Essays on Europe

Everyone acknowledges the polar differences in leadership within Greece. One of the highlights in leadership differences within Greek civilization was the difference between Athenian and Spartan values. Athens was led by the philosophical Pericles while Sparta was led by the warring Lycurgus. Spartan life is…

Belgium is a country in Western Europe which is a sovereign state. Belgium is bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France and the North Sea. It has a total area of 30,528 square kilometers (11,787 sq mi). The capital and largest city of Belgium is…

We are all born into a certain culture. This culture is mostly defined by the community we belong to and is also influenced by the human nature and personality, according to Hofstede. I am raised between two cultures, due to the fact that I am…

Pompeii was an old Roman city situated in the cutting edge commune of Pompei close to Naples in the Campania area of Italy. Pompeii, alongside Herculaneum and numerous manors in the encompassing region, was covered under volcanic debris and pumice in the ejection of Mount…

It is a calm, quiet morning in the Roman Empire. The year is 79 AD. The busy civilians of Pompeii are carrying out their usual roles. Little did they know, this day would later be known as a day of destruction and terror. However, it…

Envision an enormous volcano burning masses of ash, as well as lava, hitting your city, burning everything in sight as well as killing you? That sounds like a daunting vision, correct? Unfortunately, the ancient individuals of Pompeii didn’t have to imagine. They endured it. In…

Global TV networks expose the cries of help from mothers who fail to feed their hungry children, and these cries are caused by food insecurity. Food insecurity refers to a lack of access to healthy, well nutritioned food. As of 2019, 17.2% of the world…

Peter’s social reform was the attempt to reorganise Russia’s class system. The establishment of the Table of Ranks ‘promised ennoblement to any commoner who attained a sufficiently high level of rank’, essentially intending to rid Russia of corruption and to encourage state service. Although initially…

Democracy has been a real state system for some 2,500 years now. It all started in Athens in the center of the 5th century BC, this advanced way of government set the foundations for the development of our own democracy. Democracy, as a concept, is…

In the 5th century BCE, two city states were prominent in the mainland of Greece, Sparta and Athens. The Spartan Oligarchy served the common people of Sparta significantly better than the Athenian Democracy served the Athenians. This is evident in the way they dealt with…