I have to do a research paper, and it has to be around 7 pages in length. I want it involving Ancient Greece or something like that. Rome could work also. But however, he said he wants the paper to have a controversial issue or something like that in it. I have it down to, something dealing with either alexander the great, the fall of rome, or something else. Does anyone have any good ideas of a type of paper i can write based on those topics? and to make sure it has a controversy surrounding it? thanks a ton if you can help.
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It will depend on the topic that would interest you the most. It is also wide historical area spanning over millennium, so there is rich material to be covered. If you like history, you can describe the rise, peak,and decline of the Greek and Roman civilization. If you are purely interested in conquest and military history, you can write about expansion of the Roman Empire and how the treated the defeated nations. If you like art, you can research roman and greek architecture, sculpture, painting, mosaics, and buildings. If you looking for specific hard to find facts, like Romans in Ireland and Scotland, Justa Grata Honoria desire to merry Attila the Hun in exchange for having her freed from monastery, or life of numerous saints, like Augustus, Basil, or Jerome. You can also concentrate on well know fact as the love story of the Cleopatra, the life of Nero, Caracalla, and Constantine. Another interesting topic now mentioned often is decline and final defeat of Sparta, or war between Greece and Carthage over Sicily that eventually brought Rome for the first time with the conflict with this ancient power.
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Rather than making it about a single person, how about the advantages and disadvantages of Greek democracy. Many people think that true democracy (rule by the people) is a good thing, but when everyone gets to vote on every issue, rather than having representatives of the people vote for them, strange things happen. For example, if 51% of the population of the United States thought that slavery was a good idea, the 14% of Americans that are African-Americans would be in a very bad situation because of majority rule. The laws of Greece were established by majority rule (male, land-owners, citizens). the evolution of representative government later in Greece and Rome set the pattern that would allow the United States to come into existence as a republican form of government. Without Greece or Rome there might not be the US. Just a suggestion that your teacher will eat up. Trust me on this!
