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Empire of coercion: Rome, its ruler and his soldiers [PDF]

, 2005
This thesis explores the basis of the political power wielded by Roman emperors. Its hypothesis is that their power was of an essentially coercive nature, and was a manifestation of the Roman ethos of competition for personal dominance.
Foulkes, Martin Edward
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Negotiating Pride and Vulnerability in Maud Howe’s Roma Beata – Letters from the Eternal City

Iperstoria
Women’s travel narratives have long occupied an ambivalent position within dominant cultural frameworks, simultaneously supporting imperialist discourses and offering critical insights into ethnocentrism and cultural biases.
Agnese Marino
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Imagining the Ister/Danube in ancient thought and practice: River, the Scordisci, and creation of Roman imperialistic space

Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2018
The paper considers cultural and imaginative construction of the Ister/Danube, and its implications in the creation of the limes area of the provinces of Moesia and (part of) Pannonia.
Vladimir D. Mihajlović
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The Coptic Church in the Aftermath of the Second Vatican Council: Theological or Tactical Anti‐Judaism?

Modern Theology, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 667-685, July 2026.
Abstract Vatican II's declaration on the Jews, absolving them from collective guilt of deicide, marked a significant turning point in Catholic theology. Arab governments tended to perceive this development as evidence that Catholics (or Christians generally) were taking the side of Zionist Jews in the Arab‐Israeli conflict.
Amir Krispel
wiley   +1 more source

Roman imperialism : post-colonial perspectives

, 1996
The papers presented here are the result of a symposium, Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives, held at the University of Leicester in November 1994.
Jane Webster (7639340), Nicholas J. Cooper (4413817)   +1 more
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Democratisation By Default? Change and Continuity of Poland's Contemporary Democracy Promotion in Its Eastern Neighbourhood

Contemporary European Politics, Volume 4, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Following a breakdown in the post‐1989 liberal consensus that governed Polish democracy promotion in its eastern neighbours under Law and Justice's term from 2015, we can expect policy changes to Polish democracy promotion. Paying tribute to historical explanations of Poland's democracy promotion, this article links the historical legacies of ...
Wicke van den Broek
wiley   +1 more source

A ‘Wholly Unjustifiable Treatment of British Subject’? The Detention of W. T. Goode in the Baltic, 1919

History, Volume 111, Issue 396, Page 386-403, June 2026.
Abstract In the summer of 1919, W. T. Goode, the Manchester Guardian’s special correspondent in Russia and the Baltic, was arrested in the Estonian capital Tallinn and briefly detained aboard a British warship. Goode's detention caused a furore, leading to accusations of kidnap, heated commentary in the press and questions in parliament.
Colin Storer
wiley   +1 more source

British imperialism and the Roman Empire

, 1996
British imperialism and the Roman ...
Philip Freeman (7667918)
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Motives for Roman Imperialism in North Africa, 300 BCE to 100 CE [PDF]

, 2015
Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-102).Previous examinations of Roman imperialism in North Africa are insufficient because\ud they lack an appreciation of the balance between the defensive, political, and economic\ud motives.
DeMonto, Michael A.
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Pax terra mariqve: rhetorics of Roman victory, 50 B.C. - A.D. 14

, 2013
This thesis focuses on a short period of time between 50 B.C. to A.D. 14, which is marked by the increased prominence of pax as a central concept within the victory rhetoric of the period.
Cornwell, Hannah Elizabeth
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