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The date and context of the Astronomer's Life of Louis the Pious
The Astronomer's Life of the emperor Louis the Pious (814–40) is a canonical source for scholars of Frankish history. It sits at the centre of recent debates about the nature and tone of Carolingian political discourse, and about the crisis of the empire in the 830s.
Simon MacLean
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The Roman presbyters and la bella scrittura Filocaliana
The long‐standing collaboration between Bishop Damasus of Rome and Furius Dionysius Filocalus has prompted extensive scholarly research over the years, thereby forging a lasting and inseparable link between them. This article does not seek to undermine that bond; rather, it demonstrates – on the basis of surviving epigraphic evidence – that Filocalus ...
Julia Borczyńska
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ABSTRACT In the 17th‐century Louvre expansion project, many architects used free‐standing columns, domes and large pediments for its east elevation. These elements helped give the elevation, over 150 m wide, the monumentality the court wanted, while also providing the appropriate articulation. Bernini was probably the only architect who did not use any
Taro Endo
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Il piacere dell’acqua: le fontane a scaletta di Aquileia
The contribution starting from the analytical study of five small water-stair fountains of Aquileia tries to place these pieces in the larger class of miniature fountains with steps.
Fulvia Ciliberto
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ABSTRACT Preliminary geophysical investigations are a cost‐effective and efficient way to screen archaeological sites and locate buried structures. Ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) is one of the most widely used methods for archaeological prospection, but in some sites, it cannot be employed effectively due to the presence of clay or other electrically ...
Andrea Vergnano +5 more
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Quelques réflexions sur l’urbanisme de l’antique Elusa d’après les photographies aériennes
The data from aerial photographs and the results of recent excavations yield a global view of the orthogonal street network of ancient Elusa. It consists of small blocks of houses variable in size among which the oblong form prevails.
Catherine Petit-Aupert
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Summary Acrylamide is a natural by‐product of the reaction that occurs during the baking or frying food at temperatures above 120°C in industry and in households. The main mechanism of acrylamide formation in food is the Maillard reaction, in which the free amino acid asparagine, which is found in many types of cereals and potatoes, reacts with ...
Danijela Stražanac +6 more
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La romanisation de l’habitat urbain après la conquête
The study of urban housing in the northern provinces of the Empire benefits from the proliferation of developer funded excavations. The amount of data now makes it possible to conduct a study on these housing facilities to try to identify distinctive ...
Géraldine Alberti
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ABSTRACT This article investigates how the changing value of food due to the transition from famine to abundance after industrialization in the 1960s generated a shift in sociality and ways of being together in the Arbëreshë community, who immigrated to Molise during the sixteenth century.
Elisa Pastorelli
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Domus Liuiae: família, gênero e identidade na gens imperial
A família romana era, sabidamente, uma instituição subsumida dentro da communitas, na aposta de uma tradição moral e política, mais do que uma vinculação natural por laços de sangue.
Andréia Tamanini
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