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The Bronze Statue of an Aristocratic Boy is a life-sized statue that was found on the eastern Mediterranean island of Rhodes. During the Augustan-era, Rhodes was considered to be an educational center for Roman noble families, and was especially known for its schools and teachers of philosophy and rhetoric. While Roman authority developed throughout the…

Book Review Capitalism and Slavery, (1944), written by Eric Williams, has been the most influential scholarly work from a Caribbean historian about the Caribbean and its contribution to world history. Due to his unconventional perspectives toward the conclusion of slavery in the British Empire, followed by his critiques on previous statements made by historians that…

To some people the Holocaust is recognized as the killing of the Jews. Adolf Hitler had his idea of how the world should be and he was determined to make that happen with his Nazi followers. What most people don’t realize is that more than just Jewish people were victims that lost their lives. Anyone…

Read the following passage carefully at least twice. What does it tell us about Plutarch’s view of the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra? For Plutarch, people’s actions, however banal, were great indicators of a person’s moral character (Plutarch, 1914, p. 225). We can therefore assume that Plutarch would have placed great importance on the everyday…

The divine figure linked with snakes, commonly referred to as The Snake Goddess. One of the most well-known female deities and faience statuettes in Minoan civilization is a juicy, godly figure with bare chests and serpents in both hands (Patron). While the exact depiction of the Snake Goddess remains uncertain, it is widely believed that…

Welfare, money given to families in need, is not free money. It benefits many people who have a low income or no means of income at all. The benefits available are based on the level of money earned for different sized families and in different states. Welfare is also not to be provided in a…

City on a hill: A new nation is bornThe city on a hill idea was first taught by the puritans that came from Europe, that wanted America to be a shining example to all the world. It was to be a place built on new rules and new ideas. Overall, it was supposed to be…

Throughout history, religion has played a majour role. It was through religion that people determined their place in society, gender roles, home and work ethics, and much more. It is not suprising that religion played an important role during the Victorian Era. According to Claudia Nelson, authour of Family Ties in Victorian England written in…

Out of the many civilizations were have studied through the year, I see many similarities between The Han Dynasty of China, and the Aztecs. They have the same general characteristics of an ancient civilization, and even more so, since both were golden ages. Both the Han and the Aztecs had organized social structure. The Aztecs’…

Mary Rowlandson was a Puritan adult females populating in Lancaster. Massachusetts with her hubby Joseph. and their three kids. when the Indians captured them. The Indians killed Rowlandson’s sister and her youngest kid. In 1758. 15 twelvemonth old Mary Jemison was captured by a Shawnee and French busting party that attacked her farm. She was…