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ABSTRACT Discussions about citizenship routinely overlook the increasingly regular use of citizenship tests in practice. This essay critically surveys why citizenship tests have arisen and the different models that are in use. It is argued that those seeking to examine citizenship should not ignore the use of tests whether or not any specific model is ...
Thom Brooks
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Jesus and Tiberius: An Examination of Source Reliability [PDF]
Since the introduction to the critical method of studying the Old and New Testament in the nineteenth century, doubt has been thrown on the historical reliability of the biblical narrative accounts, especially the four Gospels. Yet, far less scrutiny and
Chrisman, Timothy B.
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The patria of Claudianus (FGrHist 282) [PDF]
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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Byōseki and pathography: Their commonalities and differences
Abstract The German psychiatrist Paul Julius Möbius began to use the term Pathographie in a new sense: a psychiatric biography of a historical figure that focuses on their pathological aspects. Byōseki, which originated from Möbius's Pathographie, refers to a uniquely Japanese practice that explores the relationship between creativity and ...
Shinnosuke Saito
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Nicaea, Constantine, and Gender
Abstract The canons of the Council of Nicaea appear to confirm what some might consider today to be stereotypical views of gender identity. However, according to Philostorgius, a Christian church historian of Late Antiquity, Constantine's stepsister Constantia played an influential role in the decisions of some sceptical key players to sign the creed ...
Martin Illert
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UEG Week 2022 Poster Presentations
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 10, Issue S8, Page 473-1092, October 2022.
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Senecan Progressor Friendship and the Characterization of Nero in Tacitus' Annals [PDF]
Argues that Tacitus’ shaped his account of Seneca and the characterization of Nero within his social environment according to features characteristic of Seneca’s conception of friendship. Surprisingly, Tacitus assigns to Nero an active power: The emperor
Wildberger, Jula
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The empress and her relationship to the Roman army [PDF]
In den meisten Studien, die sich mit dem Verhältnis zwischen dem Kaiser und der römischen Armee in iulisch-claudischer Zeit befassen, finden die weiblichen Angehörigen des Kaiserhauses kaum eine nennenswerte Berücksichtigung. Das verwundert umso mehr, da
Töpfer, Kai M.
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Abstract This article explores a series of newspaper articles from 1908, describing Miss C. – a Copenhagen woman who, apparently, hosted carnal orgies in which she ‘converted’ young women into sapphism. While most historical sources only hint at female same‐sex relationships or describe women's romantic (platonic) feelings for one another, these ...
Rikke Andreassen
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Saint Valentine: Patron of lovers and epilepsy
St. Valentine of Terni a third-century Roman saint was known as the patron saint of lovers. He had the reputation of healing the sick and is said to have restored the sight of Julia the daughter of Asterius his jailer.
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