O nosso presente: a condição humana em alguns espelhos da modernidade e da pós-modernidade by Brenda Teresa Porto de Matos

“…Modernity is, then, presented as a duality or a duplication, and the article discusses some of its counterpoints, such as the politics of antiquity and modernity, the idea of positive and negative freedom, utopian and conservative thinking and the idea of equality. …”
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From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection by Xanthe Brooke

“…He befriended resident diplomats such as the British vice-consul Julian Benjamin Williams, from whom he acquired some of his collection, and authored several publications, including a travel book on the countries of the Mediterranean, and another on the art and antiquities of Spain (specifically, the art collections of Seville and its hinterlands), which was published shortly before his death in 1840. …”
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Snake and staff symbolism and healing by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…The origin of the double-snake emblem is shrouded in the mists of antiquity. In classical times it became the herald’s wand (caduceus) of Hermes, messenger of the gods who guided departed souls to the Underworld, and was seen as the protector of travellers, shepherds and merchants. …”
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Les agglomérations du Centre de la Gaule : types d’occupations et évolution du réseau (iiie-vie s. apr. J.-C.) by Christian Cribellier

“…It is thus a restructured and deeply changed network, inheriting from successive evolutions, which still lasted at the end of antiquity. As for the future of these towns in the early Middle Age, it is difficult to consider it. …”
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Schemata Isagogica. Osservazioni sui prologhi di alcuni commenti logici del XII secolo a Isagoge e Categorie by Pietro Podolak

“…The literary culture of late antiquity established a list of questions to be answered before studying an author or a text. …”
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Digital Transformation: Improving Operation Efficiencies Through AI-Predictive Analysis Network at a Vancouver Catering Services by Innocent Mafiele, Rustam Nigmatullin, Farzaneh Tajikfilestan, Gaurav Pawar, Anu Chawla

“…An enormous global food firm is growing quickly and getting ready to move to a new location, but it needs more software infrastructure and antiquated technologies, which present serious problems. …”
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La Guadeloupe et ses espaces pénitentiaires : quelles discontinuités de l’ordre en outre-mer ? by Marie Redon, Delphine Grancher

“…Among the institutions where the situation is critical in terms of ratio number of inmates / places, the prison of Baie-Mahault is iconic, like the Basse-Terre one by its antiquated. In an overseas insular space as Guadeloupe, do these sovereign institutions are depending on the metropolitan extraterritoriality or on the surrounding area? …”
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Chased by a Unicorn by Georgios Orfanidis

“…So, through a list of relevant examples of monumental and miniature art, we will look for the beginnings of the two aspects of this ancient symbol, with an emphasis on the parable under examination, offering a new perspective on the semiotic analysis of Antiquity during the Middle Ages.…”
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A voz ou a plenitude do texto. Performance oral, práticas de leitura e identidade literária no Ocidente medieval by Carlos F. Clamote Carreto

“…How can we explain this astonishment that modern criticism has interpreted as a clear evidence that High Middle Ages, following the models of Classical Antiquity, mainly developed the reading aloud, rather than the Early Middle Ages that had invented silent reading? …”
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Wygląd Zenobii w Historia Augusta: asocjacje i inspiracje by Radosław Domazet

“…Therefore, this article is not only important with regards to research concerning the female body in antiquity, but it also draws attention to the previously unexplored influence of Plautus on the Historia Augusta.…”
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Nutritional Analysis of Five Wild Edible Vegetables Traditionally Consumed by the Orang Asli in Perak by Rachel Thomas Tharmabalan

“…The significance of wild edible plants may be traced back to antiquity, and methodological studies are the focus of present food movements to restore culinary traditions. …”
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Moral Aspects of Some Combat Sports by Jacek Meller

“…Their history shows a process of gradual brutalisation, in antiquity from battles during the Greek Olympics, to competitions in  Roman arenas; in the modern age from regulations introduced in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, to formation or restoration of combat, where almost no rules exist. …”
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Aristotle for all? The work of Walter Mooney Hatch by Alan Towey

“…In principle, whatever we have inherited from Antiquity (whether materially or intellectually) belongs to us all. …”
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Ansanus “the Baptizer” and the Problem of Siena’s Non-Existent Early Episcopacy (c. 1100–1600) by Carol A. Anderson

“…Seemingly confirming this assessment, the Sienese Church possessed no hagiographic tradition of early bishops that would prove that their urban settlement was a true <i>civitas</i> in late antiquity. As part of their effort to verify that their city had not only Roman but also early Christian origins, the Sienese, primarily spearheaded by lay officials, refashioned the image of their martyr-saint, Ansanus (d. 296). …”
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Zmiany modelu poznawczego uczniów w kontekście prac nad e-podręcznikiem by Jolanta Dyrda

“…Vorgan [2011] call today’s generation of teenagers “Digital Natives” who acquire knowledge on the Internet, and read no paper-printed information which is seen by them as too antiquated. According to these authors, “Digital immigrants” are newcomers to the digital world. …”
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Expressões retóricas do amor no Cancioneiro Geral de Garcia de Resende by Geraldo Augusto Fernandes

“…In antiquity, the orator was guided by elocutio to make his speech a rich ornament with the intention of convincing his audience that he, the orator, defended a correct thesis, and that his oratory was, above all, a piece for delight. …”
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space by Елена Григорьева

“…Space in our consciousness is inextricably linked to the concept of North and South. The hot, arid and antiquities-rich South and the cold, seemingly unfriendly, but in its own way beautiful and promising North. …”
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L’aqueduc du Gier : nouvelles données sur le pont-siphon de Beaunant à Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) by David Baldassari, François Blondel, Stéphane Gaillot

“…In 2018, an archaeological excavation was undertaken to study three piers (17, 18 and 19) of the Yzeron aqueduct at Beaunant (Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France) which supported the conduits of a siphon that carried water from the Gier aqueduct to Lugdunum in Antiquity.The Yzeron siphon, which covered a length of 2,660 m and was located less than 20 km from the source of the Gier aqueduct on Fourvière hill in Lyon, made it possible to cross the Yzeron Valley which, at this point, was almost 1.50 km wide and 125 m deep. …”
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Maximizing temperature sensitivity in a one-dimensional photonic crystal thermal sensor by Manal A. Maher, Arafa H. Aly, Mohamed S. Esmail, S. E.-S. Abd El-Ghany

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Addis Amba Mädhané Aläm: the Uncommon Troglodytic Heritage of Ethiopia by Tsegaye Ebabey DEMISSIE

“… Ethiopia is one of the few African countries that have preserved the antiquities of early and medieval Christianity. The cave church of Addis Amba Mädhané Aläm (the church of Saviour of the World), is one of the little known troglodytic heritages found in Mäqét, North Wällo. …”
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