Identity, gender and history in Wace's Roman de Rou and Roman de Brut
This chapter uses a gendered lens to examine how individuals' identity changed over the course of their life-cycle in two of Wace's poems: the Roman de Brut - his retelling of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Brittonum_ - and the Roman de Brut - his verse
Hicks, Leonie V.
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The Medieval History and Development of Company Law
In the business life, the company is one of the most significant legal instruments for capital collection and conducting trade activity with limited personal liability. The modern company forms have direct antecedents in the medieval laws.
István Sándor
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Beyond the Foreigner: representations of non-roman individuals and communities in latin historiography, from Sallust to Ammianus Marcellinus [PDF]
From the foundation of the city of Rome in 753 BCE to the capture of the same in 476 CE, the ancient Romans came into contact with a diverse range of peoples. The Romans did not want only to conquer these peoples and incorporate them into the empire, but
Chlup, James Thomas
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Some aspects of its post-roman influence on the landscape [PDF]
Hadrian's Wall is the longest single stone built ancient monument in the United Kingdom and its influence on the man-made landscape has been greater than that of any other surviving structure.
Whitworth, Alan Michael
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Three brilliant recent books get us to think harder about risk in ancient Rome and Roman approaches to risk-taking. They are very different from one another, both in the evidence they cover and the approaches they take, and that in itself reflects the ubiquitous, or indeed proteiform, nature of the subject matter: risk is all around, as we all know.
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The Levirate Marriage in the Middle Assyrian Laws
The levirate marriage is known in Hebrew law and even mentioned in the Old Testament. A prerequisite for the occurrence of the levirate marriage is the death of a brother without children, or without heirs, risking the property unit. In order to protect
Alessandro Hirata
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Treasure Trove in Roman Law, in Legal History, and in Modern Legal Systems. A Brief Summary
In our study, the problems of regulation concerning treasure trove in Roman law and in its subsequent fate have been investigated. First of all, the Roman law regimes of treasure trove have been analysed with special regard to the famous text from Paul (
Ivan Siklósi
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The Empire, the Land, and the Exodus: A Study of How the Roman Empire Literally Shaped Christianity: 1 C.E. - 280 C.E. [PDF]
This paper explores the factors and trends involved in the movement of Christian communities from Palestine into Asia Minor and regions west of the Aegean Sea.
Wilfong, Chelsea J.
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The Archaeometallurgical Evaluation of Three Bronze Socketed Axes, Discovered in Eastern Romania
This paper presents the study of three bronze socketed axes discovered in Neamţ County, Romania. The surface structures and those from the interface of the corrosion layer with the metal core of the basic alloy were analyzed, in order to elucidate the ...
Viorica Vasilache +4 more
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A Typical Surface Formations Found on the Corrosion Layer of Iron Artefacts
The paper presents the experimental results obtained by applying non-invasive methods (OM, SEM-EDX, XRF) on two iron artefacts from the IInd and the IIIrd centuries A.D.
Otilia MIRCEA +3 more
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