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1. Aeschylus…

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   Conflict Between Divine and Mortal Law
   Aeschylus consistently examines the tension between the mandates issued by the Olympian deities and the established laws or customs upheld by human societies. The pursuit of Orestes by the Erinyas perfectly encapsulates this conflict: the Furies represent ancient, chthonic law (automatic retribution for kinship crimes), while Apollo advocates for a newer, Olympian legalism that privileges patricide over matricide in the context of heroic …

2. Aristeas

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   The account claims that 72 elders (six from each of the twelve tribes of Israel) were selected and transported to Pharos Island. These 72 translators, working in complete isolation in separate chambers, allegedly produced 72 identical translations of the Pentateuch within precisely 54 days. The miraculous agreement among the translations is often cited as evidence of divine superintendence over the translation process, supporting the conce…

3. Balkan Peninsula

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   The Balkan Peninsula is a large peninsula in Southeastern Europe, bounded by the Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Aegean Sea, Sea of Marmara, and Black Sea. It is geographically characterized by rugged terrain, dominated by several parallel mountain ranges running southwest to northeast, which historically contributed to the region's complex [political fragmentation](/entries/political-f…

4. Cartographer

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   Historical Development and Epistemological Foundations
   The earliest known instances of systematic mapping appear in Mesopotamian clay tablets, such as the Babylonian Map of the World (circa 600 BCE), which famously depicted the world as a disc encircled by a bitter sea. Early Greek thinkers, while developing sophisticated theoretical geography (e.g., Eratosthenes' calculation of the [Earth's circumference](/entries/ea…

5. Classical Antiquity

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   The philosophical landscape of Classical Antiquity moved from cosmological speculation toward rigorous ethical and political investigation.
   Greek Traditions
   Socratic philosophy radically shifted the focus from the nature of the cosmos to the nature of the self and the good life. Plato, influenced heavily by the musical theories of…