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Herodotus admires the practical as well as the religious achievements of Egypt, however. "Now if the Nile should choose to divert his waters from their present bed into this Arabian Gulf, what is there to hinder it from being filled up by the stream within, at the utmost, twenty thousand years... Thus I give credit to those from whom I received this account of Egypt, and am myself, moreover, strongly of the same opinion, since I remarked that the country projects into the sea further than the neighboring shores," (Chapter II) He even gives Egypt this final credit, in comparison to Greek "The Egyptians, they went on to affirm, first brought into use the names of the twelve gods, which the Greeks adopted from them; and first erected altars, images, and temples to the gods; and also first engraved upon stone the figures of animals. (Chapter II)
But always Herodotus is anxious to act as a guide of morals, values, and judgment as a historian rather than simply laying out the facts. Also, although his eyewitness accounts might be accurate, many of the stories he relates were merely told to him. The memories of these people could have been faulty, and probably they had a similarly flexible attitude to the facts, to the difference (or lack thereof) between myth and history and faith. The notable religiosity of the Egyptians might mean that Herodotus' sources had an even more flexible attitude.
It might be also argued that the "Father of History" does critique his audience as well as Egypt. However he uses the difference in Egypt as a rebuke to his Greeks to make a policy statement, about his own point-of-view of where Greece should be 'going' as a nation, rather than to make an objective comparison. For instance,...
race? Racial Formation Racial Formation as part of everyday life experience The Evolution of Modern Racial Awareness Introduction to the racist reactions Social Construction Theory Development of the Social Construction Framework Propositions related to the social construction of target groups Racial Rearticulating of political issues The Far Right Neo-Conservatism This report basically centers on a fundamental issue in society that the human race faces which is that of race. The judgment of a person on the basis of their skin
Civilizations The topic is religious and social life in the Achaemenid Empire. The purpose of the project is to learn more about this subject and dispel some of the myths in today's media. I will use books on the subject to learn about what this empire was like, and what their religion was like. I expect that I will be able to come to some conclusions about the Achaemenid Empire.
For Aristotle, true freedom and liberty consists in ruling and being ruled in turn and not always insisting on fulfilling one's own personal desires at the cost of others. Thus, for Odysseus, true freedom can only come about when one is allowed to contribute to society for the betterment of everyone involved, a sure sign of moral correctness and rational thinking. In addition, Aristotle stressed the importance of justice and goodness,
Lastly, a loss of Ajaristan (Ajaria) would weaken Georgias buffer with Turkey and increase loss of Black Sea shoreline: In the conflict between the Ossetians and Ingush, the Russian government favored the "always loyal Ossetians" over the discontented Muslim Ingush. The conflicts with the Georgians in the south and the Ingush in the west have fueled the growth of Ossetian nationalism, but the majority hope for autonomy, not full independence,
mystery" provides a summary (2) theories explain mystery. Because theories sound -fetched, include source promoter theory -- a scientist, a historian, a theologian, The mystery of Giza: How was the Pyramid of Giza constructed? One of the great mysteries of the ancient world is how the Pyramids of Giza was constructed. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, and the only remaining wonder, the historian Herodotus stated that slave labor,
Also, from Herodotus's books we see that some of them, obeying the famous oracle of Delphi, or using its predictions as an excuse, decided to surrender, and give "earth and water." This is particularly relevant on the influence of religion in that period. It was not uncommonly for wars to be delayed or even abandoned because of the predictions of oracles and the one in Delphi, which had a primary
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