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Christian Apologists and the Antonine Emperors
The Antonine period from Hadrian onwards sees the beginning of a Christian literature of “apology,” more precisely of defense and justification of the new religion. These defenses sometimes take the form of attacks on “pagan” cults or on Judaism.
Christopher P. Jones
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The Literary Court: Reading Queen Charlotte
Abstract This article investigates the literary culture revolving around Queen Charlotte (1744–1818) between 1761 and 1818. The Queen's library, sold after her death in 1818, contained more than 4500 volumes, and the sales catalogue (1819) offers a fascinating glimpse into her collecting habits and reading interests. This article uses the catalogue, as
Mascha Hansen
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Summary The Iron Age ‘war cemetery’ of Maiden Castle hillfort, Dorset, England, is one of the most internationally celebrated of British archaeological discoveries, levels of trauma recorded on skeletons found there being interpreted as evidence for a Roman massacre.
Martin Smith +2 more
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Descoperiri monetare din Moldova. VII
Monetary Finds from Moldavia. VII We continue the regular publishing of the coins found in Moldova, by presenting several recently found ancient coins from the collection of the Museum in Vrancea (Focsani).
Lucian Munteanu +2 more
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Vis‐a‐Vis: A Tool for Face Components Replacement
Vis‐a‐vis is a tool that can replace one or more specific facial components in images for face analysis, including the texture and shape of facial components such as eyes, nose, and mouth. The tool can, for instance, be used to investigate the contribution of face components to face recognition, face perception analysis, the change of identity, and fun
Nova Hadi Lestriandoko +2 more
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“Meditations” of Marcus Aurelius: The attempt of existential-phenomenological analysis
The article is aimed to confute the belief held about the nature of the world view of Marcus Aurelius as pessimistic. The analysis of “Meditations” demonstrates that the text represents a dialogue between a stoic sage and an ordinary man, Marcus Aurelius
S N Kocherov
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The new Hall of Marcus Aurelius in the Capitoline Museums, located within the ancient site of Giardino Romano, displays the original statue of the Roman emperor of the 2nd century AD.
Raffaele Panella, Maria Luisa Tugnoli
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Exploring New Frontiers in Patent Fossa Ovalis Closure
Percutaneous closure of patent fossa ovalis in patients with paradoxical embolism has gradually emerged as an increasingly compelling alternative to prolonged medical therapy. In particular, in recent years, percutaneous suture‐mediated “deviceless” patent fossa ovalis closure has emerged as a revolutionary technique, offering feasibility across ...
Gregory A. Sgueglia +2 more
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This article gives an account of the extraordinary frequency with which Antonio de Guevara, in his Dial of Princes, resorts to numeric patterns inorder to organise the course of his prose.
Emilio Blanco
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The Stoicism of Śāntideva: Comparisons between Stoic and Buddhist philosophy
Abstract Recently, due to various geopolitical events, a movement for 'decolonisation' has taken shape. In essence, this movements seeks to right the wrongs of Western colonialism. This desire has been expressed in many diverse ways depending on the context.
Lee Clarke
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