The Stoic Tradition by John Sellars

“…The Neoplatonic practice of writing commentaries on the works of both Plato and Aristotle in late antiquity was central, laying the foundations for the subsequent philosophical traditions in Greek, Arabic, and Latin during the Middle Ages. …”
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From utility to imperial propaganda: (Re)discovering a milestone of Constantine I from the vicinity of Bona Mansio and emporion Pistiros and its significance for the study of the ‘... by Emil Nankov

“…A new look at the milestone’s findspot, date, historical context and relation to other milestones found in the region is necessary because its place of discovery puts the actual route of the ‘Via Diagonalis’ in close proximity to the fortified settlement at Gradishteto near Asardere, situated ca. 2 km west of “Kaldarmata” and ca. 5 km east of the town of Vetren, commonly identified with Bona Mansio, which was the last road station in the territory of Philippopolis during Late Antiquity. The diachronic analysis of other milestones found in the region allows us to capture the milestone’s evolving function as a medium of communication between the imperial administration and its subjects within the 3rd and the 4th centuries AD; from a road accessory providing practical information to travellers into an administrative tool displaying imperial propaganda. …”
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Aux origines gauloises de Tours (Indre-et-Loire) : état des connaissances by Sandrine Linger-Riquier

“…It benefitted from the privilege of being a free city during the Early Roman Empire, subsequently becoming a chief town of the Lyonnaise III during Late Antiquity; but was it of Gallic origin? Since the 18th c., this question has divided local scholars, because the ancient town’s name, Caesarodunum, tends to indicate a foundation by Caesar. …”
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L’infanticide féminin en question chez les Gaulois du Midi : l’apport des analyses ADN sur les nouveau-nés enterrés dans les habitats de l’âge du Fer by Bernard Dedet, Henri Duday, Philippe Gruat, Mélanie Pruvost

“…It is also attested to by ancient texts, notably in Greece and Rome, as well as within the considered region during late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It will of course be necessary to extend paleogenetic analyses to other assemblages of perinatal subjects to confirm or refute this hypothesis, and to determine whether this very particular “recruitment” according to sex is the result of a widespread phenomenon, whether from a geographical or chronological point of view, or whether it is specific to a few sites, perhaps related to a localized occurrence of economic or social crisis. …”
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Vingt années de recherches à Oedenburg (Biesheim et Kunheim, Haut-Rhin) : un bilan by Michel Reddé

“…In addition, the excavations allowed to identify a first early Roman Empire relay, followed by another during late Antiquity.Up until now, no late La Tène levels have been brought to light at the site. …”
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Exemples d’habitats aristocratiques sur les sites des rues Eugène-Desteuque et Ponsardin à Reims/Durocortorum by Magalie Cavé, Stéphane Sindonino, Sabine Groetembril

“…They occupy the south-western quarter of the Early Roman city, more particularly the area between the south-eastern corner of the forum and the ancient arch known as the “Arch of Ceres,” which was absorbed by the city during the layout of the city walls in Late Antiquity. Thus, at the end of Antiquity and for the duration of the medieval period, the two sites remained intra muros, located, nonetheless, only a few meters from the ramparts in the case of rue Ponsardin. …”
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Architecture et réfection des aqueducs d’Orléans/Cenabum (Loiret) by Julien Courtois, Mathilde Noël, Franck Verneau

“…The chronology of the two basins is poor, but they seem to post-date the construction of aqueduct B.The aqueduct continued to function during Late Antiquity, since a very special arrangement, dated to this period, was found at the foot of a manhole north of the Fontaine de l’Étuvée sanctuary. …”
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Le mobilier en cuir antique et médiéval du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum by Martine Leguilloux

“…For closed shoes, the generic term calceus will be used in this article to designate them, a denomination that can be found throughout the Roman period until late Antiquity and which may be applied to several different models. …”
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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…Although these settlements did not grow in luxury or in size like some villae, their economic base was stable enough, in many cases, to keep them in operation well into Late Antiquity. These small settlements –around 3,500 m2 of enclosed surface area– are characterized by the presence of one or two apparently multi-functional buildings. …”
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Les moulins de l’Antiquité tardive en Gaule méridionale : l’exemple des meulières de Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie (Gard) by Samuel Longepierre

“…How can milling activities in Late Antique Gallia Narbonensis be defined? How important were they within the family setting? …”
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Les fortifications de Besançon durant l’Antiquité tardive, révision du dossier et proposition d’une nouvelle hypothèse by Adrien Saggese, Marie-Laure Bassi, Thomas Chenal

“…This observation motivated the re-examination of the questions of the implantation of the late antique fortifications within the very particular topographical context of Besançon.…”
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Sépultures privilégiées dans la cité des Pictons : l’espace funéraire de Jaunay-Clan (Vienne) by Maxence Segard, Rémi Corbineau, Cécile de Seréville-Niel, Antoinette Rast-Eicher

“…A rescue excavation undertaken in 2011-2012 in Jaunay-Clan (Vienne) revealed a Late Antique funerary area consisting of a pyre, a mausoleum and a large masonry building. …”
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L’agglomération de Melun (Seine-et-Marne) durant l’Antiquité tardive : de Metlosedum à Meteglo by Claire Besson, Diane Laneluc, Olivier Puaux

“…The Late antique occupation of Melun is characterised by the presence of a fortified nucleus on the Île Saint-Étienne, located between two arms of the Seine. …”
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Isidore of Seville and Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada by Rodrigo Furtado

“…Isidore of Seville (c. 570–636) and Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada (1170–1247) mark the beginning and end point of a type of historiography in Iberia that is still very dependent on late antique models. Isidore’s Chronicon (CPL 1205) and Historiae (CPL 1204) were considered canonical models of what “writing history” should mean, forming the backbone of all major texts and compilations written in Iberia until the thirteenth century. …”
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Exploitation végétale des oasis d’Arabie by Charlène Bouchaud

“…The recent excavations of Madâ’in Sâlih, ancient Hegra, have revealed the existence of a city inhabited from the 4th century BC and occupied during the Nabataean, Roman and Late Antique periods before its abandonment around the beginning of the 7th century AD. …”
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An Evaluation of the Architecture and Urban Positioning of the Phaselis Aqueduct by Kibar Cesur, Leyla Kaderli

“…Designed to align with the city’s topography, the aqueduct transported water from distant sources, to the city, delivering it through two directional shifts to baths, fountains, an other public spaces. In the Late Antique Period, the aqueduct was adopted to the city’s evolving urban plan through various repairs and reinforcements, enabling its contiuned use. …”
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Cotton textiles from the Byzantine period to the Medieval period in ancient Palestine by Orit Shamir

“…It will discuss the possible origin of the cotton textiles, and the co-development of the textile trade and local production, through the Late Antique and medieval periods.…”
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Une schola monumentale découverte boulevard Frédéric-Latouche à Augustodunum/Autun (Saône-et-Loire) by Yannick Labaune, Antoine Louis, Véronique Brunet-Gaston, Anne Delor-Ahü, Jean-Pierre Garcia, Antony Hostein, Michel Kasprzyk

“…To judge by its plan and its situation within a residential area located in the immediate vicinity of the monumental centre, the building of the beginning of the late-antique period exhibits the functional and topographical features of a schola of exceptional size. …”
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Węgrzy jako pars aliqua gentis Massagetum. Ślady późnoantycznej i wczesnośredniowiecznej uczoności w dziele Tomasza archidiakona Splitu. Część 2. Postrzeganie Massagetów. 2) Kontek... by Lesław Spychała

“…Traces of erudition in the late antique and early medieval periods in the work of Archdeacon Thomas of Split. …”
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IUENNA – openIng the soUthErn jauNtal as a micro-regioN for future Archaeology: A «para-description» by Hagmann, Dominik, Reiner, Franziska

“…The Hemmaberg site is among the most extensively researched Late Antique hilltop settlements—dating from the 4th to the 6th century AD—and serves as a primary research focus. …”
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