Academic papers on The Greeks & Romans

Influence of Athenian Democracy
An 8 page research paper that first of all examines Periclean Athens, and then draws parallels between the Athenian democracy and modern democracies. The writer argues that modern democracies find their roots in the Athenian example. Bibliography...
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
(6 pp.) What we are looking at here is a period of six centuries. Legend has it that twin boys were nursed by a she-wolf to found the glorious city of Rome in 753. These twin boys, Romulus and Remus were descendents of the Trojan prince...
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City as Teacher/Pericles' Funeral Oration
A 5 page essay that analyzes the remarks by the ancient Greek poet Simonides that the best teacher of man is the city. To do this, the writer turns to Pericles' funeral oration and argues that the culture into which one is born is the child's first...
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Gibbon/Vindication
A 10 page research paper that discusses the reaction that Edward Gibbon's famous history Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire received when it was published in the late eighteenth century. The reaction was so strong against chapters 15 and 16 in...
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Roman Empire
A paper which looks at the factors which contributed to the spread and maintenance of Roman power across Europe and beyond in the Imperial period, with particular reference to the importance of the military and the use of religious infrastructures....
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"Gates Of Fire" Spartan Military Training
3 pages in length. Gates of Fire depicts Spartan military training as the unyielding way of life it was for boys who were deemed worthy of the honor. The extent to which Spartans lived and breathed for the state speaks to the steadfast dedication...
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