The state seal of Virginia shows a man fighting ancient female amazons, and classical Greek women such as liberty appeared on America dimes, quarters and dollars. ... Many of the historical sources have been lost, and histories preserved from the past were written by upper class men for their own edification. ... Scholars have even debated whether this was a bona fide matriarchal society because in its surviving frescoes women are depicted more frequently than men. ... In a procession fresco from Knossos, the main political palace of Minoan civilization, the priestess is shown receiving tribut...

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Because these kingdoms were ruled by the Macedonian's, the people of Greece were rather unhappy as they remember the time when they had their freedom which had stripped from them, Hence, there was always a constant conflict within the city walls. ... With minds like Aristotle and Alexander the Great, Greece would use its government to expand its intelligential ideas of economy and wealth. ... Men were the dominant race of Greece. Women considered citizens and were able to own land and go to court over land, but women did have much more limited rights than the men did. ... With people ...

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Hippocrates was the greatest geometer of antiquity (relating to ancient times) but was "stupid and incompetent in the business of everyday life" as quoted by Aristotle. ... The other theory is that dishonest customs men threatened him with imprisonment and they stole everything he owned. ... While waiting for any action to be taken against the men, he had a lot of spare time. ... Eudemus's work as he quoted the passage of the lunes of Hippocrates word for word is stated here to make the description clearer. ... Eudoxus was born within a few years of the death of Hippocrates, and so th...

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