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Jewelled Byzantine and Medieval Reliquaries of the True Cross: Peridots and Other Gemstones in Material and Symbolic Perspective

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, EarlyView.
An interdisciplinary in situ study of jewelled reliquaries of the True Cross integrates gemmology and portable analytical techniques, revealing new evidence on the identification and symbolic role of peridots and other gemstones. ABSTRACT Jewelled crosses containing relics of the True Cross occupy a central position in the devotional, artistic and ...
Stefania Martiniello, Stefano Legnaioli, Simona Raneri   +2 more
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Empire of coercion: Rome, its ruler and his soldiers [PDF]

, 2005
This thesis explores the basis of the political power wielded by Roman emperors. Its hypothesis is that their power was of an essentially coercive nature, and was a manifestation of the Roman ethos of competition for personal dominance.
Foulkes, Martin Edward
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Reseña de: De Francisco Heredero, Ana; Hernández de la Fuente, David y Torres Prieto, Susana (eds.): New Perspectives on Late Antiquity in the Eastern Roman Empire, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2014 [isbn: 978-1-4438-6395-7].

Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie II, Historia Antigua, 2016
Reseña de: De Francisco Heredero, Ana; Hernández de la Fuente, David y Torres Prieto, Susana (eds.): New Perspectives on Late Antiquity in the Eastern Roman Empire, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, 2014 [isbn: 978-1-4438-6395-7].
María Fernández-Baizán Portaencasa
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Fall Frequency, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Female sex is an independent fall risk factor in Parkinson's disease (PD), yet sex‐specific fall patterns remain unclear. Objectives To compare sex‐specific fall risk and outcomes across PD, prodromal alpha‐synucleinopathy (PAS), and healthy controls (HC); estimate fall frequency across PD progression; and assess how sex modifies ...
Joaquin A. Vizcarra, Kat Hefter, David‐Erick Lafontant, Michael Tran Duong, Ashkan Ertefaie, Brian Litt, Dani S. Bassett, Andrew Siderowf, The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, Kenneth Marek, Caroline Tanner, Tanya Simuni, Andrew Siderowf, Douglas Galasko, Lana Chahine, Christopher Coffey, Kalpana Merchant, Kathleen Poston, Roseanne Dobkin, Tatiana Foroud, Brit Mollenhauer, Dan Weintraub, Ethan Brown, Karl Kieburtz, Mark Frasier, Todd Sherer, Sohini Chowdhury, Roy Alcalay, Aleksandar Videnovic, Duygu Tosun‐Turgut, Werner Poewe, Susan Bressman, Jan Hammer, Raymond James, Ekemini Riley, John Seibyl, Leslie Shaw, David Standaert, Sneha Mantri, Nabila Dahodwala, Michael Schwarzschild, Connie Marras, Hubert Fernandez, Ira Shoulson, Helen Rowbotham, Paola Casalin, Claudia Trenkwalder, Todd Sherer, Sohini Chowdhury, Mark Frasier, Jamie Eberling, Katie Kopil, Alyssa O’Grady, Maggie McGuire Kuhl, Leslie Kirsch, Tawny Willson, Emily Flagg, Tanya Simuni, Bridget McMahon, Craig Stanley, Kim Fabrizio, Dixie Ecklund, Trevis Huff, Tatiana Foroud, Laura Heathers, Christopher Hobbick, Gena Antonopoulos, John Seibyl, Kathleen Poston, Christopher Coffey, Chelsea Caspell‐Garcia, Michael Brumm, Bioinformatics Core, Arthur Toga, Karen Crawford, Tatiana Foroud, Jan Hamer, Brit Mollenhauer, Doug Galasko, Kalpana Merchant, Andrew Singleton, Tatiana Foroud, Thomas Montine, Caroline Tanner, Carlie Tanner, Ethan Brown, Lana Chahine, Roseann Dobkin, Monica Korell, Charles Adler, Roy Alcalay, Amy Amara, Paolo Barone, Bastiaan Bloem, Kathrin Brockmann, Norbert Brüggemann, Lana Chahine, Kelvin Chou, Nabila Dahodwala, Alberto Espay, Stewart Factor, Hubert Fernandez, Michelle Fullard, Douglas Galasko, Penelope Hogarth, Shu‐Ching Hu, Michele Hu, Stuart Isaacson, Christine Klein, Rejko Krueger, Mark Lew, Zoltan Mari, Connie Marras, Maria Jose Martí, Nikolaus McFarland, Tiago Mestre, Brit Mollenhauer, Emile Moukheiber, Alastair Noyce, Wolfgang Oertel, Njideka Okubadejo, Sarah O’Shea, Rajesh Pahwa, Nicola Pavese, Werner Poewe, Ron Postuma, Giulietta Riboldi, Lauren Ruffrage, Javier Ruiz Martinez, David Russell, Marie H. Saint‐Hilaire, Neil Santos, Wesley Schlett, Ruth Schneider, Holly Shill, David Shprecher, Tanya Simuni, David Standaert, Leonidas Stefanis, Yen Tai, Caroline Tanner, Arjun Tarakad, Eduardo Tolosa, Aleksandar Videnovic, Susan Ainscough, Courtney Blair, Erica Botting, Isabella Chung, Kelly Clark, Ioana Croitoru, Kelly DeLano, Iris Egner, Fahrial Esha, May Eshel, Frank Ferrari, Victoria Kate Foster, Alicia Garrido, Madita. Grümmer, Bethzaida Herrera, Ella Hilt, Chloe Huntzinger, Raymond James, Farah Kausar, Christos Koros, Yara Krasowski, Dustin Le, Ying Liu, Taina M. Marques, Helen Mejia Santana, Sherri Mosovsky, Jennifer Mule, Philip Ng, Lauren O’Brien, Abiola Ogunleye, Oluwadamilola Ojo, Obi Onyinanya, Lisbeth Pennente, Romina Perrotti, Michael Pileggi, Ashwini Ramachandran, Deborah Raymond, Jamil Razzaque, Shawna Reddie, Kori Ribb, Kyle Rizer, Janelle Rodriguez, Stephanie Roman, Clarissa Sanchez, Cristina Simonet, Anisha Singh, Elisabeth Sittig, Angela Stovall, Bobbie Stubbeman, Alejandra Valenzuela, Catherine Wandell, Diana Willeke, Karen Williams, Dilinuer Wubuli   +197 more
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The making of Britain’s first urban landscapes: the case of late Iron Age and Roman Essex [PDF]

, 2006
This paper presents preliminary research into the social and economic impact of early urban settlement in Britain, focusing on the case-study area of Late Iron Age to Roman Essex.
Pitts, M, Perring, D
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Shaping Manager Well‐Being and Functioning in Declining Nonprofit Organizations: The Critical Role of Strategy Implementation

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Under the roof of Christian churches in Central Europe, some nonprofit organizations (NPOs) grow, while others are in marked decline. Our study in this context extends a previous focus on financial indicators to NPO managers' experiences, their role clarity and job satisfaction, during phases of organizational growth and decline. Specifically,
Max Niehoff, Johannes Stark
wiley   +1 more source

Causes of death among the Ceasars (27 BC-AD 476)

Acta Theologica, 2005
The Roman Empire was ruled by 77 emperors between 27 BC and AD 476 (503 years); 18 (23,4%) of them held sway during the Early Empire (27 BC–AD 193, 220 years), and 59 (76,6%) during the Late Empire (193-476, 283 years).
Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers
doaj   +1 more source

Aquatic Diversity and Fishing Practices at Tell Tayinat (Türkiye) in the Iron Age

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While agrarian societies of the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean relied predominantly on crops and herding of domestic stock for subsistence, local wild aquatic fauna offered a welcomed enrichment, and when opportunities occurred, it could have been a staple in the human diet.
Radovan Kabatiar
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Foreigner: representations of non-roman individuals and communities in latin historiography, from Sallust to Ammianus Marcellinus [PDF]

, 2004
From the foundation of the city of Rome in 753 BCE to the capture of the same in 476 CE, the ancient Romans came into contact with a diverse range of peoples. The Romans did not want only to conquer these peoples and incorporate them into the empire, but
Chlup, James Thomas
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Survival of the Slimmest? The Early Islamic Conquests and the Survival of the Roman State in the East

HiMA
The failure of the early Islamic caliphate to extinguish the rump Eastern Roman Empire remains surprising. While the reasons are complex and reflect the general systemic resilience of the late Roman state, a key aspect of this was the ways in ...
John Haldon
doaj   +1 more source