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A short history of the great Greek mathematicians. Amongst those discussed are Pythagoras, Zeno, Euclid, Hippocrates, and Thales. This essay is a brief overview of their major contributions to modern mathematics.

Tags:greek, hippocrates, mathematicians, mathematics, pythagoras, thales, zeno

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This paper discusses the understanding of different cultures through a case study of the Greek-American community. It discusses history of the Greeks in America, conflicts between the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church, as well as Greek stereotypes. The paper was written for a class on cultures and uses terms, such as pluralism, ethnocentrism, and co-cultures. It explores facets of Greek-American culture, including gender roles, Greek identities, and the history of the Greek-American experience.

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"Despite these problems, pluralism is the accepted practice in the United States. People naturally form groups with other people who are similar to them. Rich people play golf together often, just like bookworms form book clubs with one another. In fact this form of group making is taught throughout school. The first thing we do is place a student in his or her grade level. They are encouraged to spend time with their peers, only. If they stray from their group it is not considered normal."

Tags:athens, community, culture, greek, orthodox

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The paper analyzes the non-human history defining the themes of fate and pre-destiny in the two tragic plays by Euripides and Sophocles. The paper examines the distinctly submissive roles that Medea and Oedipus play in relation to the will of a higher power, and shows how the gods play a larger role in defining the very limited role that human beings have in history.

Tags:drama, theater, hero

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The paper looks briefly at the history of Greek theater and the introduction of comedy. With the coming of Aristophanes the nature and purpose of the comedies began to change. The writer asserts that despite his personal difficulties, Aristophanes managed to convey very definite attitudes and values in his work.

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"His humor was extremely topical, and he provided a way for people to laugh at the trends of the day. Life in Athens during this period was generally serious; public life revolved around major issues and concepts that were being discussed and explored. In the midst of this, Aristophanes served as a moral alarm that would go off when the philosophers or the politicians became so full of themselves and their own importance that they lost a sense of perspective."

Tags:philosophy, Athens, politics, theater

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This paper brings together quotations from a number of leading historians, as well as mentioning the fact that the Bible is replete with history, and the Greeks were writing history from the dawn of recorded history. The paper draws from quotations ranging from the supportive to the cynical, but notably does include Santayana's famous quip that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

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"The American Heritage Dictionary defines "history" as "the branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events." Very early, people wrote history. The Bible includes a great deal of history about the early Jewish people, their wars, their leaders, and their customs and culture. Homer's Iliad is part of a cycle of tales telling the history of the Trojan War. (Lattimore) In the golden age of Greek civilization, men turned specifically to recording and analyzing their past. One of these, Polybius, explained the task of the historian: That historians should give their own country a break, I grant you; but..."

Tags:history, historioraphy, livy

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The paper argues that in terms of Greek history, prior to the rise of Philip of Macedon, the two individuals who made the greatest impact upon Greece were, arguably, Themistocles and Pericles. As this paper reveals, both of these individuals represent interesting interpretive subjects for this question as they both were famous for manipulating the prevailing political conditions under which they lived. In this historical analysis, the thesis is argued that while in Themistocles' case individual genius is clearly dominant over prevailing political conditions in terms of his historical impact, in the case of Pericles, prevailing political conditions played the dominant role in shaping his impact upon Greek history.

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"The debate over the comparative significance of individual action versus social, economic and political contextual forces in the shaping of history is a compelling one. In terms of Greek history, prior to the rise of Philip of Macedon the two individuals who made the greatest impact upon Greece were, arguably, Themistocles and Pericles. As this paper will reveal, both of these individuals represent interesting interpretive subjects for this question as they both were famous for manipulating the..."

Tags:history, greece, ancient

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The writer of this paper examines the historic significance of the kylix which is associated with ancient Greek celebrations and feasts. A kylix and its plural kylikes are defined as shallow stemmed two-handled drinking vessels used in ancient Greece. Much thought and attention to detail went into the painting of the interior of kylikes. The representations would be covered with wine and the scenes would be visible only partially, when the wine was tipped back into the mouth and eventually fully exposed when the liquid was consumed. The kylix lent an element of surprise and discovery that was a great source of celebration to the Greeks. This paper details the various contents and representations found on kylikes. Greek revelers thanked Dionysus, the Greek god of religion, for the spirits they were enjoying. For this reason, Dionysus was often the subject depicted on these drinking drinking vessels. Descriptive stories depicted in artistic form on the kylix was common among ancient Greeks. This paper describes several stories depicted on these artistic drinking vessels including that of Apollo and Koronis.

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"Although Dionysus' divinity is asserted, he is depicted in human form. In this way, the inhabitants of Thebes believe him to be a man while Dionysus allows himself the pleasures of mortal being. Pentheus describes Dionysus in the form of a man: "They say there came a stranger hither, a trickster and a sorcerer, from Lydia's land, with golden hair and perfumed locks, the flush of wine upon his face, and in his eyes each grace that Aphrodite gives; by day and night he lingers in our maidens' company on the plea of teaching Bacchic mysteries." This mortal nature serves two purposes: the disguise of mortal being and the pleasures of mortal being. In The Bacchantes, Euripides' representation of Greek society can be found in Pentheus. Pentheus is the epitome of Greek society: he is rational, cultured, and encourages traditional conventions."

Tags:greek, ancient, art, history, mythology, dionysis

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This paper takes a look at the origin of history as a form of writing and a discipline beginning with the Greeks. The paper points out that, before the first Greek historical writers, stories of great battles and historical events were certainly told, often in fanciful form, in the historical epics attributed to Homer. History was told as part of an oral tradition, not written down until long after the epic poems were shaped and told by the poet and those who followed him. The paper focuses particularly on Herodotus, considered to be one of the first to record western history in writing. The paper concludes by asserting that his writings had much influence on his successors.

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"Herodotus has been called the father of history, and Thucydides would follow his lead. In the Greek world into which Herodotus was born, prose writing was becoming more and more common for technical works on such subjects as philosophy, law and politics, and science and technology. The Greeks were interested in their past, but what passed for history was really a stock of myths and legends which were thought to be true. The interest was not historical in the sense we use the term, as an inquiry into the facts of such events as the Trojan War or any other occurrence or period. It was something quite different from that, a form of Hellenic or regional consciousness and pride and a search for community solidarity. The past could reinforce these social elements, and the old tales could in fact be revised when needed by new historical developments or political and social changes."

Tags:western, history, account, story

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This paper researches the correlation between the Ancient Greek past, the Orthodox Church and Greek culture. It focuses on the areas of the evolution of the Greek Orthodox Church and its practices, art, theatre, music and dance. This paper discusses how each of these areas has roots in Ancient Greece, and the research attempts to demonstrate how these foundations were associated with one another throughout Greek culture.

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" Theatrical performances began with the use of music by choirs that were praising the gods and pleading for a bountiful harvest. This practice among the ancients also involved the earliest forms of folk dance. These three art forms were later also incorporated into the Orthodox religion through festivals and the practice of a liturgy that remains of cultural significance today.Greek culture has evolved from ancient times with many of the original traditions still being honored today. Elements of ancient Greek culture exist in modern society because the Greeks provided a foundation of many of the world's forms of art. Theatre, for example, began in Greece as a musical choir form of devotion to the gods to ensure a good harvest. Greek art was considered an intricate craftsmanship that demonstrated the precision and advanced technique of an innovative culture."

Tags:greek, culture, church

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This paper explains that pi can be understood more easily at the most basic level of Euclidean geometry and in terms of its many applications. However, the author stresses that a meaningful pattern of pi has yet to be revealed within the parameters of current number theories. The paper reveals that pi has been studied by all the great civilizations in human history from the Chinese and Indians to the Greeks, Romans, and Mesopotamians to the Enlightenment mathematicians to today's astrophysicists.

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"It is highly unlikely, though, that continual research into pi serves little purpose at all. Pi is likely to help mathematicians and scientists unravel some of the most mystifying aspects of the universe. Because of its inherently mystical nature, pi assumes a sort of philosophical role in the study of mathematics. The constant could indeed become relevant to the advancement of astrophysics or to other fields such as artificial intelligence. The potential practical purposes of pi offer some of the reasons why it has captivated mathematicians throughout history."

Tags:patterns magnitude calculations, differential calculus, theoretical physics