Category: Ancient History

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The ancient Greece nation faced unprecedented strife and discord among its City-States in the periods leading to the outbreak of Peloponnesian conflict. This state of affairs elicited fear and skepticism among those states that stood to lose influence such as, those states that formed the…

Athens and Sparta were vital centers that enjoyed influence over other Greek city-states and could unite them. Their political and economic systems differed significantly, which sometimes could even lead to civil wars. Herodotus, who created the founding work of history in Western literature, managed to show considerable differences and similarities between the two major Greek…

Table of Contents Ancient Times The Roman Empire The Medieval Age Conclusion References From antiquity to the 17th century, religion is a very public matter in Europe and the rest of the world. A casual study of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire will reveal the same thing. This is more evident when tracing the…

The earliest systematic description of the Roman state structure belongs to the Greek historian Polybius. He faced the beginning of Roman rule when the West and the Hellenistic East were combined into a single whole. The great historian wrote forty novels about ancient Rome. In Book VI the Roman system of government is explained thoroughly.…

Table of Contents Cosmology and the Pantheon Set of Substantive beliefs Myths Religious Values The ritual that brings the Myths to Life Work Cited Cosmology and the Pantheon The type of society that will be living in the Sumerian pantheon is the post-human society. Post-human is a concept that mainly refers to the entity that…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary and outline Analysis of the author’s thesis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Spartans involved a society of warriors who exercised a high level of discipline, self-sacrifice, and tolerance. The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-Heroes of Ancient Greece is a chef-d’oeuvre story authored by Paul Cartledge. The author, a prominent…

Types of states and their internal structures depending on the political regime. Special interaction between the monarch, his entourage and peoples. Three types of government, monarchical, aristocratic and democratic, each of which has its own hypertrophied dual alternative – tyranny, oligarchy and mob rule, respectively. Polybius describes the formation of the state as something that…

Table of Contents Introduction Analysis Conclusion Reference List Introduction Human society is a complex phenomenon that implies the coexistence of a great number of individuals characterized by different feelings, points of view, attitudes, etc. However, there are still some aspects that unite people and contribute to the creation of the mentality that conditions the appearance…

Table of Contents Introduction Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The history of the rise of civilization is long and intricate. It started around six thousand years ago with the formation of cities in the valley of Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. Since then, the phenomenon of civilization evolved. However, its primary aspects…

The Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) went down in the history of Ancient Greece as the most significant conflict between Athens and Sparta. There were irreconcilable differences between Sparta and Athens for a long time, mainly due to the various forms of statehood of these large ancient polises. The misunderstandings between the two sides deteriorated because…