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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
American 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
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Environmental Change and Imperial Governance
Journal for the History of Environment and SocietyThis study offers a new perspective on the relationship between environmental variability, fluctuations in Nile flood patterns, and Roman administrative responses in Egypt during the Imperial and late Roman periods.
Sabine R. Huebner
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The Beginning of the Imperial Cult in Hispania in the Augustan Era
Gerión, 2017 Contrary to the assertions which linked the beginnings of the imperial cult in Hispania to the influence of indigenous traditions, evidence of Augustan period stresses the role of Roman authority and, in particular, of military commanders, with the ...
Francisco Marco Simón
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Rulers on the road: Itinerant rule in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Itinerant rule, rule exercised through traveling, was a common yet insufficiently researched, premodern form of governance. Studying the determinants of ruler itineraries in the Holy Roman Empire, AD 919–1519, we argue that rulers' visits targeted “marginal” elites.
Carl Müller‐Crepon +3 more
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Sagvntum, 2015 We present a Roman farm (1st to 3rd century AD) located in the natural park of The Clot of Galvany (Elx), next to a wetland of poor soils. Its peripheral location with respect to the centuriated area in Ilici, the material remains that have been found ...
Jaime Molina Vidal
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Bilateral Supracondylar Process in a Subadult in the Late Antique Age: A Case Report
Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT During the excavation procedures for the railway trait Napoli‐Cancello, in the city of Afragola (Naples), several burials dating back to the Late Antique Age were found. One of them was an amphora burial (enchytrismòs) and contained the skeletal remains of a subadult individual affected by bilateral supracondylar process. Supracondylar process
Barbara Albanese +3 more
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Mummies for export? The Repatriation of a corpse from Alexandria to Ancyra in the Roman Imperial Period [PDF]
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 2010 An inscription on a sarcophagus of the mid- or late second century AD found at Ancyra (modern Ankara, Turkey) indicates that it contained the repatriated body of an Ancyran who died in Alexandria. While absolute proof is lacking, it seems likely that his body had been mummified to allow for its return.
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Geochemical analysis of five brooch types from the Lower Rhine area dated to the last century bc and first century ad is used to constrain resource use, exchange and mobility. Lead isotope ratios demonstrate an Iberian provenance for copper in bronze Late Iron Age brooches.
A. A. T. Ruiter +4 more
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Resisting Hubris: For A Stoic Ethics of Power in Leadership Development
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This essay advances a philosophical and Stoic reinterpretation of hubris that challenges the reductionist treatment it has received in contemporary management research. Whereas most studies, shaped by a positivist epistemology, have sought to quantify the effects of leader hubris on performance, this essay reclaims the concept's original ...
Valérie Petit, Xavier Pavie
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Disciplining the “Queen of the World”? Responsible Innovation as a Way of Life
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper offers a critical reflection on the concept of responsible innovation as defined during the last decades. We argue that the emphasis on innovation as a process risks neglecting the very goals of innovation, namely societal desirability and acceptability. Thus, we suggest reconsidering the role of imagination, the “Queen of the world”
Xavier Pavie +2 more
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