A Grotesque Terracotta Figurine of the First Century C.E. from Muralto, Ticino, Switzerland: Function, Use, and Meaning by Simone Voegtle

“…A Roman terracotta figurine representing a grotesque ithyphallic male figure with the characteristics of a cock is discussed in relation to its role as an apotropaic device.…”
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Andrei Muraviev in the Face of Death. On Italian Voyages from a Thanatouristic Perspective by Anna Kościołek

“…The research material consists of two works: Roman Letters and Appendices to “Roman Letters”. …”
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La maison de la Harpiste et son décor à Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) : nouvelles données sur l’occupation tardo-républicaine d’Arelate by Marie-Pierre Rothé, Julien Boislève, Sébastien Barberan

“…Several years ago our knowledge on the Roman town of Arles/Arelate during the late Republican period was still limited to selective observations. …”
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Julian the Apostate, Claudius Mamertinus, and Ammianus Marcellinus: Filling in a “Blank Spot”? by Gregor Pobežin

“… Flavius Claudius Julianus, often referred to as “Julian the Apostate,” ruled the Roman Empire from early 360 AD until his death in battle on June 26th, 363 AD. …”
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Robert Holschuh Simmons. Demagogues, Power, and Friendship in Classical Athens. Leaders as Friends in Aristophanes, Euripides, and Xenophon. London: Bloomsbury, 2023. 177 pp., ISBN... by Mariana Franco San Román

“…Holschuh Simmons por M. Franco San Román. …”
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Jane Eyre between the Wars by Patsy Stoneman

“…L’un des héritages que Charlotte Brontë laissa derrière elle avec son roman Jane Eyre, c’est une trame qui fut indéfiniment recyclée dans le roman féminin. …”
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City of Wars: the Representation of Wartime London in Two Novels of the 1940s: James Hanley’s No Directions and Patrick Hamilton’s The Slaves of Solitude by Jean-Christophe Murat

“…Cette étude analyse la représentation de la ville anglaise en guerre—ou plus exactement de Londres et de sa banlieue—dans deux romans britanniques des années quarante : No Directions de James Hanley (1943), et The Slaves of Solitude de Patrick Hamilton (1947). …”
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Les siphons en terre cuite du monde romain : l’exemple de l’aqueduc d’Almuñécar (Andalousie, Espagne) by Elena H. Sánchez López

“…The aqueduct that supplied the Roman city of Sexi Firmum Iulium (today Almuñécar, Spain) had a long siphon as the last section before arriving at the city centre. …”
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Reorganization of Moscow Divisions of People's Militia into Rifle Ones in August - September 1941 by Alexey Yurievich Bezugolny

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Kraljevic Marko from Serbian Folk Songs among Poles in the 19th Century by Dejan Ajdacic

“…The paper discusses the unique translation approaches of August Bielowski and Roman Zmorski. It further analyzes references to Prince Marko in Adam Mickiewicz’s lectures at the Collège de France (1841), Roman Zmorski’s introduction to his 1859 book of 30 song translations about Prince Marko, Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki’s encyclopedic article (1867), and Bronisław Grabowski’s play about Prince Marko (1880). …”
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Res divini juris as res extra commercium: a Comparative Analysis of Doctrine and Case Law by Anatoliy A. Lytvynenko

“…The Roman law doctrine res extra commercium has excluded certain objects from civil-legal transactions, some of which were related to divine service or otherwise religious purposes. …”
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Water as a social border in Ancient Egypt by Heidi Köpp-Junk

“…There were no public baths like in the Roman Empire before the Graeco-Roman Period. The existence of bathrooms with water drainage as well as wells in the houses of the upper classes symbolizes a separation between these groups of people. …”
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Pecorino romano : les transformations d’un produit d’origine protégée au cours des xixe et xxe siècles by Rita d’Errico

“…Although its name refers to the Roman countryside, the region of Lazio from which it comes, Pecorino romano –the most exported Italian cheese until the late 20th century– is currently produced mainly in Sardinia, while that produced in Lazio is increasingly marginal and risks disappearing from the market. …”
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« Faire clair et vif avec des éléments complexes » by Cordula Reichart

“…Aulus can be read performatively as beginning and foundation of the French story of salvation as a Roman story of perversion.…”
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Metz/Divodurum, cité des Médiomatriques : apport de deux fouilles récentes (place de la République et rue Paille-Maille) à la question des origines by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Christian Dreier, Sandrine Marquié

“…This essay’s aim is to present the current state of knowledge about the origins of the Roman town of Metz/Divodurum. In order to arrive at this, the literary sources and the results of urban archaeological excavations are used. …”
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Adventures With Mommsen by Brian Croke

“… Theodor Mommsen (1817–1903) has long been considered the greatest Roman historian of the nineteenth century. Above all he was an accomplished philo­logist, editor and scholarly organiser. …”
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La science-fiction et le champ littéraire by Andrew Milner

“…Le seul roman historique de Flaubert, Salammbô, fut publié en 1862, à peu près en même temps que le premier des Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne, Cinq semaines en ballon. …”
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Saintes/Mediolanum, cité des Santons et Bordeaux/Burdigala, cité des Bituriges Vivisques : destins croisés by Louis Maurin, Alain Bouet, Eneko Hiriart, Guilhem Landreau, Christophe Sireix, Dominique Tardy

“…AD this city benefited from a properly Roman suite of major architectural embellishments which gave it a glamour unrivalled by its neighbour or by the other civitates of the new province of Aquitania.…”
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Un casque romain à Sainte-Colombe (Rhône) by Daniel Frascone

“…A Niederbieber type helmet has been found in a Gallo-Roman gutter while making soundings in the vicinity of Vienne. …”
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Persona, religión y jerarquía. Comentarios al dossier de Íconos 22 by Eduardo Kohn

“…Esto ha afectado la manera en que se forman los miembros de diversos grupos sociales como sujetos con capacidad de actuar políticamente. …”
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