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The Bucellarii and the Roman Empire: Their Origins, Service, and the Matter of Social Cohesion among their Members

open access: yesStudia Historica: Historia Antigua, 2016
The aim of this article is to introduce a preliminary analysis about the bucellarii (a type of mercenary soldiers) during 4th and 5th centuries A.D. Such analysis is presented in the context of the increase of foreign soldiers in the Roman army since the
Fernando Carlos RUCHESI
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6. Rome: The Barbarians

open access: yes, 1958
North of the Rhine and Danube Rivers there lived people known to the Romans as Germans, and often called the barbarians. One of the meanings of the word barbarian refers to people who are uncivilized in the sense that they are primarily pastoral and ...
Mara, Richard T.   +6 more
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III- Barbarians as a connection between China and Russia

open access: yes, 2022
Espagne Michel. III- Barbarians as a connection between China and Russia. In: Dialogues d'histoire ancienne, vol. 48, n°1, 2022. pp.
Espagne, Michel
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Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
wiley   +1 more source

Relief - Marcus Aurelius receives submission of barbarians

open access: yes, 2014
Relief - M. Aurelius receives submission of barbarians. Conservatori Mus.
Ferguson, Everett
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Modelling the surprising recolonisation of an understudied aquatic mammal in a highly urbanised area: fortune favoured the smooth‐coated otter in Singapore

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Ever‐growing human activities present an active and continuing threat to many species throughout the world. Nevertheless, concerted conservation efforts in some regions have balanced these threats and allowed endangered species to recolonise former parts of their original ranges and reverse their decline.
Kilian Hughes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitation influences when trees grow, but not growth rate in a dry temperate forest

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Accurately predicting the role of forests in the global carbon cycle requires a detailed understanding of the factors mediating the timing and magnitude of radial stem growth. While weather conditions and topo‐edaphic factors play a critical role in mediating short‐term
Erin McCann, Marko J. Spasojevic
wiley   +1 more source

Ice Planet Barbarians

open access: yes
Ice Planet Barbarians is the first novel of a series, and it has roots in our topic of sci-fi disability romance. After a spaceship crash landing begins the story, humans interact with humanoid-like creatures on a faraway planet. With an interesting plot
Dixon, Ruby
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