This is one of the earliest examples of the dictum "you're either with us, or against us" pronounced in polarized circumstances to force non-participants to abandon neutrality, or apathy. What was Solon’s rationale for compelling citizens to take sides? Mandating citizens to do so in a sit...
The word acropolis comes from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, “highest point, extremity”) and πόλις (polis, “city”). Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as “The Acropolis” ...
The most valid and surest starting-point for the dialogues of Plato, and, practically for the whole of philosophical consideration, is, in our opinion, the discerning of our own being. If this is correctly posited, we shall in every way, I think, be able
The EPY stamp from Tektas Burnu assumes particular importance as one of the earliest examples of the abbreviated ethnic stamp type, and its presence alongside other, less transparently meaningful stamp types in the same cargo provides a unique context for the evaluation of early Greek stamping ...
Among the earliest efforts to compile them was Moskovitz 1983. Other anthologies, mainly of child survivors living in the United States, followed, with Brostoff 2001 and Glassner and Krell 2006. It was not until 1991 that child survivors in Poland founded an association and began to make ...
This is unfortunate, for not only has Japan produced some of the world's greatest literature, it has produced some of the earliest surviving forms of world literature. Among these are one of the earliest surviving examples of the novel (The Tale of Genji); one of the world's earliest surv...
Preeclampsia is a multi-organ pregnancy complication, that is primarily detected when pregnant people have high blood pressure, and is confirmed by testing for the presence of protein in the urine. While more specific and accurate diagnostic and imaging
Very loosely based on Shakespeare's "The Tempest," "Forbidden Planet" is one of the earliest examples of a science fiction film. The movie is set in the 23rd century and follows a group of space explorers as they set out to discover what has unfolded on a now-deserted settlement. Over ...
Greece was concurred by Macedonia and the polis had lost their independence. “The abiding devotion to the polis […] greatly diminished during the fourth century” (Perry 45). The mentality of Greek citizens changed because of their defeat; they were now an individualistic, rational and secular...
Among the earliest sources for the Eye of Horus are the so-called Pyramid Texts, dating to the late Old Kingdom (c. 2686–2181 BCE). Not only do they contain some primitive forms of “The Contendings of Horus and Seth,” but they also explain the origins of the Eye of Horus, which...