The mausoleum at Halicarnassus was the very great mausoleum tombstone of one Maussollos, the ruler of Caria, one of the provinces of the vast Persian Empire, who also served as a Governor or Satrap of the King of the Persian Empire between 377 and 353 BC (Peter and Mark, 1988). This great tomb monument was so gigantic in size going by the ancient building standards and extremely lavish were the various sculptured adornments or decorations that in next to no time the building was being recognised
“There is nothing impossible to him who will try” (Anonymous, Google). Alexander was not willing to give up in his lifetime. Nothing satisfied him. He always wanted to keep building his empire. Alexander the Great became a king at the young age of twenty. He was a strong leader who expanded his empire from Italy to India for eleven years with little rest. Alexander the Great was really great because Alexander made remarkable achievements while king of Greece, and he was very intelligent. Some may
subjugated to different roles and standards than those of a man. This may be one of the reasons why scholars and historians would be surprised to find powerful women who challenged these social norms. One particular woman who did this was Artemisia of Caria who was admiral, and even queen, of the ancient Greek city-state of Halicarnassus and of the nearby island of Kos. Artemisia was a fearless, courageous woman whose brave characteristics can be tied to the mythic stories of the Amazons- mythical daughters
Hye Sun Lee Professor T. Wesley Fleming HIS 101 (048N) June 7, 2015 Cimon Cimon was an outstanding Athenian statesman and general in the first half of the 5th century B.C. (Blackwell). He was influential “in leading Athens to a dominant position in the Greek world after the Persian Wars” (Blackwell). His distinct bravery in the triumphant naval battle with the Persians at Salamis (480 B.C.) led him to be elected as strategus – one of Athens’ 10 annual war generals - and he was reelected every
Thalidomide was a pharmaceutical sedative and birth control that was distributed primarily during the 1960’s. It was first developed by the company, Grünenthal, based in Stolberg near Aachen, Germany. In the early 1950’s, thalidomide was first clinically tested and later sold to treat respiratory infections. During this time, it was advertised as “Grippex”, containing ingredients such as acetylsalicylic acid and quinine (Mandal, 2015). During these clinical trials, the scientists behind the development
The Role of Hermaphrodites in Society In Ruth Gilbert’s At the Border’s of the Human, she discusses society’s interest in hermaphrodites in terms of “people’s desire to examine, scrutinize, and display objects which are alien, strange and other” (6). The anomalous and bizarre spectacle of the hermaphroditic body has drawn the focus of scientists since the early sixteenth century. Hermaphrodites have long evoked a “mixture of disgust and desire, and fear and fascination”(Gilbert 150) that has
Myths were extremely important to the culture of Anicient Greece. Throughout the rise and fall of the Ancient Greek empire, tens of thousands of poems, stories, and songs dedicated to heroes, monsters, gods, demigods and other assorted creatures were created. There were many recurring myths and characters, the most famous being or having to do with the gods and their children. The Oracle at Delphi was one of, if not the most famous Greek characters that was not a god, or related to a god. The Oracle
Ancient Olympics The Olympic Games has changed dramatically throughout time, being the biggest games of known to the world. It dates back to the year 776 BC which was held in Olympia thus giving it the name the Olympic Games. Compared to the modern day Olympics their was not as many sports as their was in the ancient Olympics. Also the athlete who participated in the ancient Olympics had different roles than we do now. Overall the Olympic games give the chance for the best of the best to be seen
ten Isthmian events and won innumerable times in small competitions. “He became a legend, known for his exceptional balance and strength,” (Stock). Olympic winner Leonidas of Rhodes won 12 victory wreaths for his skills in running. Melankomas of Caria became a well known athlete for his technique in winning many boxing events. He used effortless tactics that resulted with him rarely being struck by his opponent. The first woman ever to become an Olympic
unequal relationship that would exist between the companies and the Honduran state for the first half of the 20th century gave rise to the description "banana republic." Between 1932 and 1948 Honduras was ruled by a dictator, Tiburcio Carias Andino. After the fall of Carias, Honduras began an uneven process of political and economic modernization. In 1954, Honduras signed a military treaty with the US government, which was concerned for its strategic interests in the region following the rise of the Arbenz
In literature, there are many archetypes including temptress, hero, trickster, transgressor, and many more, major and minor. One of the most prominent of these literary devices is the destroyer, who is usually the antagonist, who has an unquenchable thirst to kill, and avenge whatever wrongs they have received in the past. The destroyer in modern day literature is most often described as having the basic instinct to kill everyone and everything from the moment it is birthed, or it is wronged, and
7 Ancient Wonders of the World 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon – Located approximately 50km south of Baghdad, Iraq on the east bank of the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC), grandson of the famous King Hammurabi, is credited to have commissioned the construction of the gardens. Although no tablets were found in Babylon referring to the Gardens, accountings from the ancient Greek historian, Strabo, state that the “The Garden is quadrangular, and each side is four plethra
considered the father of history, while Thucydides is in turn considered to have modified his method of writing to more exacting standards of accuracy. Herodotus, from Halicarnussus (a city in now-modern Turkey, then a city in the Greek province of Caria), wrote about the origins and customs of people, towns, regions, constitutions, politics of Egypt, Arabia and India, Scythia, Libya, and Thrace (Breisach 2007). His writing style is best described as a self-styled historian, convinced of his self-importance
Theseus and Aethra, the myths surrounding their births have different settings and details but many common threads that bind them together (Leeming). Aethra, daughter to Pittheus king of Troezen, and wedded to Bellerophon before he was exiled to Caria in disgrace bore Theseus (Leeming). Aethra and Bellerophon did not consummate their wedding vows before his exile (Leeming). Pittheus, saddened by his daughters enforced innocence, gave his daughter to Aegeus king of Athens for the night when Aegeus
Introduction The Olympics of Ancient Greece were much different from the Olympics we know today. When we think of an Olympic athlete it is one who has proven himself not only to be a champion in his own country, but one of world-class skill. This idea contrasts with the Ancient Olympic athlete who could only be a free man that spoke Greek. Furthermore, there were fewer events in the games of old. There wasn't any water polo, ping pong, or any other games that strayed from the basic contests.
Pablo Neruda is from Chile and gives a voice to Latin America in his poetry (Bleiker 1129). “The United Fruit Co.,” the poem by Pablo Neruda that will be analyzed in this essay, is enriched with symbolism, metaphors, and allusions. These allusions have great emphasis to the Christian religion, but some allusions are used to evoke negative emotions towards the United States (Fernandez 1; Hawkins 42). Personification and imagery along with onomatopoeia and metonymy are also found in “The United Fruit
over government and victory in war. It was built as part of the same project as the Parthenon, one of the greatest achievements of Mycenaean Greece. Lasting from 1300-1000 B.C.E, Mycenaean Greece bordered Epirus, Macedonia, Phrace, Phryapa, Mysia, Caria, and Lydia. Encompassing this time span, Ancient Greece lasted from 8000 to 50 B.C.E. The achievements of Athens in this time include the Pythagorean Theorem and the Socratic dialogues. The epic Trojan War was said to have occurred in Mycenaean times
A man sans a story is world less. A story sans a narration is word less. The origin of story begins from the word ‘Kun’ (meaning ‘being’ in Arabic). This universe, since genesis, has never been devoid of stories. Stories constitute selfhood, rectitude, audacity, frailty, fidelity, power, guile, infamy, etc. They perturb with cacophonous reality and bemuse with their beguiling falsity. They forge senses to trot on oblique planes and sojourn somewhere into wilderness. The centroidal artery of Homo
The Peloponnesian war (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens against the Peloponnesian led by Sparta. Thucydides famously claims that the war started “because the Spartans were afraid of further growth of Athenian power, seeing as they did have the greater part of Hellas was under the control of Athens”. The two main protagonists from opposing sides Lysander and Alcibiades had the most influential impact on the end of the war. Lysander was appointed Spartan navarch for the Aegean
Margaux Brewer Chemistry, p.4 1/12/15 The Thalidomide Tragedy The continuous introduction of new drugs into the pharmaceutical world proves to have immense benefits to society’s treatment of medical issues, however it has also proved to cause disaster. A seamless example of the often terrible events that occur due to quickly advancing medicine is the disaster caused by the drug Thalidomide in the late 1950’s to the early 1960’s. Thalidomide was taken by thousands of pregnant mothers to battle symptoms