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A Few Remarks on the Ransom Paid for Releasing Captives in Selected Early Byzantine Hagiographic Texts [PDF]
The article analyzes certain early Byzantine hagiographic texts concerning various forms of brigandage (both maritime and land-based). Two such accounts are studied in detail, one by Gerontius of Jerusalem and another by Theodoret of Cyrus. The instances
Dybała, Jolanta +2 more
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Who in the world are the Heruli?1
The history of the Heruli represents a historical conundrum. Because of the poor state of the sources, caution is required when analysing this subject. However, the peculiarity of the case encourages us to rethink the way we conceive of and describe migrations in Late Antiquity.
Salvatore Liccardo
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Roman-Gothic Foedus in the 3rd and 4th Century Sources [PDF]
This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman empire and Gothic people from 238 to 382 C.E., focusing on the classification and understanding of Roman-Gothic foedus agreements.
Ivan Križič
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RESEÑA A: Álvaro Sánchez-Ostiz, Beginning and End: From Ammianus Marcellinus to Eusebius of Caesarea, Anejo VII de Exemplaria Classica, Huelva: Universidad de Huelva, 2016 (ISBN 978-84-16872-02-2)
María Luisa Harto Trujillo
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Paideia and imperial power in Ammianus Marcellinus [PDF]
En un estudio muy reciente de la imagen de los reinados de Valentiniano y Valente en la obra de Amiano Marcellino, el investigador holandés Jan Willem Drijvers considera que una de las principales razones que impulsan al historiador tardoantiguo a ...
Sánchez, Darío Néstor
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L’espressione delle emozioni nel lessico politico di Eunapio di Sardi [PDF]
L’analisi di una selezione di termini pertinenti alla sfera dell’emotività nei frammenti della Historia di Eunapio segnala la partecipazione dello storico agli eventi e la sua volontà non soltanto di informare il lettore, ma di suscitarne una reazione ...
MOTTA, Daniela
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Fortuna y fatum: la contingencia en el desarrollo de la historia según Amiano Marcelino [PDF]
Para Amiano, en el devenir de los acontecimientos hay que contar con un componente fortuito e indeterminado, que sirve para explicar la realidad histórica.
Santos Yanguas, Narciso
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Concerning Barbarians and Romans, and RomanDiscourse on Music and Civilization [PDF]
Während der römischen Expansionszeit wurden barbarische Instrumente – Trompete und Trommel – in den Quellen als ,eigenartig‘ oder ,primitiv‘ und ihr Klang als unmusikalisch verstanden.
Vendries, Christophe
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This paper offers a new chronology for Gratian's journey from Trier to Thrace, his campaign against the Lentienses as well as the route he followed in 378, as described by Ammianus Marcellinus (31.10 and 31.11.6).
J. Drijvers, H. Teitler
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Historia, retórica y la ficcionalización de la historia: El episodio del Rey Papa de Armenia (AM, "Res gestae" 27.12.9-30.1) [PDF]
Lo que analizamos en el episodio del rey Papa de Armenia es cómo Amiano describe un contexto político-religioso complejo, utilizando un planteamiento retórico y un registro narrativo-dramático muy variado: una trama novelesca, repleta de peripecias, que ...
Moreno Ferrero, Isabel
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