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Abstract A recent debate has emerged between Caspar et al. (2024) and Herculano‐Houzel (2023) on inferring extinct dinosaur cognition by estimating brain neuron counts. While thought‐provoking, the discussion largely overlooks the function of cognition, as well as partly neglects the difficulties involved in estimating neuron numbers, which according ...
Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen +7 more
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Semis - Sydenham 16 - Crawford 18/2
The semis (literally meaning “half”) is a Roman bronze coin that was valued at half an as. During the Roman Republic, the semis, distinguished by an “S,” was initially a cast coin, but it began to be struck from shortly before the Second Punic War (218 ...
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Rezensiertes Werk: Callie Williamson, The Laws of the Roman People. Public Law in the Expansion and Decline of the Roman Republic, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press 2005,506 S., ISBN 0-472-11053 ...
Jani Kirov
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An Analysis of Julius Caesar’s Generalship as Compared to Proper Generalship in Vegetius
Little is known about Vegetius, who wrote the military handbook Epitoma Rei Militaris (RM), most likely for Emperor Theodosius I during the late 3rd or early 4th century CE.
William Carpenter
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Abstract The cortical bone structure of long bone diaphyses changes throughout growth via skeletal modeling and has important implications for bone strength and structural integrity. Ontogenetic trends in diaphyseal structure have been identified in both chimpanzees and humans but it is not yet clear how these trends compare given notable differences ...
Karen R. Swan +3 more
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La tente prétorienne et l’étiquette dans le camp romain sous la République
Place of life of the military chief in the camp, his tent, located in the praetorium, is a place of power and a meeting place for a small number of participants. This work focuses on the étiquette, the practices related to the roman tent, by studying the
Dimitri Maillard
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Triens - Sydenham 105 - Crawford 41/7b
The Rutgers University Libraries' "Early Coinage of the Roman Republic 280 to 91 B.C.E." exhibition booklet refers to a "border of dots" on the obverse and a "line border" on the reverse.ROMAHelmeted head of Minerva to right; above, value mark (●●●●)Prow
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ABSTRACT Ancient Olympia was one of the most important sanctuaries and the venue for the Olympic Games in Greek and Roman times. Its remains are located in the Olympia Terrace (Peloponnese, Greece) at the present‐day confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos at the base of Mount Kronos.
Sarah Bäumler +10 more
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I. The Dictatorship and the Fall of the Roman Republic [PDF]
Es gibt eine Tendenz in der Literatur, die Diktaturen Sullas und Caesars als „leere konstitutionelle Hüllen" und „republikanische Diktaturen nur dem Namen nach" zu deuten, die „sich zwar gegenüber Diktaturen früherer Perioden parasitär verhielten, von ihnen jedoch institutionell getrennt" waren.
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Semuncia - Sydenham 97 - Crawford 39/5
The Rutgers University Libraries' "Early Coinage of the Roman Republic 280 to 91 B.C.E." exhibition booklet refers to a "border of dots" on the obverse and a "line border" on the reverse.ROMAFemale bust to right, draped and wearing turreted crownHorseman
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