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Researchers to use DNA to learn origins of Roman slaves
Using only a tooth, researchers at Idaho State University can help solve ancient archeological mysteries – for example, determining what someone ate hundreds of years ago on Easter Island or tracing the genetics of 2,000-year-old Roman slaves –… [continue reading]
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State Counter-Terrorism in Ancient Rome: Toward a New Basis for the Diachronic Study of Terror
State Counter-Terrorism in Ancient Rome: Toward a New Basis for the Diachronic Study of Terror By Ricardo Apostol Paper given at Re-Visioning Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary and International Conference… [continue reading]
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Other-Centred Love: Diotima’s lesson to Socrates
Other-Centred Love: Diotima’s lesson to Socrates By Colin A. Redmond Master’s Thesis, University of Notre Dame Australia, 2010 Abstract: In this thesis I set out to determine the possible motivations in response to which Diotima… [continue reading]
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The concept of law and justice in ancient Egypt, with specific reference to “The tale of the eloquent peasantâ€
The concept of law and justice in ancient Egypt, with specific reference to “The tale of the eloquent peasant” By Nicolaas Johannes Van Blerk Master’s Thesis, University… [continue reading]
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Malaria and Alexander the Great: How important is family history?
Malaria and Alexander the Great: How important is family history? By Srdjan Denic Emirates Medical Journal, Vol.24:3 (2006) Abstract: Alexander the Great died from an acute febrile illness in 323 BC. Recent analyses have suggested… [continue reading]
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Sexuality and the Sacred in Gnostic Literature
Sexuality and the Sacred in Gnostic Literature By Mary Sharpe Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies Dissertation, University of Cambridge, 2001 Introduction:  “Whoever finds the interpretation of these sayings will not experience death.  [continue reading]
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Financial Intermediation in the Early Roman Empire
Financial Intermediation in the Early Roman Empire By Peter Temin The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 64, No. 3 (2004) Abstract: In this paper I use a theoretical hierarchy of financial sources to evaluate the effectiveness of financial… [continue reading]
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Ophir: its location unveiled
Ophir: its location unveiled By Emilio Spedicato Paper given at the 2010 Conference of Quantavolution Abstract:Â Ophir is the name of a geographic location appearing in several passages in the Bible. Most notably it appears as the far away place wherefrom… [continue reading]
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Egyptian Exhibition Opens in Virginia
For our readers in the United States–specifically those of you located along the Mid-Atlantic–we wanted to inform you of an exciting, new exhibition, which just opened at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia. Mummy: Secrets of the Tomb features over a hundred objects, on lease, from the permanent collection of the British…
