The Persian

What if America just vanished one day? What would happen to the land of the free? Many empires have been in the exact same position and have fallen hard, let’s hope America isn’t the next. Societies like the Inca empire, Aztecs, Rome, Persian Empire, Easter Island, and the Byzantine empire have fallen due to war, disease and economic troubles. These societies were weakened by economic troubles and disease which usually lead to being overthrown in war. They just couldn't pick themselves back up.…

Egypt is known as one of the oldest, wealthiest and most popular civilizations in ancient history. From the early times when hunters and gathers formulated the base of Egypt, to the continual ages of their great achievements. Egypt has far amazed, and interested archeologist and scientists for centuries, because of its advanced technology, sophisticated writing system and intricate bureaucracy (sciencenes.org). Through all the greatness of Egypt one has yet to know what happened to this…

In a big league, which was lead against the major enemy of Greece: the Persians. However, to achieve this, it was faced with the refusal of cities such as Athens or Thebes which joined together to resist the Macedonians; however, in the long run, it failed to do so and were vanquished. While this was taking place, Alejandro…

Greek and Roman authors describe female foreigners in almost diametric terms within the same works, creating a contradictory narrative. Due to Greek and Roman gender roles, women were meant to be subservient. To uphold cultural expectations for female characters, authors had to characterize them as weak. However, for the story to uphold cultural expectations regarding foreigners, the very same characters had to be described as violent and unstable. These opposing ideas lead to a dual view of the…

Although the fact that the movie itself describes a war which is typically in need of a contingency leader to defend Sparta from the Persian attack, Leonidas shared with the Spartans a vision that admires the Freedom of their people. Leonidas leadership passed through the different elements of the transformational leadership, form creating a strategic vision and communicating it till building…

and the afterlife. Before the Exile and Persian contact, Jews believed that the souls of the dead went to a dull, Hades-like place called "Sheol." After the Exile, the idea of a moralized afterlife, with heavenly rewards for the good and hellish punishment for the evil, appear in Judaism. One of the words for "heaven" in the Bible is Paradise - and this word, from the ancient Iranian words pairi-daeza, "enclosed garden," is one of the very few definite Persian loan-words in the Bible. This…

Egypt now known as the Arab Republic of Egypt is bordered by Israel, the Gulf of Aqaba, the Red Sea, Sudan and Libya. Since 1000BC Egypt became a dominate nation with one of the longest recorded histories of any modern country. As part of the cradle of civilization ancient Egypt developed some of the earliest forms of literature, agriculture, organized religion, urban development and style of government. Egypt 's cultural heritage became an important part of its national identity. With its…

In the movie where a Persian man who own a shop, hiring the same Latino locksmith who got discriminate by a white couple to fix his door’s lock. The locksmith replaced the lock, but the door itself needs to be changed. When the locksmith asked the Persian man to pay for the lock only and told the man to ask someone else to replace the door, he did not understand what the locksmith said due to lack of English; therefore, the Persian man called the Locksmith a cheater which make…

Mahaa Ayub Introduction: The Persian Wars had just ended, and Athens had surprisingly come out on top. After the alliance between Athens and Sparta broke, Athens decided to create a new alliance, known as the Delian League, which helped the city’s wealth and empire during this time. The Golden Age of Athens is referring to the period where art and skills in the city were at their peak. Now at peace, Athens cultivated its city into its peak of cultural achievements. Pericles created an…

Subject/Themes The article presents many themes through out its entirety. First, it is understood that this is a speech that is being made at a funeral in honor of the first Athenian soldiers to fall during the Peloponnesian war. Also, the greatness of Athens is referenced through out the entire passage. By instilling pride and ownership for Athens to the people listening there is a sense of recruitment for the country 's military. Getting the audience to turn from the despair of war at…