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Jesus and Tiberius: An Examination of Source Reliability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Since the introduction to the critical method of studying the Old and New Testament in the nineteenth century, doubt has been thrown on the historical reliability of the biblical narrative accounts, especially the four Gospels. Yet, far less scrutiny and
Chrisman, Timothy B.
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Caste criminalisation in South India and permanent migration to Fiji, 1903–1927

open access: yesAsia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Does the official criminalisation of a group lead to permanent out‐migration? In the early 20th century, British officials in south India designated multiple castes as inherently criminal under the Criminal Tribes Act (CTA). The CTA required police registration and could force entire groups into special settlements.
Alexander Persaud
wiley   +1 more source

Si loin, si proches ? L’horizon romain des colonies italiennes et provinciales au prisme de la religion, de la deuxième guerre punique à l’empire des Sévères

open access: yesPallas, 2019
From Republic to Empire, many colonial deductions supported the Roman conquest of territories and the domination over Italy and the provinces. These cities shared a common legal and political status that partly shaped their public religious life, which ...
Audrey Bertrand
doaj   +1 more source

The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

Bioarchaeological analyses reveal long-lasting continuity at the periphery of the Late Antique Roman Empire. [PDF]

open access: yesiScience, 2023
Depaermentier MLC   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When Is a Wrong Answer Right?: Mediating Indigenous Language Revitalization at Taiwan Indigenous Television

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article follows producers of Kai Language Heroes, the first Indigenous language game show in the world, as they adapted the genre for language revitalization. Kai Language Heroes is one of many original programs at Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV), a public broadcaster that serves Taiwan's diverse Austronesian‐speaking peoples. I argue
Eliana Ritts
wiley   +1 more source

The Islamic State as an empire of nostalgia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Primary empires were the product of internal development and self-sustaining through the exploitation of their own resources, but there were also historically a large number of “shadow empires.” These were imperial polities that were the products of ...
Barfield, Thomas
core  

The exploitation of silver deposits in early medieval Europe: some documentary, economic and social problems

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract Focusing on Southern Europe, this article sheds light on the mining landscape of the early Middle Ages. Based on the current state of historical and archaeological knowledge, the article raises a number of questions that can be extended to other European regions.
Nicolas Minvielle Larousse
wiley   +1 more source

Power laws in the Roman Empire: a survival analysis. [PDF]

open access: yesR Soc Open Sci, 2021
Ramos PL   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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