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How important to Augustus was his restoration and building of temples?

During Augustus' reign as Princeps, he restored and built many temples. This was done to further promote his own ideology and to embed himself within the religious culture of the city of Rome. In Augustus' s...
KH
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Do the gods and goddesses in the 'Odyssey' mostly help or hinder Odysseus ?

This question would most likely be 10 marks and is asking for direct comparison.To answer the question fully you would want to pick out specific moments in the 'Odyssey' that demonstrated a god or goddess he...
EC
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Would 'Orestes' be a more suitable title for Euripides' 'Electra'?

First, it is important to break down what factors decide who should be the titular character. These can be summed up as: who suffers the most during the play, who drives forward the action and who's thoughts...
CH
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To what extent is Medea a sympathetic character?

You could really argue this either way provided you made a strong argument supported by examples from the text. However, I would expect a more nuanced answer to explore both sides of the argument and to thin...
SG
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How far does the Ara Pacis Augustae fit with the main themes of the ‘Res Gestae Divi Augusti'?

First of all, let's narrow down the sentence by formulating bullet points. 1.Let's define the Res Gestae Divi Augusti and let's check its content. What are the key-points and messages that the emperor wanted...
AP
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