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Proof Through the Night: Representations of Fire-Signaling in Greek Historiography
Histos, 2017 This article examines representations of fire-signaling in Greek historiography from Herodotus to Polybius. These historians’ depictions of either the extraordinary potential or the possibility for confusion inherent in this form of communication are ...
Daniel W. Moore
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Republican Virtues: Merits and Morals in Polybius’ Constitutional Analysis of the Histories, Book 6
HistoriesJohn Adams asserted that the historical summation of republican political thought can be found in one writer: Polybius of Megalopolis. More clearly than any other, Polybius articulated those qualities that define good statesmen and citizens and make ...
Steele Brand
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On the Translation of Polybius 1.1.2
Histos, 2014 This paper deals with the meaning of the words πάντες ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν ἀρχῇ καὶ τέλει κέχρηνται τούτῳ in the proem to Polybius’ Histories (1.1.2). Unlike previous translations, the reading should be: ‘all of them [sc.
Giovanni Parmeggiani
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Journal of Zoology, Volume 328, Issue 3, Page 256-270, March 2026.GPS‐tracked yellow‐legged gulls from urban (Porto) and natural (Berlenga) colonies showed contrasting foraging strategies. Urban gulls remained near cities and followed human routines, while natural gulls foraged farther and used marine habitats. Abstract Urbanisation has led to increased populations of opportunistic species like gulls, driven by the ...
R. R. Fernandes +7 more
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Rousseau's Freedom as Recognition
European Journal of Philosophy, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1357-1374, December 2025.Abstract To yearn for freedom is to want to be seen by others as someone. Rousseau, I believe, held such a conception of freedom, alongside his intricate theory of human passions. This essay examines how freedom relates to such passions, and in particular, to the Rousseauian notion of amour‐propre.
Julian Perilla
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 10, Page 2637-2655, October 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Climate change is expected to significantly impact coastal populations worldwide. The macrophysiological factors that determine the upper thermal limits (UTL) of intertidal ectotherms, however, remain poorly understood.
Pedro Julião Jimenez +3 more
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PART IV: PETITIONS, CASES AND PAPERS
, 2022 Parliamentary History, Volume 41, Issue S1, Page 378-500, October 2022.
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Walking together: artificial and natural selection in traditional husbandry of feral pigs
Journal of Zoology, Volume 325, Issue 4, Page 301-311, April 2025.The history of Homo sapiens is studded with many events promoting relationships with wild animals changing their evolutionary path or impacting their adaptation. Artificial selection is recognized as the product of planned actions aimed to annex useful species into the anthropic niche.
D. Fulgione +5 more
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Early Roman Cavalry in Combat (6th – 3rd centuries BCE)
Nuova Antologia MilitareThe early equites, or citizen cavalry of early Rome, have traditionally been viewed as the impractical, aristocratic complement to the community’s core force of heavy infantry.
Jeremy Armstrong, Gianluca Notari
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History, Volume 109, Issue 388, Page 461-487, December 2024.Abstract This article establishes the intellectual origins and underpinnings of the early modern soldier‐scholar in order to better understand the military humanist tradition within which Sir Walter Ralegh's writings on naval warfare and logistics were conceived and composed. By locating Ralegh within this tradition, the article provides a new critical
MATTHEW WOODCOCK
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