark Age including the political and power frameworks social conditions and lifestyles. The bibliography cites 1 book.
Filename: TEegrece.wps

Early Law / The Rights Of A Patron
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A 5 page paper discussing the relationship between the Digest that was part of the Corpus Iuris Civilis ordered recorded by Emperor Justinian of the early Byzantine Empire, c. 534. Only two Articles of the body of civil law of the Empire are examined here (Articles XIV and XV), but their relationship to the evolution of the lord and serf relationship of medieval Europe is clear. Remarkably, they even retain applicability to life today. Ariticles XIV and XV address the rights of the patron and the obedience to parents and patrons required of children who were under the age of majority, which at that time was 25. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Patrons.doc

Economic Reflections of Ancient Greece
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An 8 page discussion of the numerous factors which shaped and were shaped by Greek economics. Contends that the change in Greek economics over time can be correlated with such factors as agriculture, warfare, slavery, and even art and architecture. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPgreece.rtf