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Monster Duels in Byzantine Polemological Tradition of X-XIV Centuries
Научный диалог, 2023 The article is dedicated to a common theme in Byzantine literature, with a particular focus on descriptions of battles between warriors and monsters. According to the authors, the reworking of stories about hunting large predators from ancient mythology ...
K. R. Kapsalykova, A. G. Nesterov
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The patria of Claudianus (FGrHist 282) [PDF]
, 2016 Following the interpretation of Felix Jacoby (FGrHist 282), I argue that the Κλαυδιανός quoted by the scholium to the Gr. Anth. I 19 is the same man presented by the Ecclesiastical History of Evagrius (I 19) as one of the most famous poets of the age of ...
Focanti, Lorenzo
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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A computer scientist looks at game theory
, 2002 I consider issues in distributed computation that should be of relevance to game theory. In particular, I focus on (a) representing knowledge and uncertainty, (b) dealing with failures, and (c) specification of mechanisms.Comment: To appear, Games and ...
Halpern, Joseph Y.
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Medieval Christian Dualist Perceptions and Conceptions of Biblical Paradise [PDF]
, 2013 The article intends to draw attention to some of the most significant and telling appropriations of traditional themes of Biblical paradise in medieval Christian dualism (namely, Paulicianism, Bogomilism and related groups in Eastern Christendom and ...
Stoyanov, Yuri
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg +3 more
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Cured Meats in Ancient and Byzantine Sources: Ham, Bacon and Tuccetum [PDF]
, 2014 The present study discusses the role of salt-cured meat in dietetics, medicine and gastronomy demonstrated mainly in ancient and Byzantine medical (Galen, Oribasius, Aetius of Amida, Anthimus, Alexander of Tralles and Paul of Aegina) and agronomic ...
Jagusiak, Krzysztof +2 more
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
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Secrecy, Politics, Monasteries, and Byzantine Iconoclasm
ReligionsThe Byzantine iconoclastic controversy (726–843) has sparked a debate among Byzantine scholars. The literature on iconoclasm and Byzantine history links the onset of the Iconoclasm period to various indirect factors, including the dual nature of Christ ...
Zeliha Senel
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Numerical Analysis of the Tetrapylon Roman's Triumphal Arch of Tebessa: A Case Study. [PDF]
, 2019 The Tetrapylon Roman Triumphal Arch or commonly called 'Caracalla Gate', located in Tebessa City (Northern Algeria), is considered as one of the most distinctive type of arches associated with the ancient Roman's architecture. This historical monument,
ROUILI, Ahmed, TOUAHMIA, Mabrouk
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