INTRODUCTION: The Citadel of Buhen was built on the west of the Nile spread over 150 meters. Buhen Fortress had a mixture of interesting features‚ including “moats carved three meters deep into bedrock‚ revetments‚ drawbridges‚ bastions‚ buttresses‚ ramparts‚ battlements‚ embrasures‚ loopholes‚ and catapult stations” (Craig‚ Alan Sherman‚ William R.Will‚ Jeffrey D.‚ 2009‚ Introduction Section‚ p.227‚ para.1). The citadel was built along the Nile‚ and each built was near enough to be seen by a human
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Memorandum to the File Date: From: Re: The Scott Rothstein Ponzi Scheme Introduction Scott Rothstein was a prominent Fort Lauderdale attorney. From 2004 until 2009 Rothstein ran South Florida’s largest Ponzi scheme (Franceschina‚ 2010). His Ponzi scheme collected 1.2 billion dollars during the time it was in operation‚ and like all Ponzi schemes he relied on payments by new investors to pay the previous investors. When his scheme began to fall apart‚ Rothstein fled to Morocco. He
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During World War II‚ the greatest art thief in history to occur; Nazi’s looted 650‚000 works‚ worth billions‚ from Europe. About 2 years ago in November‚ German authorities found 1‚280 paintings‚ drawings‚ and prints in the Munich apartment of a haunted white haired recluse. The found paintings‚ drawings and prints are said to be worth more than a billion dollars. September 2010‚ Rolf Nikolaus Cornelius Gurlitt was traveling on the train from Zurich to Munich for business at an art gallery. Gurlitt
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The Babylon Ishtar Gate There are many wonders of the ancient world that have been found by archeologists. Of these treasures found‚ one of the greatest and most beautiful has been the Ishtar Gate of Babylon. Babylon was the capital of a city in Mesopotamia‚ in the current day Iraq.(Hirst‚Archeology.about.com) Babylon was damaged by weather‚ age and wars (the Iraq and USA war) but still archeologists managed to find the gate. (Hirst‚Archeology.about.com) The Ishtar gate was built in the reign
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primarily‚ The Panagyurishte Gold Treasure is a masterpiece of Thracian workmanship. The treasure weighs a total of 6.164 kg or 13.5 pounds. On December 8‚ 1949‚ Pavel‚ Petkov‚ and Michail Deikov were working on the Merul clay pit in Panagyurishte. While sifting clay at a depth of 2.4 meters‚ they found the nine components of the treasure. The bulk of the treasure contains seven rhytons‚ which are frequently expressed as wine cups utilized by the Thracians. Rhytons’ roles were a little more sophisticated
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20102004 Thi Ngoc Thuy Do 1. What are the ethical issues involved in the Madoff case? Bernard Madoff was accused of fraud and creation of a Ponzi scheme which lead to a $65 billion investment loss for hundreds of investors in over the world. Bernard Madoff started a legal business by buying and selling over the counter stocks that were not listed on NYSE. He deceived many people into thinking his operation as legitimate‚ and completely abused his respectable name and position
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Bernard Madoff is a modern day Visigoth for several reasons. He is one of the largest white collar criminals of all time. In fact‚ he has committed one of the most elaborate Ponzi schemes‚ which is considered to be the largest financial fraud in history. For those who do not know what a Ponzi scheme is – it is a fraudulent investment that pays returns to its investors from their own money‚ or the money of other investors‚ rather than through profits of the organization. The scheme entices investors
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By comparing the two sculptures of Khafre‚ image 3-11 ca. 2520-2494 BCE (1)‚ with the statue of Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)‚ image 5-40 ca. 450-440 BCE (2) you get a true sense of the evolution of art‚ from Pharaonic Egypt to Classical Athenian Greece two millennia later. This was not just a revolution in art but also philosophy‚ which transported itself into not only the types sculptures created but also the style used by their creators. For example‚ the statue of Khafre sits lifeless and majestic
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Howard Carter was a British Archaeologist and Egyptologist who rocketed to fame when he discovered the pristine tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922. This discovery and his work in Egyptology made a huge impact on the world of archaeology. Carter was born in Kensington‚ London‚ in 1874. His father was a fairly successful artist‚ and Carter himself was talented. He grew up near Didlington Hall‚ the mansion of the Amherst family‚ which contained a decent collection of Egyptian artifacts which sparked
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The Maya‚ Inca‚ and Aztec are very different‚ but also has a lot of similarities‚ they use different technology. The Maya were very advanced for their time period. They had their own number system‚ writing system‚ and they used the wheel‚ but the Inca lacked all of those. The Inca’s technology was still advanced‚ though. They used ramps and stones to build their homes. They would chisel at the big rock with a smaller rock making a twist motion right before it hit the stone to shape out what they
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