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The ‘Taprobane” of Pliny and Ptolemy [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1904 n ...
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The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and the death of Gaius Plinius Secundus
Acta Theologica, 2005 The effect of the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79, which led inter alia to the death of Pliny the Elder, is reviewed. Pliny, the admiral of the Roman imperial fleet, wished as scientist to witness the event from close by and set sail in the ...
Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers
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Acque reflue e rischio ambientale: inquinamento fluviale nella Roma imperiale
Erga-Logoi, 2021 The paper intends to examine a specific area of research concerning the pollution of large rivers – the Tiber above all but not exclusively – and the resulting contamination of water and air as well as the depletion of fish fauna and related food risks ...
Gaetano Arena
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Pliny, Trajan, and the introduction of Iselasticum for Victorious Athletes [PDF]
, 2023 In two letters, Pliny and Trajan discuss a petition sent to the governor by the guild of athletes concerning their rewards after winning contests (Plin. Ep. 10.118–19).
Begass, Christoph
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Nolan Pliny Jacobson Papers - Accession 304 [PDF]
, 1980 The Nolan Pliny Jacobson Papers consists of material on Oriental religions and philosophy and its interaction with the West. The collection is an extremely valuable source on academic life and professional relationships between scholars of the world as ...
Jacobson, Nolan Pliny
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Sacramentum: On the Legal Meaning of the Term as Used in the Letters of Pliny the Younger
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2022 The article is a scientific and research paper. The subject of research is letters exchanged between Pliny the Younger and Emperor Trajan, whereas the discussion addresses some aspects of the legal meaning of the term sacramentum.
Antoni Dębiński
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Arethusa, 2013 Pliny might seem an obvious model for his fellow letter-writer and orator, Symmachus (early 340s to 402). But even though both authors' letters are in nine books of personal letters and one of imperial letters, there are problems in identifying Pliny's letters as a significant structural, intellectual, or linguistic model for Symmachus's letters, or ...
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Pallas, 2020 In this report the testimonies of Pliny concerning the term saliva (28, 35, 1-39, 8) are examined. Moreover at this «monographic» moment, which presents about 19 cases of therapeutic or magical application of human saliva, the other passages in the ...
Livia Radici, Paola Radici Colace
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Pliny’s “Role Models of Both Sexes”: Gender and exemplarity in the Letters
Eugesta, 2014 The Letters of Pliny the Younger are notable both for their portraits of outstanding women and for their thoughtful treatment of exemplarity. This article explores Pliny’s innovative portrayal in his Letters of women as moral exempla within his new
Rebecca Langlands
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Nolan Pliny Jacobson Papers - Accession 24 [PDF]
, 1975 The Nolan Pliny Jacobson Papers consist of biographical data, professional and personal correspondence, and other papers relating to Dr. Jacobson’s research; his relationship with other philosophers, and his interest in oriental religion, philosophy, and
Jacobson, Nolan Pliny
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