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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"D051 Hanes yr Henfyd"”.
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A Question of Luxury: Trading Animals and Animal Parts Across the Indian Ocean
Wildlife and their parts formed an important part of trade across the Indian Ocean from the early Roman imperial period. Multiple species are noted to have crossed as part of trade networks and there is evidence that volumes of goods such as ivory, tortoise shell, and red coral were both available …
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Roman Itineraries: A Cultural Approach.
The aim of this dissertation is to examine some selected examples of modified Roman itineraria using some of the ideas of transculturalism as a potential analytical framework to better understand them. In particular, to highlight the theme of ‘cultural production as meaningmaking’ seen in some of …
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Can Networks and Interactions Help us Understand the Euboian Koinon?
The Euboian koinon has been labelled as “irregular” and described as one of the most difficult to understand (Knoepfler, 2015, 158). During the late Classical and Hellenistic eras there were several attempts to establish a koinon on Euboia but almost as soon as our sources mention it we lose all …
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The Cult of the Muses in Thespiai
Even though they are mentioned in the Homeric poems, it was Hesiod who first introduced the Heliconian Muses to the Western world. From the Boeotian poet onwards, Muses were no longer homeless, and mount Helicon and its surroundings would forever be thought of as their space. The town where Hesiod …
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The Religious Reforms of Augustus: Innovation & Opportunism
This dissertation will consider the alleged parlous circumstance of state cult and the religious fabric at Rome at the end of the Republic. It will analyse the religious policies and reforms of Augustus and seek to evaluate how, through a process of innovation and opportunism, the Princeps …
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Unearthed: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of the Romano-Celtic Temple on Hayling Island.
Despite acknowledgement of its socio-political importance during the Roman conquest, the temple site on Hayling Island has limited literature regarding the rituals or experience of patrons to the site. This dissertation sought to explore the possibility of understanding the experiences of those in …
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Spartan Morale: social practices to manage combat stress
This paper examines social practices to manage combat stress in Spartan hoplites in the 5th century. By utilising a modern multi-layered psychological profile designed by Jason Crowley, it considers the role of specific elements of Spartan society (its social structure, education system and its …
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Perceptions of divinity : the changing characters of Roman Venus.
This dissertation examines how at Rome the characters of the goddess Venus changed from the fourth century BC to the first century AD. It is argued that the different ways in which she was perceived, and the associations, powers and responsibilities she was assigned, were significant for the …
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A question of identity : who were the Galatians?
This dissertation attempts to answer the research question: who were the Galatians? It focuses on their identity over the period when they are known to history, from about 279 BCE to the sixth or eighth century CE. Chapter 1 presents the research question and the four subsidiary questions, which …
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The return to hill forts in the Dark Ages: what can this tell us about post-Roman Britain?
After being abandoned for nearly 400 years, some of the ancient Iron Age hill forts were re-occupied and re-fortified in the later fifth and early sixth centuries. Interestingly, some ‘new’ hill forts were also erected at this time. I believed that a study of this phenomenon might shed light on …
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Stones with Souls: How Have Meteorites Been Viewed in the Past and How Are They Viewed in the Present?
… the sacred stones of Orchomenus, Cassandria, Tyre, Ephesus, Paphos, Delphi, and Mecca, all illustrate how these objects shaped religious belief, were used politically, and created enduring myths and legends. Medieval and early modern examples, such as the falls at Nogata, Ensisheim, and …
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The Augustae of the Theodosian Dynasty (379 - 455 CE): An Enquiry into their Portrayal by the Contemporary Textual Sources.
Between 379CE and 455CE seven female members of the Theodosian Imperial Family were elevated to the role of Augusta (Empress), thereby enhancing their ability to influence events and causing their deeds to be recorded by the contemporary historians, clergymen and poets. This dissertation explores …
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The entry of Orpheus into archaic Greek society.
Although absent from early Archaic sources by the sixth century BCE Orpheus the poet had become synonymous with poetry and inspiration. This work will examine the emergence of the myths of Orpheus in Archaic Greece with a view to understanding his place in society. This will entail the exploration …
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In Response to David Barrowclough and John Hallam’s conclusions regarding ‘The Devil’s Footprints’ on Apronful Hill, Pendle: An investigation into the Brythonic identity of East Lancashire.
Lancashire folklore records a legend that footprints found in stone between the villages of Sabden and Pendleton were created by the Devil, who took the form of a giant and carried an apronful of stones with the intention of destroying Clitheroe Castle. Unfortunately, he failed. The stone that he …
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Seneca and the Authorship of the Apocolocyntosis
This study is an investigation into the authorship of the alleged Senecan satire The Apocolocyntosis, that first probes the genre of the work, questions its treatment of philosophy, and explores various other considerations such as the political position of Seneca at the time of its writing. The …
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Authenticity in the Ancient East – Who Cares? A qualitative stakeholder investigation of commodification and authenticity in the portrayal and consumption of heritage in ‘Ireland’s Ancient East’.
This dissertation has been submitted to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Heritage Practice. It discusses a tripartite stakeholder survey of Irish tourism. The research, which was undertaken in 2017, sought to …
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A Culture in Denial: The Roman Cultural Relationship with Human Sacrifice
The Romans denied practicing human sacrifice, and claimed that almost every civilisation around them practised it, with it being an integral part in differentiating the Romans with everyone else; this self perception is deeply flawed. This work endeavours to grapple with the concept of human …
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Plaster, as a vital material: The agency of plaster in the curation of the Çatalhöyük skull
The discovery of Neolithic plastered skulls has attracted widespread interest but there has been a disproportionate focus on the construction and meaning of the skulls, with little regard paid to the material, plaster, itself. In 2004, in Çatalhöyük, a plastered skull was excavated, which had been …
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You Didn’t Have To Be There: Evidence of Humour in the Creation and Use of Material Objects From the Near East, Eastern Europe and Mediterranean, From the Neolithic to the Middle Bronze Age
When Malinowski said, “Anthropology is the science of the sense of humour” in 1966, the theories of the study of humour itself were still being developed, and yet he so clearly summarises why it is important to find our shared funny bones. Through humour we gain sympathetic understandings with each …