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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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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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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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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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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 1837, the Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria, purchased a Roman bronze statue of a maenad from the 2nd century ce with red garnets as facetted eye inlays found near Brixen, Southern Tyrol. These garnets were investigated using optical microscopy, a portable hand‐held and a stationary micro‐X‐ray fluorescence device, as
H. Albert Gilg +3 more
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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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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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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Geochemical analysis of five brooch types from the Lower Rhine area dated to the last century bc and first century ad is used to constrain resource use, exchange and mobility. Lead isotope ratios demonstrate an Iberian provenance for copper in bronze Late Iron Age brooches.
A. A. T. Ruiter +4 more
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Disciplining the “Queen of the World”? Responsible Innovation as a Way of Life
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper offers a critical reflection on the concept of responsible innovation as defined during the last decades. We argue that the emphasis on innovation as a process risks neglecting the very goals of innovation, namely societal desirability and acceptability. Thus, we suggest reconsidering the role of imagination, the “Queen of the world”
Xavier Pavie +2 more
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