Pharmacological practices of ancient Egypt Parkins, Michael D.  (University of Calgary) The Proceedings of the 10th Annual HISTORY OF MEDICINE DAYS, THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Abstract Some of the most extensive… [continue reading]

Relations between the Late Roman World and Barbarian Europe in the Light of Coin Finds Bursche, Aleksander XIV International Economic History Congress, Helsinki (2006), Session 30 The area considered… [continue reading]

Mining: The Roman Exploitation of Northwest Spain By Lindsay McNeill Seminar Presentation, Western Oregon University, 2009 Introduction: The attitudes associated with Roman infiltration of the upper reaches of northern Spain are best described… [continue reading]

The Celts in Iberia: An Overview By Alberto J. Lorrio and Gonzalo Ruiz Zapater e-Keltoi: Journal of Interdisciplinary Celtic Studies, Vol. 6 (2005) Abstract: A general overview of the study of the Celts in the Iberian Peninsula is offered from… [continue reading]

Identifying Genetic Traces of Historical Expansions: Phoenician Footprints in the Mediterranean By Pierre A. Zalloua et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol.83 (2008) Abstract: The… [continue reading]

Fluid Frontiers: Cultural Interaction on the Edge of Empire By Andrew Gardner Stanford Journal of Archaeology, Volume 5 (2007) Abstract: This paper will use the northern frontiers of the Roman empire as a case study… [continue reading]

Epic Appetites: Images of Food in Ancient Greece and Rome By Jenifer Neils Paper given at the Western Reserve Studies Symposium (2000) Introduction: Although there exist many accounts describing food, its production, consumption… [continue reading]

Crassus as Symposiast in Plutarch’s Life of Crassus By James T. Chlup Symposion and Philanthropia in Plutarch, edited by J. R. Ferreira, D. Leão, M. Tröster, and P. Barata (Coimbra, 2009) Abstract: The references to Crassus… [continue reading]

Private Armies and Personal Power in the Late Roman Empire By Ryan Wilkinson Master’s Thesis, University of Arizona, 2009 Abstract: This thesis’ case studies examine the critical roles… [continue reading]

From Infant Sacrifice to the ABC’s: Ancient Phoenicians and Modern Identities By Brien K. Garnand Stanford Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 1 (2003) Introduction: The Phoenicians showed extraordinary acumen… [continue reading]