So far, the collection of letters of Maximos the Confessor (580–662) has not been studied from the point of view of philology. The purpose of this article is to analyse Maximos’ letters as examples of epistolary prose and to find out the extent to which ...
Dmitrii Aleksandrovich Chernoglazov
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Vegetation history and climatic fluctuations on a transect along the Dead Sea west shore and impact on past societies over the last 3500 years. [PDF]
This study represents the vegetation history of the last 3500 years and conducts an analysis of the climatic fluctuations on a 75 km long transect on the western Dead Sea shore.
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Archaeological survey at Balama Byzantine Castle in Pisidia (southwest Turkey): a preliminary report [PDF]
The ancient region of Pisidia, located in southwest Turkey, has a settlement history extending from the Prehistoric period to the end of the Byzantine era. Numerous settlements established in this area lay along the Via Sebaste — a vital route connecting
Hüseyin Metin, Abdulhadi Durukan
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New observations on the Fine – Sgraffito ware and Aegean ware in western Asia Minor. A revision [PDF]
This brief article deals with one aspect of Byzantine material culture, that of pottery and, more particularly, with two specific categories of Byzantine pottery, the so-called the “Fine sgraffito ware” and “Aegean ware”, presenting related examples from
Ergün Laflı, Maurizio Buora
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Pollen analysis of core DS7-1SC (Dead Sea) showing intertwined effects of climatic change and human activities in the Late Holocene [PDF]
The Dead Sea sediment holds the archives of a complex relationship between ever-changing nature and ancient civilisations. Here the detailed pollen analyses of core DS7-1SC (off-Ein-Gedi) are presented for the first time.
Leroy, SAG
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The specifics of the monetary circulation of the Taurica during the classical Middle Ages are well known to modern specialists in Byzantine numismatics. It is characterized by the diversity of the money market and a wide variety of issuers.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Alekseienko
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Byzantine Rank Hierarchy in the 9th–11th Centuries
The aim of the article is to present the Byzantine secular rank hierarchy of the 9th–11th centuries. During the above-mentioned period of time Byzantium knew not one but several distinct, relatively independent official hierarchical systems. All of them,
Nikolay Kanev
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Image of the Snake-Dragon in the Architectural Decoration of the Christian Churches of the Medieval Period [PDF]
The article focuses on the evolution of the image of the snake in the architectural decoration of the Christian churches in Caucasus during the medieval period.
Ekaterina Endoltseva, Nelly Tabueva
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Impact of earthquakes on agriculture during the Roman–Byzantine period from pollen records of the Dead Sea laminated sediment [PDF]
The Dead Sea region holds the archives of a complex relationship between an ever-changing nature and ancient civilisations. Regional pollen diagrams show a Roman–Byzantine period standing out in the recent millennia by its wetter climate that allowed ...
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The Concept “Res Publica” and Its Reception in Byzantine Law: Transliterations
The shortened version of the article in Russian: Vin, Yu.Ya. The concept of “res publica” and its reception in Byzantine law: transliterations.Bulletin of the Volgograd State University. Series 4, History. Regional studies.
Yu. Ya. Vin
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