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Great overview of what it is and where it came from.

Oops! It is the Venus of Willendorf.

Ziggurat of Ur, c. 2100 B.C.E. mud brick and baked brick, Tell el-Mukayyar, Iraq (largely reconstructed) The Great Ziggurat The ziggurat is the most distinctive architectural invention of the Ancient Near East. Like an ancient Egyptian pyramid, an ancient Near Eastern ziggurat has four sides and rises up to the realm of the gods.

not in book

this is a PDF. So click on the last link on the first page. It is called "what is a philosopher".

Please attach the link to the PDF so that users do not need to search and scroll. Thanks! Dr. Halverson

Here is a 10 min animation of the story of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.

THE TALE, the Parable, and the Fable are all common and popular modes of conveying instruction. Each is distinguished by its own special characteristics. The Tale consists simply in the narration of a story either founded on facts, or created solely by the imagination, and not necessarily associated with the teaching of any moral lesson.

Can be used to settle some of the scholarly debates surrounding Plato's: The Republic. This resource not only allows a deeper understanding of this classic text, but it can also reveal other ulterior motives for Plato's impressive blueprint for a sociopolitical utopia.

In the medieval tales of King Arthur, Arthur is said to have ruled form a magnificent city called Camelot. Unfortunately, the writers disagree on its location and its whereabouts has long remained a mystery. However, wherever it was, the city would not have been called Camelot during the historical Arthur's time.