Good morning everyone; I’m ____‚ and today I will be proving that the Battle of Jericho was real and actually took place in history. The evidence I have acquired proves that this story of Israel’s conquest on Jericho is not a folk tale‚ but a plausible historic event. Archaeological and Biblical evidence proves that the Palestinian city of Jericho was populated and active around 1400BC (Late Bronze Age I)‚ in order for the Israelites to conquer and take capture of Jericho. The Battle of Jericho
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THE FALL OF TROY | | THE STORY of the Iliad ends with the death of Hector‚ and it is from the Odyssey and later poems that we learn the fate of the other heroes. After the death of Hector‚ Troy did not immediately fall‚ but receiving aid from new allies still continued its resistance. One of these allies was Memnon‚ the Æthiopian prince‚ whose story we have already told. Another was Penthesilea‚ queen of the Amazons‚ who came with a band of female warriors. All the authorities attest their
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Helen of Troy has always been looked upon as the classic beauty in Greek mythology. She is “the face that launched a thousand ships”( Roman and Greek Mythology A to Z ). Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Leda ‚ Zeus came to Leda and mated with her disguised as a swan and Helen was born from an egg. She was the sister of Castor‚ Polydeuces and Clytemnestra; Wife of Menelaus; lover to Paris and the reason of the Trojan War. It is noted that Helen is the daughter of Tyndareus and Zeus because
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Troy Polamalu The player that was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers is known for his tenacity‚ but even better for his behavior on and off the field. Troy Polamalu is a two time Superbowl champion and the National Football League’s 2010 Defensive player of the year‚ but you will never hear him stating that he deserves the praise for either of these two accomplishments. The Safety is known for constantly being involved with the community and working hard
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father of Astyanax‚ and he is the hero of troy because ; hector led the Trojan through the war ‚ sacrificed his life for the sake of troy even defended his brother and stood with him while he was the one that started the war ‚ hector faced and fought with the most power full warrior in Greek ‚never gave up on his country and people and he was loyal to them . When Hectors and his brother went to visit Sparta to negotiate peace between Sparta and troy ‚ Paris had seen Helen and he was enchanted
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Helen of Troy In Greek mythology‚ Helen of Troy‚ also known as Helen of Sparta‚ was the daughter of Zeus and Leda‚ and was a sister of Castor‚ Pollux‚ and Clytemnestra. In Greek myths‚ she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world. By marriage she was Queen of Laconia‚ a province within Homeric Greece‚ the wife of King Menelaus. Her abduction by Paris‚ Prince of Troy‚ brought about the Trojan War. Elements of her putative biography come from classical authors such as Aristophanes‚ Cicero
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June 4‚ 2012 Troy and Cory The story‚ “Fences‚” is a play written by August Wilson. The book won winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for drama. The main characters are Troy Maxson and Cory Maxson. Some ways they are both similar‚ is that they both hate one another‚ and they are alike. Some ways they’re different is that Troy likes baseball‚ while Cory likes football. Also they both did things opposite. Troy went to jail‚ while Cory went to the marines. Even though Troy and Cory are similar
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relationship with his family and friends is influenced by the conflicts and hardships that he has endured throughout his life. Troy Maxson‚ the protagonist of the play‚ changes from a responsible character who is loyal to his family and friends‚ to a character that makes wrong decisions‚ which eventually lead to the break up between he and those who love him. The numerous obstacles Troy has faced in his life have shown to have a psychological impact on the way he carries out some of his unjust decisions
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In book II of the Aeneid‚ Virgil depicts the fall of Troy as Aeneas tells his tale. Aeneas begins his story as the Greeks have constructed a giant horse. This was clearly an indication for the end of the war as there were no sign of the Greeks. However‚ this was a malicious trick by the Greeks as soldiers were in the hollow belly of the horse. At night‚ when the Trojans had fallen asleep‚ the Greek soldiers hidden in the horse came out‚ opened the gates‚ and gave the signal to the main army. Consequently
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1. WHY DOES PROTAGONIST (Helen of Troy) considered main cause of Trojan War? In Greek legend‚ the Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the city of Troy. The direct cause of this war was the beauty of Helen of Troy‚ daughter of the Greek god Zeus and Leda‚ the Queen of Sparta. Helen was much coveted by all of the men in Troy‚ so when she chose a husband‚ the King of Sparta made all men swear that they would accept Helen’s choice of a husband and that they would also defend her if anyone
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