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Indian Rivers Seen by the Greeks of the Roman Imperial Period: from Geographical Precision to Exotic Dreams

Indialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies, 2015
The image of Indian rivers given by Greek authors in the Roman imperial period depends on the literary genre they chose : specialists of geography and history like Strabo or Arrian wonder about the reliability of the observations formerly made by the ...
Claire Muckensturm Poulle
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Episcopal succession in Constantinople (381-450 C.E.): the local dynamics of power [PDF]

, 2010
Research on episcopal succession has tended to focus on the social background of bishops, the role played by individual charisma, and church canons governing elections. Such studies have identified regional differences, especially between the eastern and
Van Nuffelen, Peter
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Beyond gatekeeping: Philosophical sources, Indigenous philosophy, and the Huarochirí Manuscript

Metaphilosophy, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 365-380, July 2024.
Abstract This paper argues for a broad definition of philosophical sources and how Indigenous traditional knowledge fits that definition. It concludes by showing how, following the previous two points, an Indigenous document such as the Huarochirí Manuscript can be considered a philosophical source by academic philosophers. The paper has three sections:
Jorge Sanchez‐Perez
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The Hypothesis of the Arsacids’ Descent from the Achaemenids: Myth or Reality?

Banber Arevelagitut'yan Instituti
In the 40s of the last century, J. Wolski proposed a thesis, still dominant in historiography, arguing that the story of Arrian which reached us thanks to his work “Parthica” that the Arsacid dynasty, the founder of Parthian state, descended from the ...
Arthur Melikyan
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More in Defense of Weak Scientism [PDF]

, 2018
In my (2017a), I defend a view I call Weak Scientism, which is the view that knowledge produced by scientific disciplines is better than knowledge produced by non-scientific disciplines.
Mizrahi, Moti
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Grave 22 of the Belgrade necropolis in Karaburma: Retrospective and perspective [PDF]

Starinar, 2010
Almost four decades after its discovery was initially announced, the Celtic necropolis in Karaburma, a suburb of Belgrade, is still one of the most important archaeological sites for the interpretation of the historical, economic, and cultural ...
Blečić-Kavur Martina, Kavur Boris
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Sarissa [PDF]

, 2001
W ostatnim okresie daje się zauważyć wzrost zainteresowania wojskowością czasów Filipa II Macedońskiego i Aleksandra III. Jedno z czołowych miejsc wśród studiowanych zagadnień zajmuje problem sarissy.
Sekunda, Nicholas Victor
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Le masque de Socrate dans le théâtre du monde d’Épictète-Arrien

Aitia, 2022
Arrian is the only person responsible for Epictetus’ Dissertationes as a literary work. He adopts the strategy of the disciple who makes himself invisible to better ensure the effectiveness of his master’s speeches.
Pedro Pablo Fuentes González
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Alexander's administration of Egypt and the ostracon from Memphis: a research contribution [PDF]

Časopis Ksio
Having conquered Egypt, Alexander the Great was aware of the country’s paramount geopolitical significance. Therefore, he sought to eliminate all elements that could lead to its secession from central authority and established an administrative system ...
Miloš Macan
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A New Inscription of Arrian

Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2003
The philosopher-governor of Cappadocia honored by I.Corinth 124 is Arrian, and the Gellius Menander who honored him is the dedicatee of Epictetus' Dicourses.
G. W. Bowersock
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