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…The third of the Three Great Playwrights of Ancient Greek Drama, Euripides who lived from 485 -406 B.C., is generally considered the most tragic and least polite of the major dramatists. Like other Greek dramatists of the era, he was a man of his times…

…The ruins of 35 major pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. Pyramids were built as the home of the everlasting for the king, the pharaoh's Castle of Eternity. The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. The pyramids were the homes…

…India is both a land of ancient culture and a major society of the modern world. However to the rest of the world the issues of poverty and overpopulation, as important as they are, have precluded the appreciation of certain areas of achievement. One…

…The attitudes towards the Roman games expressed by the ancient writers varied enormously between different individuals. What follows is a look at some of the attitudes expressed by writers contemporary to the games and how and why these attitudes differ…

…and continuity in the ancient world. King Arthur represents a man who was the epitome of good against evil, light against darkness, and the never-ending struggle between what is right and wrong. He was represented as a mythical king of the Britons and a major figure…

…. As for K'uei, people thought of him as somewhat of a less human characteristic, which only possesses one foot. Later, K'uei was viewed as a historical figure, from Confucius' famous discussions of ancient beings. Chinese mythology was often fragmented. The texts…

…Book Report: Jon White's "Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt" <Tab/>World Book's encyclopedia refers to Ancient Egypt as the birthplace of one of the world's first civilizations. Jon White very well illustrates Ancient Egyptian life…

…are the poem 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Coleridge, 'The Wind in the Willows' by Kenneth Grahame, the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' directed by Victor Fleming and a short story 'The Wish' by Roald Dahl Journeys are physically traveling from one place…

…within the simple environment of country life, the curative effects of nature are explored most deeply in Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. The main sources of nature's restorative power are the albatross and the moon, which seem to guide…

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