Essays on Mesopotamia

The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic about a great king born in greatness but, a proud man who ruled violently and terrified his subjects who were later transformed by the gods after the people’s constant moans. Before the transformation, he murdered and overworked the young men and raped any girl that he lusted over....

To begin with, growing up in a Roman Catholic community and education did not give me many opportunities for in depth conversations about polytheism or what it even meant to those who believed it. For many years, I was under the assumption that polytheism in the ancient world did not have much significance or contributions...

In the Ancient world many cultures lived many standards that have set up their ways of life. In most cultures many practiced different types of religions and lived by principles set in stone by their leaders. Also, many had different types of language of way of life whether it was art or religion that made...

In just about everything you read, Cleopatra is characterised as the power-crazed, murderous harlot who preyed on seducing innocent men. To the Romans, she was an evil eastern sexual predator crushed my moral Rome, all the way to the Hollywood image of her as a highly sexualised villain. But, who really was Cleopatra? Cleopatra was...

Two significant women who have fallen victim to the distortion of history are Cleopatra VII, the last true pharaoh of Egypt, and Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in the history of China. These women have been heavily documented through a distorted lens, as they successfully broke through patriarchal barriers that lingered over the Egyptian...

Cleopatra is endowed with having an abundance of beauty, allure and political intelligence – all qualities which identify heroes. Like ancient heroes such as Achilles, Cleopatra’s beauty was unparalleled by Egyptian standards, evidenced by Caesar who spoke of her “beauty, which enabled her even “to undo everyone both stony-hearted and elderly.” Interestingly, Plutarch provides an...

In ancient Egypt, it was important for the people of the land to dress according to their climate and status. Linen was the chosen fabric as it was breathable and light, fitting for the desert heat. Each person dressed to what was suitable for their wealth category therefore there were distinct differences between the different...