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Greek Colonization Settlements or trading outposts were the two types of colonies traditionally founded by the city-states of the Ancient Greeks (Stein, 2005:12). Trade was the primary reason for the Greek colonial expansion into Illyria. Illyrian exports included wool, slaves, bitumen, metal ores, hides, stock, mercenaries, timber, and cereal grains. Imports from the Greeks consisted of ornaments for clothing, wine, olive oil, weapons, armour, vessels, and utensils (Hammond, 1992; Wilkes,…

biological parents as well as the true curse on his family. As a young child, Oedipus was born into a family that did not want him, as they were aware of the prophecy, and did not want to take the chance of it playing through. As a result, he grew up in Corinth with who he believed were his biological parents, and left in hopes of putting an end to the prophecy. This helps to present him with…

According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a person with noble status who processes greatness. The tragic hero ought to incur tragedy as a result of the mistake he had made; the mistake is either knowingly or unwittingly. Some characteristics of a tragic hero are that his fate is doomed from the beginning. The tragic hero discovers his destiny by his actions, he is usually a leader, and his suffering always has a purpose, his downfall is due to excessive pride, and a tragic flaw is what often…

the first evidence of such an experience in the Holy Bible where the messenger Paul says about his experience which was similar to an out of body experience. He provides the proof in Holy text, Bible, 2 Corinthians (Corinth was a city in Rome, Corinthians are people who are from Corinth) 12:1-4. An experience being of the magnitude of an Out of body experience is not just limited on the separation from ones own body. In fact it is the initial entity in such an experience. Besides…

Bruce Milne in his Dynamic Diversity believes that the notion of “New Humanity” as depicted in Ephesians 2 calls for a change in the local church model which is fitting with the realization that believers, whatever their ethnic or cultural background or origin are, might join in what he called “New Humanity” local churches which is a foretaste of the Universal Church . But are there sufficient evidences of this model from the early churches? From Luke’s account, it is inconclusive whether…

From altering the beautiful language of Euripides’s to a far more powerful Medea, the Jeffers version of Medea is vastly different than the Norton version. The Jeffers version, while beautifully written and adapted is far from as well-written as the Norton version of Medea. While both versions share the fact that the heroin is strong, intelligent, and courageous, the Norton version gives a different spin to the age old tragedy that is more accurate to the word of Euripides. The original essay…

of UN regulations. North Korea for example is in defiance with impunity over its military expansion citing provocation from the US, placing its trade allies such as China in a difficult position (much like enmity of Athens and Corinth over Megara boundary issue with Corinth). Sources: 1. Brand PJ, (n.d ) Athens & Sparta: Democracy vs. Dictatorship retrieved from www.uopeople.edu/file:///C:/Users/Administrator.KKDV2-20160127S/Downloads/Athens%20%20Sparta%20dictatorship%20%20democracy.pdf 2. Gill,…

has just told you that you’re doomed to murder your father and marry your mother. What do you do next? In the Greek tragedy, Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, Oedipus receives this fate from an oracle named Tiresias and immediately runs from Corinth to escape his destiny. Along his journey, Oedipus murders a man on the road named Laius. Oedipus later realizes that Laius was his biological father. Once Oedipus arrives at the city of Thebes, he defeats the Sphinx and becomes king. He marries…

(Sophocles 161). If the Sphinx wouldn’t have been terrorizing the citizens of Thebes, at best Oedipus would’ve been a royal guest since he was the Prince of Corinth. Meaning the Sphinx played an unforetold part in Oedipus’ misfortune which hardly could’ve occurred by chance. Lastly Oedipus coupled with his mother, who in time, bore his children. This came as a result of the first two developments, making the…

According to Aristotle’s definition of tragedy as it is stated by McManus (1999), tragedy is the replica of one’s actions as it is brought in a dramatic way and not narrated. It is also mentioned by him that tragedy is much more profound than history simply because history just state facts or figures of what happened during that time while tragedy exaggerates of what may happen in that certain situation. The aim of tragedy is to consummate its catharsis of such feelings like “Fear” and “Pain”.…