Plutarch's "On Sparta" / Historical Significance
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This 7 page paper discusses the historical significance of the book On Sparta, written by Greek biographer and essayist Plutarch. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Plutarch.doc

Plutarch's Cicero: Admirability
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5 pages in length. Cicero, the veritable birth father to humanism instrumental in establishing a sense of morality and ethical conscience, can well be considered an admirable figure; despite the fact that he had both virtues and faults, success and failures, high motives and low ones, he was nonetheless focused upon bringing about society's goodness by establishing and upholding individual rights. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: TLCcicro.rtf

Politechnical Contributions of Ancient Rome & Its Benevolent Despots
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A 5 page essay that reviews the contributions made by the Roman Empire, despite the flawed personalities of its emperors. In an analogy to 1998 politics, the paper argues that the Roman emperors helped recreate the world by building information highways, instigating systems of international diplomacy, and increasing trade, despite the despotism evident in its "benevolent" leadership. Three emperors are reviewed for their character, Caesar, Caligula and Domitian. Shakespeare's Claudius is also mentioned. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Despots.wps

Politics: Ancient Athens and Roman Republic
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A 3 page examination of the political systems of ancient Athens and the Roman Republic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAatro.rtf

Portrait of the Classic Athenian Woman
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This 10 page paper provides a great deal of detailed information about the woman of Athens. The women were expected to be wives, and if they did not marry, the alternative was generally some form of prostitution. The women of Ancient Greece are compared to the contemporary woman. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA215Ath.rtf

Pressfield: “Gates of Fire”
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This 3 page paper discusses Steven Pressfield’s historical novel “Gates of Fire,” a fictional account of the battle of Thermopylae. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVprsfld.rtf

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