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An ʿAqaba/Ayla‐type amphora in the sultanate of Oman
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 119-127, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Antique trade amphorae illuminate a little understood but important find category for Arabia, still in the twilight of publication. Most of the find data lie buried in unpublished work regarding recent excavations at ʿAqaba/Ayla. Recent research has verified mineralogically the origin of these documents and their dating.
Paul A. Yule
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 31, Issue 2, Page 171-193, May 2023., 2023 This article explores fourth‐ to seventh‐century narratives about oaths of collective secrecy, which our sources typically frame negatively. By examining the terminology used in reference to these promises, the dynamics inherent in the practice and its relationship to oath‐taking customs in other contexts, and the influence of Christianity on the ...
Michael Wuk
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 283-304, August 2021., 2021 Relations between southern Britain and the Merovingian kingdoms in the sixth and early seventh centuries have largely been understood in terms of a Frankish hegemony extending across the Channel. However, a re‐examination of the small group of written sources on which this idea is based shows that they do not necessarily imply such overlordship.
Irene Bavuso
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Reassessing Eastern Mediterranean Tectonics and Earthquake Hazard From the 365 CE Earthquake
AGU Advances, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2021., 2021 Abstract The hallmark of great earthquakes in the Mediterranean is the 21 July 365 CE earthquake and tsunami that destroyed cities and killed thousands of people throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This event is intriguing because most Mediterranean subduction forearcs exhibit pervasive crustal extension and minimal definitive evidence exists for ...
Richard F. Ott +6 more
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The Onager, according to Ammianus Marcellinus: A critical reconstruction
Nuova Antologia Militare, 2021 The onager was a special Late-Roman one-armed stone-thrower and totally different from the existing and more common two-armed artillery of that era, the ballistae and catapultae. The name ‘onager’ appeared in Ancient texts of the 4th C.A.D.
Marc Cherretté
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Lies as a means of female influence in late antique society (according to Ammianus Marcellinus)
Tractus Aevorum, 2023 The article analysis the types of influence presented in "Res Ges-tae" by Ammianus Marcellinus and implemented by women through the use and dissemination of false information.
Elizaveta V. Anokhina
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„Okropne choroby” panoszące się wśród Rzymian w ujęciu Ammiana Marcellina
Przegląd Nauk Historycznych, 2023 Opisywanie chorób nie było celem Ammiana Marcellina. Wspominał o nich wtedy, kiedy wymagała tego narracja i przedstawiane przez niego wydarzenia. Nie traktował ich instrumentalnie.
Sławomir Bralewski
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WRITERS, RASCALS AND REBELS: INFORMATION WARS IN THE RES GESTAE OF AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS
Classical Quarterly, 2023 This article examines how the historian deals with ‘information’ broadly conceived, especially its acquisition, retention and loss. Ammianus details a complex interplay between those who control information and those who must work with an information ...
Guy Williams
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BEYOND THE DIGRESSION: AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS ON THE PERSIANS
Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology, 2016 Ammianus Marcellinus’ information and knowledge of the Sasanian Persians is often criticised for being stereotypical and reliant on traditional tropes and ideas.
Craig Morley
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‘La chiamiamo con entrambi i nomi’: eponimia ed eteronimia tra Nemesis e Adrasteia
Mythos, 2020 Starting from a passage by Ammianus Marcellinus (XIV 11,25), which reveals an overlapping between Adrasteia and Nemesis, the contribution aims at examining the reasons that led the two goddess to be indicated one as the heteronym of the other.
Daniela Bonanno
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