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The Haemus Mountains and the geopolitics of the first Bulgarian empire: An overview [PDF]
Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta, 2014 The role of the Haemus Mountains (that is Stara Planina and Sredna Gora) as a geographical factor is visible in the fact that between the close of the 7th century and the beginning of the 9th century, the eastern parts of that massif turned ...
Marinow Kirił
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The Pace di Siena and its Gems
Journal 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
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A „Divine Sanction” on the Revolt: The Cult of St. Demetrios of Thessalonike and the Uprising of Peter and Asen (1185–1186) [PDF]
, 2012 The paper examines the role of the cult of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica as a tool of maintaining legitimacy of the anti-Byzantine revolt in Tărnovo, 1185–1186, led by brothers Theodore- Peter and Asen-Belgun, which is viewed in the modern scholarship ...
Dobyčina, Anastasia
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Sites of Contact and Models of Change: Introduction
Transactions 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
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Remapping the European Cultural Memory: The Case of Julia Kristeva’s \u3cem\u3eMurder in Byzantium\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]
, 2010 This article considers Julia Kristeva’s novel Murder in Byzantium in the context of some of the most pressing ehtical and political dilemmas faced by Europe today, regarding the role of religion and the inclusion of religious references in the ...
Rus, Bianca Laura
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The rulership of Pippin I of Aquitaine
Early 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
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Imaging Byzantium and Asia—An Introduction.
The Journal of Transcultural Studies, 2011 The themed section Byzantium Beyond its Eastern Borders is based on a lecture-series that was organized by the Institute of Byzantine Archeology and Art History at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg.
Christine Stephan-Kaissis
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Early 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
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Rice as a Foodstuff in Ancient and Byzantine Materia Medica [PDF]
, 2013 The present study discusses dietetic qualities of rice and culinary recipes pertaining to its preparation as demonstrated in ancient and Byzantine medical treatises compiled between 1st and 7th cent.
Jagusiak, Krzysztof +2 more
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‘CELTIC BRITAIN’ IN PRE‐ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY, RECONSIDERED
Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 44, Issue 4, Page 446-461, November 2025.Summary For forty years archaeologists have avoided referring to pre‐Roman Britain and its inhabitants as ‘Celtic’ on the grounds that contemporaries never described them as such. This is incorrect. The second‐century BC astronomer Hipparchus quotes Pytheas (c. 320 BC) as having referred to Britons as ‘Keltoi’.
Patrick Sims‐Williams
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