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Showing 1 to 20 of 100 for “"Ancient History"”.
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Believable conversational agents for teaching ancient history and culture in 3D virtual worlds
… and motivational learning tool for teaching ancient history and culture in virtual worlds. Traditional approaches are lacking engagement, interactivity and socialisation, features that are of tremendous importance to modern students (digital natives). At the same time, modern 3D …
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At the water's edge: an archaeological investigation of playa occupation in the Central Plains
… has considerable potential to shed light on ancient hunter-gatherer lifeways and subsistence. These lacustrine environments provide a predictable water source and are ecological hubs for many species of mammals, waterfowl, and vegetation. The availability and abundance of resources create an …
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Cultural Preservation Through Promotion: Marketing The Muscogee Way
… them to connect with local cultures, learn about ancient history, and engage in unique cultural activities. Meanwhile, Indigenous tourism experiences are also a growing trend in the tourism industry. Indigenous tourism is growing by 4% annually, and this growth is projected to continue until 2034 …
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Reimagining the past at the Beijing Olympics
… a sensational spectacle of Chinese culture and history. How should we interpret these symbols representing a romantic Chinese past? I argue that the “ancient” history on display in the Opening Ceremony is actually a product of China’s recent past: its interactions with the West, revolution, …
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Saphira, the snake priestess : a novel, and; Minoan is not Greek : an essay
… aims to stimulate interest in the subjects of Ancient History and Mythology that inform studies in English and Literature in the later years of secondary school. The essay, Minoan is not Greek, explains some of the reasons for the distinction between the Minoan and the later Mycenaean and Greek …
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La poetique du paysage dans l'oeuvre d'Edouard Glissant, de Kateb Yacine et de William Faulkner
… Yacine and William Faulkner combine landscape, history and identity in their work. The depiction of landscape in literature is not new, but the French Romantics in the 19th century, for instance, tended to describe the beauty of landscape without conceiving any rapport between landscape and …
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Becoming Kleopatra: Ptolemaic Royal Marriage, Incest, and the Path to Female Rule
… dynasty, who have been largely overlooked in the history of the Hellenistic world, used their position as one half of the deified, ruling couple to gain increasing access to power, culminating in several instances of co-rule, regency, and female sole-rule, the most notable being Kleopatra VII. …
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The contribution of warlordism to the disintegration of the western Roman army (c. AD 395-480)
… both the late Imperial west as for other eras of ancient history, such as the late Roman republic. Warlordism was a way of continuing politics, if necessary by military means, when commanders found themselves outside the legitimate framework. Unlike the case of usurpation of the imperial office, …
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Aramaic Incantation Bowls and Contemporary Ceramic Art Practice
… between the fields of ceramics, archaeology, ancient history, Jewish studies and critical theory, to enlarge ways of viewing and understanding the bowls, advocating a more prominent position for them within ceramic historical traditions. Aramaic incantation bowls from 5th-7th century CE Iraq …
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Fecunditas, Sterilitas, and the Politics of Reproduction at Rome
This dissertation is a cultural history of the role of human fertility – fecunditas – in Ancient Roman society c. 200 B.C. – A.D. 250. I ask how the Romans chose to understand human fertility, how they sought to preserve and encourage it, and how the absence of fertility affected their marriages, …
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Baths and Public Bathing Culture in Late Antiquity, 300-700
… that were deeply rooted in Roman imperial history. Yet it also demonstrates that bathing in public remained central to daily life at this time.
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Developing a methodology for archaeological prospection on alluvial floodplains with a case study involving the Winckley Lowes barrow sequence, Lancashire.
This paper seeks to develop a balanced methodology for non-intrusive archaeological prospection on dynamic alluvial floodplains. A combination of LiDAR, gradiometry, field-walking and topographic surveying are employed on floodplains on the confluence of the Rivers Ribble, Hodder and Calder near …
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The sculpture collection of the second Marquis of Rockingham at Wentworth Woodhouse
… Grosvenor Square which echoed his knowledge of ancient history and his love of the sculpture of Giambologna.</p> <p>The documentation of his entire collection of sculpture as it stood at the time of the Marquis's death in 1782 is here set out for the first time. The present writer's rediscovery …
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The role and character of the praetorian guard and the praetorian prefecture until the accession of Vespasian
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of the Praetorian Guard in the hundred years between the battle of Actium and the accession of Vespasian. This necessitates not only a consideration of those political activities which the Praetorians undertook at the behest of their emperors …
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Ausonius’ cities: perception of the urban space in fourth-century Gaul
This thesis aimed at studying fourth-century Gallic cities throught he lens of one of its most gifted poet, Ausonius. Born in 310, Ausonius was an Aquitanian nobleman who rose in the service of emperors Valentinian I and Gratian. First of all, it was demonstrated that the poet’s ideal city was …
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Alexander von Humboldt and nineteenth-century ideas on the origin of American Indians
This dissertation revolves around Alexander von Humboldt's research on Indian origins. Humboldt conducted investigations on Indians during his precedent-setting scientific expedition to Meso- and South America during the years 1799--1804. Officially sponsored by the Spanish crown, the main purposes …
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Law in Aristotle's ethical-political thought
Proclaiming that man is a political animal, Aristotle overcame the Sophists' opposition between law and nature. My dissertation looks at whether the law successfully promotes the human good in Aristotle's political philosophy. Aristotle believes law should inculcate the virtues of character. In …
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Ritualization - Hybridization - Fragmentation : The Mutability of Roman Vessels in Germania Magna AD 1–400
This PhD thesis deals with the transformation of imported vessels of Roman origin in Germania Magna during the Roman Iron Age, 1-400 AD. The concept of transformation in this context refers to the various ways these objects were interpreted, physically altered and consequently changed with regard …
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