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You're welcome, travellers! The adventure of Roman Epigraphy

Kairós, 2021
Javier Andreu Pintado
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Caucasus in Greek and Latin Epigraphy from the Greco-Roman World

PHASIS
Sixteen inscriptions from the Mediterranean world and the Cimme-rian Bosporus, dating from the 4th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., are discussed in this article which offers an anthology of mentions relating to the Caucasus in ancient Greek and Latin epigraphy.
Nicolas J. Preud’homme
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The Imperial Eunuch: Traces of Hellenistic Institution in Roman Epigraphy

Dike - Rivista di Storia del Diritto Greco ed Ellenistico, 2017
Dike - Rivista di Storia del Diritto Greco ed Ellenistico, V. 18 (2015)
Y. Rotman
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The Very Old Folk. Roman Provincial Administration, Vascones, and Epigraphy in H. P. Lovecraft

Ágora, 2019
On November 3, 1927, H. P. Lovecraft sent a letter to his friend Wandrei. He related a dream that had impressed him with its vivacity, about a threat haunting the mountains of the Vascones.
Pablo Ozcáriz Gil
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À propos d’une inscription en l’honneur de Saturne à Guelaat Bouatfane (sud de Guelma, Algérie)

Cartagine. Studi e Ricerche, 2020
On ne connaissait rien de la vie religieuse sur le grand site pérégrin de Guelaat Bouatfane (sud de Guelma), mais nos récentes prospections ont permis de découvrir trois inscriptions, fragments d’une même inscription dédiée à Saturne, datée du IIIe ...
Mohammed Fawzi Maallem, Fatma Zohra Boudraa   +1 more
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Knowledge and the Picturesque: Encountering Syria in the Eighteenth Century

Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Volume 46, Issue 3, Page 365-383, September 2023., 2023
Abstract This essay looks at the West's engagement with Syria in the eighteenth century, through the writings of travellers and through the history of the publications they brought back from their travels. It argues that these publications provoked a rethinking of various tropes in the description of the Levant, helping to define attitudes to ruins as ...
Alexis Tadié
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“Light from Light”

The Ecumenical Review, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 249-262, April 2023., 2023
Abstract This article examines the phrase “light from light” in the 4th‐century Nicene and Nicene‐Constantinopolitan creeds. The article begins by presenting the earliest use of light as a metaphor for Christ and his agency, as well as examples of similar language outside “orthodox” Christianity. It goes on to examine the meaning and use of “light from
Maria Munkholt Christensen
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Do Ut Des – the Relation of Material History and Archaeology of Religion to the Study of Religions*

Journal of Religious History, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 726-758, December 2022., 2022
Archaeology as “material history” and the study of religions mutually reciprocate through their shared interest in the ability of people to establish memories and create imaginaries. Starting from this presupposition, the article evaluates the approaches used in archaeology to analyse the practices of past peoples.
Anna‐Katharina Rieger
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AMPHORAE FROM BAETICA. NEW DATA RELEVANT TO RURAL PRODUCTION IN THE GUADALQUIVIR VALLEY (FIRST CENTURY BC–FIFTH/SIXTH CENTURIES AD)

Oxford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 447-467, November 2022., 2022
Summary One of the most prolific areas of agrarian production of the Roman Empire was the Guadalquivir valley of Hispania Baetica. The current study was carried out in the region downstream from Corduba (Córdoba), the capital of Baetica. Knowledge of amphorae from this zone, often underrepresented at consumption sites, has in recent times undergone a ...
Iván González Tobar
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Nonmarine Ostracoda as proxies in (geo‐)archaeology — A review

Geoarchaeology, Volume 37, Issue 5, Page 711-732, September/October 2022., 2022
Abstract Ostracods as bioindicators are extremely useful for reconstructing palaeoenvironment and palaeoclimate and can also indicate the provenance of sediments and materials, for example, in studies on ancient commercial networks. Ostracods are small crustaceans that live in almost all aquatic habitats, both natural and man‐made.
Ella Quante, Anna Pint, Peter Frenzel
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