In post-Mycenaeantimes the city, especially its citadel, replaced the palace as Athena’s domain. She was widely worshipped, but in modern times she is associated primarily withAthens, to which she gave her name. Her emergence there as city goddess, Athena Polias (“Athena, Guardian of the...
There is a tree in Georgia that owns itself. In the town of Athens, Georgia lies a whiteoak treethat legally owns itself and all land within an 8-foot (2.4 meter) radius of the base of the tree. Legend tells that the original owner of the land was a local professor at the Universit...
* In the early 1960s, the city of Memphis, Tennessee was desegregating its public parks—but only gradually in order to prevent interracial violence and riots. In the 1963 case of Watson v. Memphis, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the city must desegregate its parks immediately instea...
, honouring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and “the virtues of tolerance, honesty, and constancy in the human spirit.” Designed by Henry Bacon on a plan similar to that of the Parthenon in Athens, the structure was constructed on reclaimed marshland along the ...
Researchers at East Tennessee State University compared Turbulence Training-style workouts against long, slow and boring cardio. After 8 weeks of training, they found that the TT-style workout burned 200% more fat than the long, slow boring cardio. ...
Did you know? A full-scale replica of The Parthenon was built in Centennial Park, Nashville in 1897 for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Rising 500 feet above sea level, the Acropolis in Athens showcases some of the finest examples of Greek architecture. ...
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Example:Tennessee Williams’ 1947 film A Streetcar Named Desire Tragedy Types Let’s examine the three primary types of tragedy: domestic, heroic, and revenge. Heroic Tragedy During the 1660–1670 English Restoration, heroic tragedy was common. Tragic hero stories are rhymed, and the story revolves...
Sanford Stadium played host to the 1996 Olympic Games for the medal round of the finals in soccer which was watched by over three billion people worldwide. But for those who are passionate about their football in Athens (Georgia that is) Sanford is home to one of the most exciting stadiums...