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Supply of the Roman legionaries in the II–III century AD at Novae (Moesia Inferior) and Chersonesos in Taurica

Античная древность и средние века, 2019
Supply of the army along the frontiers of the Roman Empire is a subject of interest of many historians. Emperor and government officials formed strategy of supply of the Roman army. To maintain efficiency of the army and loyalty to authorities, the Roman
Yelena Yur'yevna Klenina
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Les auxiliaires militaires de l’armée d’Afrique héritiers de l’exercitus Africae ?

Antiquités Africaines, 2020
The link between the French colonial army in North Africa and the Roman exercitus Africae has often been drawn. This article explores whether the same connection can be established between the Roman auxiliaries and the 19th-century auxiliaries from ...
Monique Dondin-Payre
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Peasants into Muslims: Poverty and conversions to Islam in Ottoman Bosnia

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Whilst economic historians have invested substantial effort into understanding the economic consequences of religion, they have invested less effort into understanding the determinants of religious affiliation. The lack of knowledge about determinants of religious affiliation seems particularly striking in the case of Southeastern Europe ...
Leonard Kukić, Yasin Arslantas
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth inequality and epidemics in the Republic of Venice (1400–1800)

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses wealth inequality in the Republic of Venice during 1400–1800. The availability of a large database of homogeneous inequality measurements allows us to produce the most in‐depth study of the factors affecting inequality at the local level available thus far for any preindustrial society.
Guido Alfani, Matteo Di Tullio, Mattia Fochesato   +2 more
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Images of Music and Musicians as Indicators of Status, Wealth and Political Power on Roman Funerary Monuments [PDF]

, 2019
Untersuchungen bildlicher Darstellungen von Musikinstrumenten sowie Musikantinnen und Musikanten haben ergeben, dass sie in Grabkontexten benutzt wurden, um auf den Wohlstand sowie den politischen oder sozialen Status der verstorbenen Person oder ihrer ...
Alexandrescu, Cristina-Georgeta
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Centurions in roman epigraphy of Hispania : social relationships

Gladius, 2018
The centurion was the backbone of the Roman army. The article aims at analysing the centurion social relationships during the High Roman Empire through the epigraphic sources in Hispania.
Roberto López Casado
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Strategic materials and state capacity in Renaissance Italy. The economic policies of ‘Roman saltpetre’ procurement

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Demonstrating the existence of a soaring demand for strategic materials in fifteenth‐century Rome, the article pioneers research in the late medieval trade in saltpetre, the irreplaceable, rare component of gunpowder, indispensable for waging war following the diffusion of artillery technology.
Fabrizio Antonio Ansani
wiley   +1 more source

Wooden combs from the Roman fort at Vechten: the bodily appearance of soldiers [PDF]

, 2010
Excavations in the late 19th century and surveys carried out in the 1970s have produced 12 boxwood combs from the Roman fort at Vechten (NL). They are to be considered waste material that was dumped in the river Rhine which in the Roman period ran just ...
Derks, A.M.J., Vos, W.K.
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Consigning Injustice to History with Political Apologies

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Failures to remember the past properly can constitute a range of different wrongs. In this article, we identify a novel kind of wrong that often occurs through political apologies: consigning an injustice to history. Consigning acknowledges that a historical injustice took place but denies that it has any ongoing relevance for the present ...
Alfred Archer, Benjamin Matheson
wiley   +1 more source

Palaces for a New Spain Nobility: Between Creole Identity and Academicism

Sociology Lens, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 75-86, March 2025.
ABSTRACT Mexico City and Havana had a significant number of noble palaces during the eighteenth century. Until now, the dearth of historical documentation on their construction has hampered any approximation, requiring other methodologies. Here, it is intended to establish how a new visual code was defined, consistent both with their local style and ...
Pedro Luengo
wiley   +1 more source