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…Homer, who has been known as a historic poet throughout many centuries, was very significant to ancient Greece and to Western culture. He orally passed down two monumental epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. This is very interesting because it explains…

…in the ancient Greek world. Modern ideologies of romance and alternative lifestyles do not connect with the ancient notions and perceptions of eros. Eros in the ancient world was expressed through friendships and physical, emotional, and intellectual connections…

…brought upon an authentic visionary, who soon achieved great works such as, “Christabel”, “Kubla-Kahn,” “The Rime of The Ancient Mariner”, as well as, many other noted works. Coleridge became a poet of broad imagination, using nature…

…We are about to explore the roots of two political systems: totalitarianism and democracy. Both forms exist in the modern world, but the roots for each can be found in ancient Greece. Both were bitter rivals and despised each other. The form of culture…

…Greek myths are all that's left of the ancient Greek religion, in which beauty, poetry, and creative activities were a vital part of the tradition. Centuries ago, the Greeks created numerous stories and poems, which are still being shared today…

…Essay on The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner The Albatross To hang an albatross around one’s neck is to symbolize shame, but from what is this symbol derived? Is it because an albatross is so heavy that when hung around the neck it causes one to hang…

…to the rest of the ordinary man and hopefully deliver some kind of "pleasure" to the reader from their works. In Preface to Lyrical Ballads and Rime of The Ancient Mariner, Wordsworth and Coleridge chose to focus on the "common man" instead of the self. They do…

…of the goddess Athene in Athens built c550 BCE. However the Pantheon marbles did not arrive in the West until the first half of the nineteenth Century and although ancient sculpture was central to the canon during the Renaissance, most examples were either Roman…

…Tenochtitlan The city of Tenochtitlan was one of the largest and most powerful cities of Mesoamerica. It was the Aztec capital city, and is thought of to be the last major ancient city. It only lasted around 200 years, but it was described…

…*Ancient Middle East* (3570 b.c-331 b.c) -Sumerians are the first known civilization in the Middle East. -Sumerians settled in Mesopotamia, which is present-day Iraq -Mesopotamia means "lands between two rivers" (Tigris & Euphrates…