Eclipse prediction on the ancient Greek astronomical calculating machine known as the Antikythera Mechanism. [PDF]
Freeth T.
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage
Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
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Ancient Greek epigrams: a selection. An Intermediate Ancient Greek Reader
C.T. Hadavas Ancient Greek epigrams: a selection.
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Retrieving Your Concepts: Iris Murdoch on Original Sin
Abstract In The Sovereignty of Good, Iris Murdoch argues that our moral thinking will be impoverished until it possesses a secular conception of original sin. Such a notion would need to remove unacceptable Christian baggage while retaining a genuine claim to be a descendant of the original Christian concept.
Samuel Filby
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Ascetics, slaves, and necessity in Late Antiquity: renouncing all wealth, but for a single slave
Slave owners in Late Antiquity viewed the possession of at least one slave to be a necessity and a defining mark that distinguished the dignified social classes from the poor. Ascetics who shared this perspective faced a choice when renouncing all worldly possessions in pursuit of spiritual perfection, one not merely about luxury, but also about status
E.T. Dailey, Justin Pigott
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Exhibition: Defining Beauty: The Body in Ancient Greek Art : Gods and Heroes [PDF]
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The Pan‐Orthodox Celebration of the 1600th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 1925
Abstract This article explores the attempts to organize a Pan‐Orthodox Council in the years following the First World War that could gather in 1925 on the occasion of the 1600th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea. While some of these efforts were remarkably ambitious, and although they were not always feasible or fully realized, they
Natallia Vasilevich
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Cyclamen persicum Mill. and Leontice leontopetalum L., common vernacular names - and their relation to washing, incense and the unexplained 'Jordan Dome'. [PDF]
Dafni A, Khatib S', Böck B.
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Defrosting humanism: Losing my ethical worldview in the wake of October 7th and Israel's retaliation
Abstract This auto‐ethnographic analysis describes the loss of my ethical worldview and my attempts to regain it following the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli retaliation. On October 7th, I was unable to feel compassion for the people of Gaza or to take action against the Israeli retaliation, aspects that I used to see as ...
Yael Assor
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