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Administration, Prosopography and Appointment Policies in the Roman Empire [PDF]
, 2001 Readership: All those interested in Roman history (also at the local level in communities in the Roman Empire), the history of ancient Greek and Roman religions, the representation of power of Roman emperors, and the connections between centre and ...
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Gregorio de Nisa, arquitecto y empresario: Epístola 25
Antigüedad y Cristianismo, 1991 This is a translation of the EPISTOLA 25 of Saint Gregory of Nisa, which contains a beautiful study of the religious architecture in the Christian Orient and also of the economic and social history of the Late Roman Empire.
Ramón Teja
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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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The Christianization of the Late Roman Empire Reconsidered
EpohiThe present article deals with the terminology used by Christians to denominate their adversaries. The origin and use of the words pagan and hellenos are discussed in detail. It further elaborates on the types of religious thinking and the attitudes toward the divine. This survey shows how diverse the experiences of individual people and groups were in
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Rulers on the road: Itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Itinerant rule, rule exercised through traveling, was a common yet insufficiently researched, premodern form of governance. Studying the determinants of ruler itineraries in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519, we argue that rulers' visits targeted “marginal” elites.
Carl Müller‐Crepon +3 more
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A theory of political divergence and gradual institutional change
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why do some societies succeed in breaking away from historical traditions while others remain trapped? This paper proposes a formal theory to investigate the interaction between short‐run and long‐run political dynamics, highlighting a co‐evolution of political institutions and social structures.
Clair Yang
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Aspects of seashore protection in the Late Roman empire
Gdańskie Studia Prawnicze, 2019 The article contains brief considerations on the legal aspects of coastal protection in the period of the late Roman empire. The Roman authorities of the transmarine provinces were likely to face problems such as the smuggling of illegal goods or unwelcomed persons.
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Bilateral Supracondylar Process in a Subadult in the Late Antique Age: A Case Report
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the excavation procedures for the railway trait Napoli‐Cancello, in the city of Afragola (Naples), several burials dating back to the Late Antique Age were found. One of them was an amphora burial (enchytrismòs) and contained the skeletal remains of a subadult individual affected by bilateral supracondylar process. Supracondylar process
Barbara Albanese +3 more
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Barbarization: Change or Continuity in the Late Roman Empire?
, 2022 The term ‘barbarization’ has been frequently used in scholarship to describe the admission of Germanic ‘barbarians’ into the Roman Empire and army in late antiquity, and their impact on the Roman military and society. Barbarization is even linked to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476. Despite its frequent usage, the term ‘barbarization’ is
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