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The Hebrews used a stunningly symmetrical image of Yahweh, the king in heaven, and David, the king on earth. Even when kings no longer have any relevance to modernity, the images of God as king [...]

However, the king did not control all aspects of the kingdom: some branches were controlled by the elites, for example, the Chief of the Scribes.

The artwork known as the Great Pyramids of Giza is one of the most prominent examples of global historical heritage. The artwork is represented by buildings in the form of pyramids, and the constructions' relationship [...]

The image shows only what survived of the arena after the collapse of the Roman empire and the end of the games.

In the end, despite the bewitching story at the junction of mysticism and reality, the nobleman is still depressed and afraid of the court. The words of the Serpent once again confirm that the island [...]

The Colosseum was a symbol of victory for Christians over pagans, and the reason behind it preserving it is because of the martyrs who died in it.

And all of this by the time he died at the age of 32, raising the question of what Alexander could have accomplished if he had lived longer.

He proceeded on tour to Athena, Egypt, the Black Sea, and the East of Europe, demonstrating the knowledge and was eventually referred to as "The Father of History".

Nevertheless, technological developments in the ancient civilizations were compelled by some factors that either led to the formation of new technologies or improvements of the existent ones. A factor that led to the creation of [...]

The Roman Empire is the first-ever experience of world globalization, the creation of a universal multinational society, in which the main directions of historical development with its ups and downs, unprecedented progress, and wild barbarism [...]

This period is considered the heyday of creativity when ancient humans created the first complex tools out of stone and other materials.

Just like his father he proved to be a great warrior and led his army to conquer the whole world, at least the world known to the Greeks.

In the 20th century, Indian archaeologists discovered a civilization that existed simultaneously with the Egyptian civilization of the era of the first pharaohs and Mesopotamia of the Sumerians period.

This made the climate and soil more adaptable to plant growth and farming as some of the wild variants of barley and fruit began to grow in the region on their own.

In this paper, the researcher seeks to investigate the extent to which Ancient Egypt became Greek and the extent to which it remained the same during and after the rule by Ancient Greece.

In addition, Egyptians believed that both animals and the human soul were inseparable from the rest of the body. The Egyptians felt that such practices were important in the well being of every individual in [...]

The Aksumite Empire was one of the ancient civilizations whose existence was mainly supported by the natural environment and the natural resources of the region.

One of the greatest strengths of Alexander's character is his vision, ambition, and thirst to succeed. The same corruption leads to Philotus disrespecting the king by claiming that he is enjoying the fruits of his [...]

They were empowered by a divine appointment and therefore it is for the best interest of everyone to sustiain the line of succession and preserve the kingdom. The origin of the people, the land mass [...]

The figure below is a map of the region during the height of the Teotihuacan civilization in the Mexican area that presents the extent of the empire in context of other cultures that existed at [...]

The elite were the rich people, and majority of the population that comprised of the common farmers, artisans, and merchants known as the plebeians occupied the low status.

The people of Mesopotamia used calendars in order to determine when the floods could occur along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. The Egyptians had a lot of developments in the field of architecture and art [...]

The construction of Pyramids in Egypt started with the third dynasty under the rule of Netjerikhet Djoser, the 2nd King of Egypt.

In terms of the former, Rome's and Cartago's ambitions can be considered the origins of the War. 1 Regarding the causes, Polybius emphasizes the "wrath of the Barcids," Hannibal's family members, the Roman seizure of [...]

This work focuses on the principles of building aqueducts, the materials utilized in the process, the key uses, and the specifics of the repair.

For the longest time in the period from the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century, the Caucasian theory of the origin of the ancient Egyptians dominated.

Now, Mesopotamia is understood mainly as a valley in the lower reaches of these rivers, and lands are added to it east of the Tigris and west of the Euphrates.

The most significant public structures in the city were gathered around the temple in the city's center, which served as the power headquarters.

Furthermore, the remnants of the greatness of Ancient Egypt's ruler were preserved in the great pyramids, still present in the modern world.

Its visions of beauty, relations, and a sense of life created the basis of the current people's mentality. In both these ancient states, same-sex relations were a part of their culture and resulted from the [...]

More specifically, the origin of this Code was done according to the will of Anu and Bel, king of the Anunnaki, who called Hammurabi to bring order to the land of man.

The presenter of this video talks about the importance of theater culture to the people of ancient Athens. In the days of the ancient Greeks, the people of Athens learned the latest news from theatrical [...]

The tomb of the young pharaoh Tutankhamun is one of the most significant archaeological finds in the exploration of Ancient Egypt. The Valley of the Kings is located on the east coast of the Nile [...]

The Matsaba of Mereruka is a great example of the Old Kingdom tomb and its purpose of ensuring a prosperous afterlife for the buried one. The first mention of the king of the afterlife was [...]

Constantine had a new capital that gradually became the cultural and economic center of the Roman Empire. The contrast between the two rulers could be seen in their attitude and relation to the innovations.

The Ottoman Empire had the ground for boasting. It was an Islamic empire that was called “the largest and the most influential of the Muslim empires of the Modern period”.

People of Pompeii were very concerned about their city and its significance for them. There were several riots of Pompeian people against, first, Greeks, then Romans.

With this insight into the fall of the Roman empire, we realize that there's still a cultural line between ancient Rome and the contemporary world.

One of the examples of the advantages that the geography of West Africa provides is the story of the establishment and the development of the Mali Empire.

Owing to this growing level of dissatisfaction by the Roman citizens, a consul system was incepted by the latter. His success was largely attributed to the system of the Republic.

The Knowledge gained of Roman mode of warfare as well as military tactics through serving within the Roman Army by the Babarians, was the major cause of the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bentley and Ziegler examine the world as a whole and focus on the development and formation of the world's major societies, 'traditions', and also interactions and connections that have always been established among societies, 'encounters'."Traditions [...]

Byzantine Constantinople was the capital of Christian Empire the successor of Greece and Rome, and it became the wealthiest and the largest city in the whole Europe.

Romulus Augustulus who was the last emperor of the Western empire was deposed in the year 476 and this marked the end of the empire.

Jihad is based on the belief that there is one single state Islamic state and Muslims have the duty to expand the territory of the state and bring as many people under the rule of [...]

The Koreans were the first producers of high-fired ceramics. The reduced oxygen environment in the kiln created the gray color that the Koreans were famous for creating.

The Pharaoh Hatshepsut was born in 1507 BC and was the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She ascended the throne in 1478, as the daughter of Thutmose I, and a wife of [...]

To emphasize the cruelty of Sulla, Plutarch provides examples of Sulla's multiple murders and accuses him of slaughter against the city. The second act of Sulla that gave offense to the Romans and the Senate [...]

The lack of technology has made it a difficult practical concept to accept, leading to the rise of various theories on the construction of the Pyramids at Giza.

This work is an analysis of Abdul's assignment on the importance of the River Nile to the Ancient Egyptians. This work analyses Abdul's task in terms of the satisfaction of the demands of literacy and [...]

The population bordering the Roman Empire included "the Irish and Picts of the British Isles, the highly civilized Persians on the Syrian Frontier, the Berbers of North Africa, Asiatic nomads like the Sarmatians, and many [...]

The leading opinion on the matter suggests that the true reasons for the collapse of the state include both internal and external factors; brought together into a system, they have served to destroy the once [...]

As the family is rich, the floor mosaics should be an integral part of the villa demonstrating the wealth of the family.

Hence, the myth concerning the emergence of the Olympic Games involves Zeus. The Olympic Games owed their integrity and significance to religion.

The information in the book is thoroughly researched and the author gives the reader an insight into one of the most misinterpreted period of the Roman Empire.E.A.

This was not a mere rhetoric considering that writers on the Roman agriculture also highlighted the decline in land productivity either due to the land being old or because of humans' failure to preserve the [...]

Agriculture was one of the very prominent activities that the Maya people engaged in.the ancient agricultural feature of the community still can be found in many available archaeological records; these records stretch from the old [...]

This was after the evolution of the use of herbs as poisons that were used to kill people. Herbal knowledge in the region revolved around the army quite a bit and the soldiers gained from [...]

The sarcophagus of Ahiram is considered to be the mysterious discovery which tells much about the history of the city and the king who ruled it. To the long side of the sarcophagus there is [...]

This article gives the historical perspective of the coming into existence of the Romans, the leadership of the Romans and the circumstances that gave way to the establishment of the Roman Republic.

The paintings from the Lascaux Cave offer critical new perspectives on the Paleolithic Period and provide information on how humans lived at that time.

The occurrence and expansion of the plague are associated with the history of the Parthian War of 161-166. The first reported cases of infection were registered during the Roman conquest and sacking of Seleucia on [...]

Under the Greeks and Romans, slavery was pervasive and profoundly ingrained in the Mediterranean region's political, economic, and social structures. Slavery was a fundamental component of ancient Roman culture and significantly impacted the rise and [...]

The civilizations of the Americas and those of Asia shared many similarities and differences in their political structure and religious beliefs.

In Alison Futrell's The Roman Games: Historical Sources in Translation, the author explains the objectives of games in Ancient Rome and discusses the changes in the goals and attitude between the Republic and the Empire.

By opening the poem with the line, "Now I will teach you how to captivate and hold the woman of your choice," the defendant unambiguously undermined the moral foundations of a new Roman society. The [...]

The discussion should turn to the bottom of what Thucydides has to say about the nature of war and how one might learn from his writings.

The circumstances around the changing political situation and the tone of Pericles' speeches may indicate several essential factors, such as the tactical actions of the army and the position of a leader in society.

While the former discusses the dangers and consequences of tyranny, the latter chronicles the ambitious reforms of a Spartan king. The writer warns against the dangers of a single ruler having absolute power and the [...]

The operational practices of the empires helped shape the cultural and political footprint and the future of the Mediterranean and China.

The study of Stonehenge and the Great Wall as two of the most important archaeological sites is a crucial aspect to which this paper is devoted.

In 1814, he began his work on interpreting the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone as depicted in the documentary, 'Mystery of The Rosetta Stone: Documentary on Ancient Egypt and the Rosetta Stone.' During this process, [...]

All of these landmarks of civilization were shown to be unique to the region and not derivative of the Yellow River civilization.

Both Assyrians and Persians differ significantly in their approaches to invasions, with the former murdering their enemies and the latter valuing human lives and religion. The kings of Persia, in contrast, were renowned for their [...]

The Byzantine Empire, which emerged in the East, claimed to be the legitimate successor of the Roman Empire, and its rulers continued to use the title of 'Emperor.' The Byzantine Empire maintained much of the [...]

The current essay demonstrates the importance of interaction between civilized peoples and barbarians by explaining the outcomes of cultural exchange and potential reasons for conflict.

However, due to a lack of provisions, the Goths rose and drove the Romans out from the Greuthungi battlefield. Overexpansion was a primary factor in the decline of Rome and other great civilizations.

Any democracy which, at least formally, is based on the power of the majority, equality of citizens, protection of their rights and freedoms, a system of separation of powers, and electability of authorities implies a [...]

The social ideals of the ancient Nile Valley cosmology and religion differ from those inherent in the cosmologies and theologies of Western civilization.

According to some sources, the reasons behind the inequality in wealth and power in ancient empires is not mere monopolies. In Rome alone, the capital of the empire, the population throughout the first and second [...]

The felling of forests could lead to the swamping of territories and later to the shift in the species composition of trees.

Some argue that the Ancient Egyptians must have been Black Africans, while others state that cannot be true, at least in terms of physical appearance, Combined with the peculiarity of Egyptian culture, from this emerges [...]

Among the sources of ancient Rome stand out the civil conflict between Catilina and Cicero; the depiction of everyday life and cultural values in the poems of Catullus; Caesar's work Gallic wars; Virgil's poem Aeneid.

The ORBIS website provides an opportunity to explore the Roman world and its road and river networks. As can be seen, the map of the Roman world reveals its interconnectedness, and people had various options [...]

The concept of a single Greek civilization arose during the time of the Romans, who called all the tribes in the west of the Balkan Peninsula Greeks; The Greeks themselves called their country Hellas and [...]

Successes in the military operations facilitated the development of the African province and fortified the influence of the Roman Empire's culture and religion.

Children with deformities were also considered a threat to the economy, and they would drain the family if the child were sick from the deformation.

In ancient Greece, the body was the material means of constructing and transmitting social values; the body's visual representation exemplified the moral codes of the time.

The Romans rose from a backwater colony to being the dominant city on the Italian peninsula due to the superiority of the political institutions of this state in comparison to others.

To be more particular, Egyptians used hieroglyphics as captions for their art to elaborate on the meaning and the idea of the piece; hence, they "complete and elaborate on the scenes".

The fact that according to most of the myths, Rome started from fratricide seems to be quite relevant as the city's history is famously filled with civil conflicts and wars.

Furthermore, the Romans were influenced by the Etruscans, a neighboring tribe to the northwest of Rome, who were allied with and then conquering the newly formed city-state.

From the lecture, I discovered that the word democracy partly originates from the word demes which means the small division of the bigger sections that Athens was divided into during the ancient time.

The Nova documentary film entitled "Riddles of the Sphinx" discusses the building of the Great Sphinx, the largest statue in Egypt.

The initial religion of ancient Egypt was to realize the Gods in the form of birds and beasts. With the beginning of agriculture, the Egyptians became more dependent on nature, so they started to revere [...]

The tomb of Mereruka at Saqqara is one of the most famous monuments, which is the tomb of the non-royal person.

One notable difference between Caesar's and Plutarch's descriptions of the siege of Alesia is how the authors list the numbers of the Gauls.

One of the essential functions of the Pharaoh was the connection with the cosmos. The Early Dynastic Period and the Old Kingdom were the heydays of the divine status of kings.

The passages will be examined and evaluated better understand the social and cultural history of the period and learn more about the social order in Ancient Greece. It can be asserted that the issue of [...]

The icon is defined as a representation of a sacred image or other piece of religious art work which serves an object of devotion.

The brightest period of this ethnic group's development is the time of the Oyo Empire which impacted the Nigerian culture and today remains the largest and most influential state.

Whilst the Colosseum and the Pantheon symbolized the greatness and power of The Roman Empire, the roadways outlined how tremendous and resourceful it was.

2 The dual attitude towards magic in Ancient Greece is deeply rooted in those people's focus on knowledge and the use of the scientific method that was born during that period.

The Battle of Talas in 751 between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Tang Dynasty for control of Central Asia was the turning point initiating mass conversion into Islam in the region.

Thus, it was important for the people of Ancient Greece, Rome, and China to have faith and praise the gods they chose.

The Celts have been reported to have been diverse. Their empire has been reported to have spanned the European continent.

The continuing growth of confederations and federations throughout African history was interrupted by the invasion of the West. Ancient Egypt in the pharaonic times is immensely enlightening in the reconstruction of the African past.

Through his work on arithmetic, Arabic numerals were introduced to the west which was based on the numeral system of the Hindus and Arabic.

The essay summarizes the several answers to the question above starting from the origins said to be classical Greece and Rome to middle ages all the way to world wars and the Gulf wars.

The given battle was a turning point in Greek history because the Roman Republic became the rulers of the Greek lands.

Another element that can be taken into focus as regards the distinguishing peculiarities of the Roman Domus is the use of arches and vaults for the construction of spacious buildings.

All of the Athenians were involved in the process of selecting the candidates for the positions of the Archons the advisors to the ruler of the city.

That was the home to the earliest culture of the black people in Africa. It is claimed in the article that the first rulers of Egypt were black.

Caral, excavated by the archeologist Ruth Shady in the Peruvian desert is believed to be the candidate to the mother city as far as it is a 5,000 years old city of pyramids. It was [...]

In the Roman law, the man is recognized as the head of the household owning the entire property under the family's name.

Due to the fact that the river overrode the Ethiopian lowland, the inclined gradient of the River Nile sent the water torrent which overflowed the river banks resulting in over flooding of the river.

They include The Roman empire, the Persian empire, Indian empire and the Parthian empire, there are also a lot of other empires that were also formed. The British empire was also able to withstand a [...]

This led to the death of many young people in the nation which resulted in one of the failures for them to reach the standards of the Romans of establishing an empire.

The meaning of the piece is evident from its background Anubis is the guardian of the dead in the afterlife and of their mummies in this world.

One of the greatest legacies of Greek civilization is their contribution to the development of arts and sciences. Christianity and its pacifism are also said to have killed the militantism of the Romans.