La Hispania en época de Augusto vista por los escriores contemporáneos. Estrabón y Trogo Pompeyo
A description of Hispania in time of Augustus has been narrated to us by Strabo and Trogo Pompeius. The first of them, although he did not visit the country, left a description in his third book.
José María Blázquez Martínez
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Classical texts in the art treatises of early Modern Period
This paper discusses the quotation frequency and reference strategies of Leon Battista Alberti, Federico Borromeo, and Gabriele Paleotti. These three Catholic art theoreticians of Early Modern period engaged Classical texts as the point of reference and ...
Tomas Riklius
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Ausgestorbene Meeresküstenungetüme τροχοί resp. rotae
The paper discuss Claudius Aelian’s testimony concerning mysterious sea monsters called τροχοί (NA XIII 20). According to Aelian, these gigantic but timid animals swim in droves close to the shore.
Elwira Kaczynska +2 more
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Circling Round Vitruvius, Linear Perspective, and the Design of Roman Wall Painting
Many scholars believe that linear perspective existed in classical antiquity, but a fresh examination of two key texts in Vitruvius shows that 1.2.2 is about modularity and symmetria, while 7.Pr.11 describes shading (skiagraphia).
Jocelyn Penny Small
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Zaplecze inwencyjne Spitamegeranomachii Jana Achacego Kmity
This paper offers a detailed analysis “Spitamegeranomachia” by Jan Achacy Kmita on the backgroundof his work and in the broader context of the inventio-doctrine of the Polish Renaissance.The first Polish mock-heroic poem is presented in the ...
Aleksandra Goszczyńska
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Warm Soil, Westerly Wind, and Wet Feet: Feeling and Measuring Ecological Time in the Roman World. [PDF]
Tally-Schumacher KJ.
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Edible Insects: A Historical and Cultural Perspective on Entomophagy with a Focus on Western Societies. [PDF]
Olivadese M, Dindo ML.
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The Entangled Phenology of the Olive Tree: A Compiled Ecological Calendar of Olea Europaea L. Over the Last Three Millennia With Sicily as a Case Study. [PDF]
Ferrara V, Ingemark D.
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Mad Honey and the Poisoner King: A Case of Mass Grayanotoxin Poisoning in the Roman Military. [PDF]
Turner MD.
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The Ethics of Ancient Lactation and the Cult of the Perfect Breastfeeding Mother. [PDF]
Groff E, Steger F.
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