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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Scythian"”.
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Emissaries in the narrative of Herodotus
… of reciprocity. Finally, three case studies (the Scythian logos, Cyrus’ life, and preparations for the battle of Salamis) combine these modes of analysis to show how Herodotus manipulates the presentation of emissaries to direct the attention and judgment of his audience towards characters, …
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The theme of Marlowe's tragedies : thirst for power.
… of fame and glory; in Tamburlaine, it is the Scythian shepherd's aspiration to conquer dominions; in Faustus, it is a scholar's yearning for supernatural power through knowledge; in The Jew of Malta, it is Barabas' desire to sway kingdom by wealth; in The Guise, it is the Duke's lust for a …
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Sensorial Materiality: A Sensorial and Material Reanalysis of Elite Pazyryk (600200 BCE) Textiles from Pazyryk Barrow Number Five.
… represents a uniquely preserved and mysterious Scythian group culture, that has been subject to academic debate since its discovery. The exquisite material culture has enamoured scholars from around the world, and display some of the most dynamic, animated, and symbolic textiles of their time …
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Goldsmithing technologies, metallurgical traditions and funerary rituals in the Saka societies of the Eurasian Steppe during the Iron Age (c. 900 - 500 BCE)
… horse-riding population that was part of the pan-Scythian world, renowned for manufacturing complex gold objects in the famous “Animal Style” for the elite strata of society. These included costume plaques, microbeads, torcs, and gold-decorated armour. Over 300 gold objects, along with several …
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Archery in Archaic Greece
… While convention holds that these archers were Scythian or Cretan mercenaries, I prove that there is no compelling reason to believe that this was so. The archers were Greek and likely derived from the lower classes of citizens. Moreover, despite its ideological demotion among the elite, the bow …
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Studies in Aetiology and Historical Methodology in Herodotus
… Four examines aetiological narratives in the Scythian logos and argues through them that this logos is as integral to the Histories as the analogous Egyptian logos studied in Chapter Two. Chapter Five demonstrates how the aetiologies associated with the Greeks’ collaboration with the Persians …
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Religious and Ritualized Landscapes of Iron Age North Central Eurasia
Animal Style Art (ASA), an iconographic style expressed on monuments and material culture, is a geographically widespread phenomenon in north central Eurasia during the Iron Age (ca. 1,000 BCE – 100 CE). Frequently depicted elements of this style include composite animals composed of animal …