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Concluding Note. Footnotes Vultures: Pope is more accurate than the poet he translates, for Homer writes "a prey to dogs and to all kinds of birds. But all kinds of birds are not…The Iliad of Homer: Footnotes
Appendix 1 Footnotes Vultures: Pope is more accurate than the poet he translates, for Homer writes "a prey to dogs and to all kinds of birds. But all kinds of birds are not carnivorous…Peloponnesian War
(Encyclopedia) Peloponnesian WarPeloponnesian Warpĕlˈəpənēˈzhən [key], 431–404 b.c., decisive struggle in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta. It ruined Athens, at least for a time. The rivalry…history
(Encyclopedia) history, in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed…Greek art
(Encyclopedia) Greek art, works of art produced in the Aegean basin, a center of artistic activity from very early times (see Aegean civilization). This article covers the art of ancient Greece from…The Iliad of Homer: Introduction
Summary Pope's Preface to the Iliad of Homer Introduction. Scepticism is as much the result of knowledge, as knowledge is of scepticism. To be content with what we at present know, is…Utopia: Of the Travelling of the Utopians
Of Their Traffic Of Their Slaves, and of Their Marriages Of the Travelling of the Utopians If any man has a mind to visit his friends that live in some other town, or desires to…Athens, city, Greece
(Encyclopedia) Athens Athens ăthˈĭnz [key], Gr. Athínai, city (2021 urban agglomeration pop. 3,153,000), capital of Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica,…Greek literature, ancient
(Encyclopedia) Greek literature, ancient, the writings of the ancient Greeks. The Greek Isles are recognized as the birthplace of Western intellectual life. The next period of Greek literature…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Nine Situations
Terrain [1] The Attack by Fire [1] The Nine Situations Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: Dispersive ground; facile ground; contentious ground…Trending
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