Directions: Write two 475-800 word essays from the topics given below. As always, be sure to give specific examples to support your conclusions.

1. Art: Compare Theocritus, Idyll 15 with one or two examples of Hellenistic Art. How are they similar, different, and what conclusions can one draw from these?

2. Religion: Compare and contrast the concept of the divine in Plato's Apology, Theocritus' Idyll 15, and the inscriptions to Asclepius at the two web sites: Temple cures and Cure inscriptions at Epidauros (text in bold only) . What conclusions can one draw?

3. Military Advances: When we studied the Archaic Age we saw how military advances had a significant impact on other aspects of society. In a similar fashion, what type of impact do the military advances of the Thebans and the Macedonians in the fourth century have? In your essay make sure you specify what these military advances are.