The role in Greek Mythology of Hades in the underworld. Hades was a god who was feared, yet all prayed to him.

The Ancient Babylonian's lived under the assumption that the gods could do anything to humans that they wanted. The Hammurabi Code of Law allowed swift, cut and dry justice. It was created to help keep everyone in line as well as give a quick judgment in cases of dispute or wrongful doing. Hammurabi took every common issue, wrote it down to specific details and listed the consequences for each action.

Details the great Carthaginian general Hannibal's historic struggle against Rome, along with other details of his life. Examines the impact of the so-called Punic Wars (derived from the Latin for "Phoenician"), fought between Rome and Carthage, of which the second or Hannibalic war was the climax.

A paper about the first woman and most pyramid-deserving pharaoh, Hatsepshut.

Examines the effect of ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut's building program. Describes her accuracy and vision when it came to the building of structures and the restoration of others.

Describes some of the techniques used and currently used for navigation by the Hawaiians.

Essay relates to the leadership of King Henry and his ability to be a successful leader.

Describes the history of ancient Rome from the legend of its birth to its decline. Traces the rise of the Roman legion to become one of the most respected militaries of all time. Explores the city's culture, political and social structures.

The origin of the holiday of Halloween can be traced all the way back to thousands of years ago.

This essay examines the reasons for Alexander's defeat of the Persian empire, and also examines historian's explanations on the subject.

Through Augustus' purging of the senate of any opposition, Augustus created a sycophantic Senate that would serve him through his consilium. The support of the public was of extreme importance for Augustus' rule and this was acquired through such means as his policy of bread and circuses and also propaganda in various forms.

Discusses the theme of whether Oedipus had power over his fate, and evidence in the text to support the view that Sophocles himself thought him innocent.

According to Joseph Davidovits and Margie Morris the pyramids were constructed using a high quality form of concrete, cast in place. In contradiction Margaret Sears and Clifford Wilson state that the pyramids were built by the widely accepted hypothesis of many workers building the pyramids over a long period of time. Until absolute answers can be found the question of how the pyramids were built will remain a source of argument.

Greek society changed dramatically between the 9th and 6th century BC. Each lawgiver and tyrant changed different, and sometimes all, aspects of Greek society. Not necessarily for the better. Peisistratus's expulsion of various nobles and tribes may be seen as being very short sighted and single-minded. It helps to show the differences between the Greek tyrants and the lawgivers.

Were it not for Schliemann's determination to find the lost city of Troy, the Trojan War as described in the Odyssey and the Iliad would today still be little more than an unresolved myth. Before Howard Carter discovered his tomb, Tutankhamen was majorly an unknown part of Egyptian history.

Hypatia of Alexandria, Egypt, daughter of the mathematician and philosopher Theon of Alexandria, was a mathematician, astronomer, teacher, and head of the Platonist school at Alexandria at about AD 400. She was murdered in 415, as a result of the false rumors that were spread about her during a religious/political struggle that began in the early 390s and that reached its height during 414-415.