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Delphi, war and the question of arbitration (500–400 BCE)
Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 2023 The purpose of this paper is to explore the Delphic oracle and arbitrations; Delphi’s impact on peace and conflict during the First and Second Peloponnesian Wars (460–445 BCE, and 432–404 BCE) in the Hellenistic world.
Adil Calap
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The circulation and distribution of classical Greek coinage
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract From a sample of the most prominent Greek city‐states, data involving a total of 999 hoards and 160,007 coins from 550 to 300 BC were collected to discern the relative magnitudes, consistency of issue, and distribution of Classical Greek coinages.
Zane Mullins
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Lysias, Isocrates and the Trierarchs of Aegospotami
Erga-Logoi, 2019 Isocr. 18 could have hired Isocrates, and the speaker of Lys. 21 and Eryximachus could have hired Lysias as speechwriters for their rhetorical skills. However, it is probable that Isocrates’ choice to criticize the former colleagues of Isocr.
Angelos Kapellos
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Alliance Politics in the 21st Century Great Power Competition: A Power‐Balancing Coalition Framework
Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT US‐China competition in the Indo‐Pacific is setting the stage for a new tale of alliance politics. To contain Beijingʼs expanding power and influence in the Indo‐Pacific, Washington is currently leading several coalitions, namely the US‐Japan Alliance, Quad, Squad, and AUKUS; To counter US balancing efforts, Beijing is now strengthening its ...
Brian C. H. Fong
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Persistence and dynamic of forest snails in the Western Carpathians over the last 40 thousand years
Boreas, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 98-109, January 2026.The glacial/interglacial cycles have shaped the landscape of temperate Europe for the past 2.5 million years, with open landscapes prevailing during the glacial and forested landscapes during the interglacial periods. However, the survival and recolonization strategies of temperate forest species during glacial phases remain poorly understood and hotly
Lucie Juřičková +5 more
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Mitford on the formation of control systems in Athens and Sparta before the Peloponnesian war [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 The paper, historiographical by its nature, aims at examining the existing assessments of William Mitford's work and clarifying his interpretations of the particularities of the formation of political systems in Athens and Sparta before the start of the ...
Yasnitsky Nikolay +2 more
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TOWARD A CONJECTURAL HISTORY OF CONJECTURAL HISTORIES
History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 56-74, December 2025.ABSTRACT Most intellectual historians use the term “conjectural history” to designate a new form of speculative history created in eighteenth‐century Scotland by Adam Smith and a few others. These writers traced the development of human society and culture through conjectural reasoning based on philosophers’ views about human nature and travelers ...
ANTHONY GRAFTON
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Talia dixit, 2019 Review to: Johanna Hanink (ed.), How to Think about War: An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy. Thucydides Speeches from The History of the Peloponnesian War, Princeton y Oxford: Princeton University Press ...
Juan Carlos Iglesias-Zoido
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The Formula of Plague Narratives
Akademisk Kvarter, 2015 The article is a narratological investigation of a selection of plague tales. The selection spans millennia and different text types, technologies and genres, from The Bible to apocalyptical films, iPhone games and testimonials from Médecins Sans ...
Jørgen Riber Christensen
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William Mitford on the origins of the confrontation between Athens and Sparta
Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2020 William Mitford’s interpretation of the origins of the rivalry between Athens and Sparta was analyzed. W. Mitford considered the clash of Athens and Sparta as inevitable.
N.A. Yasnitsky
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