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Military territories in Hispania: New perspectives
Epigraphic documents concerning military territorial limits are not very common, although the set from the north of the Iberian Peninsula is the largest in the Empire.
Ángel Morillo Cerdán +1 more
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The triangular plateau of Lautagne overlooks the landscape south of Valence, and the Rhône, located a few hundred metres to the west. Combining a flat expanse of land, wide and steep slopes to the north and west, the area represents an ideal location for
Magalie Kielb Zaaraoui +3 more
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Les guerres lusitaniennes entre mythe, histoire et réalité : réflexions autour du complexe militaire romain du ‘Pedrosillo' (Casas de Reina, Badajoz, Espagne) [PDF]
International audienceArchaeological prospections carried out around the ancient Roman city of Regina, in septentrional edge of the Morena Sierra, allowed the fortuitous discovery of a great Roman military complex of Republican period, probably in ...
Gorges, Jean-Gérard +1 more
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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The Roman Military Camp in ancient Hegra
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Fiema, Zbigniew Tomasz +1 more
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The aim of the present paper is to thoroughly reconstruct the meaning of the official cult ceremonies for the social life of the Roman Imperial army. Crucial to the analysis is the evidence produced by the Feriale Duranum, a papyrus document dating to ...
Tomasz Dziurdzik
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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
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Churchill and Spain: More Sancho than Quixote?
Abstract This article offers a detailed analysis of Winston Churchill's relationship with Spain over the course of his long and eventful political and personal life. The article focuses on three key episodes: Churchill's ambivalent stance during the Spanish Civil War; his leadership and policy towards Spain during the crucial years of the Second World ...
EMILIO SÁENZ‐FRANCÉS
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AN UNKNOWN COIN DIE OF AUGUSTUS (27 BC – 14 AD), FOUND NEAR OESCUS ON THE DANUBE
The paper presents an unknown coin die, which is for obverse of denarii of Augustus. The coin die is said to have been found many years ago in the vicinity of the village of Gigen, district of Pleven – near the ancient Roman colony of Ulpia Oescus and is
Metodi Yordanov Manov
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Poland in Times of Great War and Second Independence 1914–1939 [PDF]
The present book “Poland – History, Culture and Society. Selected Readings” is the third edition of a collection of academic texts written with the intention to accompany the module by providing incoming students with teaching materials that will assist ...
Pietrzak, Jacek
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