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    Ithaca‚ also Achilles’s friend persuades him to go to Troy as Greeks greatest warrior. The consequences that come with Achilles decision to go to Troy is that he won’t return. When Achilles is at Troy he chooses not to fight because Agamemnon‚ King of Mycenae‚ takes away his girl Briseis. Out of Achilles own free-will he chooses not to fight so that Greece can fall and give back his girl when they realise how much they need him. Although there is the consequence that Greece lose many men before Achilles

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    Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Film vs. Text: A Comparative Analysis of Homer’s Epics Homer created two ancient Greek poems which are commonly known in the Literature. These are “The Iliad” which has the film version entitled “Troy” and “The Odyssey” which has also the film version. Though these poems played in movie version‚ there are some differences from the book that is maybe cut‚ change or re-modified. In Iliad‚ all the actions happen because of the Greek Gods

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    Different Period and Their Works of Art Stone Age The stone age can be divided into two phases: Paleolithic (old stone age) and Neolithic (new stone age). During the Paleolithic‚ humans lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers. During the Neolithic‚ humans adopted and settled agricultural life. Neolithic Period or New Stone Age The term neolithic is used‚ especially in archaeology and anthropology‚ to designate a stage of cultural evolution or technological development characterized by the use

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    Having murdered his family he wanted nothing other than to die‚ but his friend Amphitryon couraged him to live. Living with the guilt he went to an oracle that he needed to be purified by only a terrible penance and told him he must see the king of Mycenae. There he became a slave to Eurytheus who gave him twelve impossible task known as “the labors of Hercules.” Throughout the task‚ Hera‚ still upset that Hercules was the son of Zeus tried making the task harder to accomplish‚ but of course

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    all had faced choices that not one knew what direction to go to solve them. Most of the conflict that was held was between the old goods and new goods and neither behalf having a clear cut right and wrong. Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus of Mycenae‚ know as the great commander f or the Greek Trojan war‚ and also had for children with Clytemnestra. As the story goes on he was later murdered by Clytemnestra and her new found love Augustus. Clytemnestra was the daughter of King Tyndareus and Leda

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    There are thousands of artwork spreaded among various countries and regions‚ numerous types of art‚ culture and time period behind each one. It comes down to having different backgrounds‚ location and purpose to why it was made. There is an abundant of artistry that resemble and differ with one another‚ the color‚ texture and medium of it. Ever since the existence of artwork‚ there has been multiple time period throughout‚ but this has not stopped different time zone from influencing each other.

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    By 2000 B.C.E. Indo‐European peoples moved into the Greece mainland and established a city at Mycenae‚ which became the center for and gave its name to the Mycenean civilization. The Myceneans expanded outward to overpower the Minoans and also establish colonies in Italy and Anatolia. This seafaring civilization became a center of Mediterranean

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    1  Logan Tarkowski  English III  Mrs. Dewar  2/17/2014  Medieval Castles   Throughout the Medieval Era there was a need for castles to fit all of the family and  royalties that lived in these areas. Medieval castles have been around for a long time and are now  apart of our history. They are historical evidence of the past‚ something that can be examined to  find out new details about the past. Leftover items in these castles gives us evidence of how they  lived inside the castle‚ the architecture shows how they defended and attacked castles

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    Hercules is one of the most famous Greek heros of the ancient times‚ well known for his heroic achievements and his unbelievable strength. He was someone very special who at the same time was extremely ordinary‚ in the concept that he faced everyday problems that he had to overcome himself. Although his courageous personal traits make him famous‚ he was not perfect in all aspects. Hercules was born to a mortal woman by the name of Alcmene and fathered by the greatest God in Greek mythology‚ Zeus

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    would give him control of the Aegean Sea)‚ uses this as a justification to invade Troy. General Nestor (John Shrapnel) asks him to take the legendary warrior Achilles (Brad Pitt)‚ to rally the troops to the cause. Odysseus (Sean Bean)‚ a king of Mycenae commanded by Agamemnon‚ visits Phtia to persuade Achilles to fight‚ and finds him training with Patroclus (Garrett Hedlund)‚ his cousin. Achilles‚ pondering his decision‚ visits his mother Thetis (Julie Christie) for advice. She tells him that‚ before

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