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The Defence of the Long Walls of Thrace (Μακρά Τείχη τῆς Θρᾴκης) under Justinian the Great (527–565 A.D.) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The paper discusses the question of the defence of the Long Walls of Thrace (Μακρά Τείχη τῆς Θρᾴκης) or the Anastasian Wall (Αναστάσειο Τείχος) under Justinian the Great (527–565 A.D.).
Wiewiorowski, Jacek
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Do National Histories Affect National Identities? Ancient Athens, Byzantium and Greece Today, a Survey Experiment

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 114-127, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Do national histories affect national identities? Most nations have complex and multiple pasts. Nationalist historians can smooth over discontinuities by either merging them into an unbroken national narrative or by skipping over pasts that do not fit the story.
Peter Gries   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The modality of historical thinking in the latest Greek primary school curriculum and the new challenges in history education

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 574-587, November 2025.
Abstract This paper refers to the concept of ‘historical thinking’ as it appears in the three versions of the recent Greek History Curriculum for primary school. It is a comparative study of the discourse of the three versions of the recent history curriculum for primary school.
Kyriaki Fardi
wiley   +1 more source

A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEK-ROMAN REPEATING CATAPULT [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
An “automatic” repeating weapon used by the Roman army is presented. Firstly a short description is shown of the working principle of the torsion motor that powered the Greek-Roman catapults.
F. Russo, ROSSI, CESARE
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The Pace di Siena and its Gems

open access: yesJournal of Raman Spectroscopy, Volume 56, Issue 11, Page 1254-1278, November 2025.
For the first time, the gems of the Pace di Siena, a rare en ronde bosse enamel preserved in Arezzo (Italy), have been analyzed using a transdisciplinary approach. The combination of gemmology and Raman spectroscopy has led to the identification of blue sapphires and pink spinels, contradicting previous historical classifications.
Stefania Martiniello   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Economic Condition of the Bishopric of Gaza (Palestine) during the Rule of Bishop Porphyry (circa 395–420)

open access: yesStudia Ceranea, 2018
The study attempts to determine the economic condition of a small provincial bishopric, namely the church of Gaza (Palestine) during the rule of bishop Porphyry (circa 395–420 AD).
Ireneusz Milewski
doaj   +1 more source

Sites of Contact and Models of Change: Introduction

open access: yesTransactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 3, Page 391-398, November 2025.
This Special Issue of Transactions of the Philological Society grew out of a Symposium held in November 2023 at St John's College, Cambridge, in honour of our friend and colleague, Peter Matthews, who died on 7 April 2023. Both the Symposium and the Special Issue were commissioned by the Council of the Philological Society in his memory.
Sylvia Adamson, Nigel Vincent
wiley   +1 more source

The rulership of Pippin I of Aquitaine

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 545-571, November 2025.
This article uses the reign of Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838) as a case study for the historiographical concept of ‘sub‐rulership’ in Carolingian Francia. It unpicks how Pippin’s status varied over time, arguing that Pippin’s rulership represents well the tension between kingship as an office and as a dynastic status.
Eddie Meehan
wiley   +1 more source

ENYΠOΣTATOΣ [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
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Gleede, Benjamin J.
core  

Looking beyond charters and contracts: child slavery in the narrative sources of the early Middle Ages

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 572-589, November 2025.
This article traces the presence of enslaved children in early medieval narrative sources, especially hagiographies, and looks into the relationship between their historicity and their literary functions. While topoi such as the ransoming or redemption of slaves are acknowledged, this article argues that despite these motifs, narrative sources offer ...
Danny Grabe
wiley   +1 more source

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