Technology and culture in Greek and Roman antiquity [PDF]
, 2007 The technological achievements of the Greeks and Romans continue to fascinate and excite admiration. But what was the place of technology in their cultures?
Cuomo, Serafina
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The Metroac Cult: Foreign or Roman? [PDF]
, 2016 : Previous scholarship on the Roman Magna Mater concentrated on how the foreign aspects of the Metroac cult, especially the dedicated priests, the galli, were not fluid with Roman standards of culture and religion.1 This resulted from the critical ...
Caveney, Cathryn
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Images of Music and Musicians as Indicators of Status, Wealth and Political Power on Roman Funerary Monuments [PDF]
, 2019 Untersuchungen bildlicher Darstellungen von Musikinstrumenten sowie Musikantinnen und Musikanten haben ergeben, dass sie in Grabkontexten benutzt wurden, um auf den Wohlstand sowie den politischen oder sozialen Status der verstorbenen Person oder ihrer ...
Alexandrescu, Cristina-Georgeta
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Biology and fishery of Florida's commercial sponges [PDF]
, 2000 This fact sheet gives information on the biology and commercial value of sponges found in Florida. Five species in Florida are harvested commercially.
Stevely, John, Sweat, Don
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Introduction to The State of New Testament Studies
, 2020 Excerpt: I (Nijay) first encountered the book The Face of New Testament Studies, this book\u27s predecessor, when I was in graduate school. I went to seminary primarily because I wanted to learn how to study the Bible in depth for personal and ministry ...
Gupta, Nijay K., McKnight, Scot
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The landscape and environment of Etruria [PDF]
, 2017 Etruria, homeland of the Etruscans, lies on the western coast of Italy to the north of Rome between the Tiber and the Arno rivers. This hilly region is defined by its low-lying coast and the rugged Apennine mountains to the north and east.
Perkins, Phil
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The Exchange of Goods from Italy to India during the Early Roman Empire – The Range of Travelling Times [PDF]
, 2014 This paper examines the evidence for the time taken for a circuitous flow of goods between Italy and India to occur. It is argued that the distinct nature of the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean trading spheres meant that it was often not possible for this
Cobb, Matthew
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The ancient wall paintings of Ostia antica (Rome): history, technique and craftsmanship
, 2018 The painted decorations of Ostia, the harbour of Rome, are known by all for their excellent preservation state and for the importance they represent as one of the only testimonies of Ancient Wall Painting from the second to the fifth c. AD. However, it is surprising to see they have never been studied through a technical point of view, using them as a ...
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Magistrates, patrons and benefactors of voluntary associations: status building and Romanisation in the Spanish, Gallic and German Provinces of the Roman Empire [PDF]
, 2009 Social historians are becoming increasingly aware that voluntary associations provide the ‘missing link’ between the civic elites and the ‘lower classes’. This raises an important question: how did the Roman collegia contribute to the Romanisation of the
Verboven, Koenraad
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Los vinos ibéricos en Roma (y Ostia) en el Medio Imperio (siglo II ‒ principios del III d. C.). Análisis y revisiones de datos [PDF]
, 2019 The excavations in the building known as the Terme di Elagabalo in Rome revealed large amounts of fragments. The amounts of Iberian wine-amphorae found in the Middle Imperial contexts of this site (2nd – early 3rd centuries AD) will be added to those ...
Radaelli, Edoardo
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