Issue 7 by Kleos - the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology
Kleos - Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology, 2024
The seventh Kleos issue is out! As always, we are proud to present the work of starting scholars ... more The seventh Kleos issue is out! As always, we are proud to present the work of starting scholars of (r)Ma and PhD‐level. The papers included in the issue cover a wide range of subjects, starting with the second millennium BCE in Mycenae, to discussions about repatriation and colonialism in existing collections. As is our custom, you will find the papers ordered in chronological order, leaving aside disciplinary divides.
Kleos - Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology, 2024
This paper delves into the Late Bronze Age Mycenaean civilisation's burial customs, t... more This paper delves into the Late Bronze Age Mycenaean civilisation's burial customs, to elucidate the dynamic relationship between weaponry assemblages and evolving societal dynamics by focusing on Mycenae, Dendra, and Prosymna. During the Palatial period, these societies underwent significant transformations, transitioning from kin groups to nuclear families as political units, reflecting shifts in societal organisation and power dynamics. The research scrutinises the specific weaponry findings in shaft graves, tholos tombs, and chamber tombs, elucidating their roles in combat functions and as prestige objects. By categorising the morphology of weaponry types, this study investigates the practicality of these weapons in warfare and their symbolic significance. The contextual analysis of burial sites unveils military identity and broader social conditions. The presence of precious material and intricate designs in weaponry underscores their roles in projecting social status and identities. This paper emphasises the intricate relationships between weaponry, elite representation, and cultural identity, providing fresh insights into Mycenaean militarism and social dynamics.
Kleos - Amsterdam Bulletin for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, 2024
The term ‘paradoxography’ (‘marvel‐writing’) refers to compilations of excerpted historical, ethn... more The term ‘paradoxography’ (‘marvel‐writing’) refers to compilations of excerpted historical, ethnographical, natural scientific, and biological phenomena, which emerged in 4th century BC Alexandria with the purpose of presenting extraordinary phenomena. Twentieth‐century scholarship has depicted paradoxography as a misuse of legitimate historical and scientific works for the purpose of entertainment, while recent scholarship casts a more generous view of the relationship between paradoxographical compilations and their source texts. Nonetheless, the nature of paradoxography’s engagement with science remains a desideratum of research. The present article focuses on Antigonus (fl. c. 240 BC) and his Collection of Marvellous Investigations (Συναγωγὴ ἱστοριῶν παραδόξων), demonstrating how he invokes wonder in spontaneous generation—a biological process thought in antiquity to explain the appearance of organisms without being generated by another of their kind, such as insects in rotting matter. Antigonus assumes his readers’ familiarity with spontaneous generation, unlike other topics he discusses. This article demonstrates that, by positioning spontaneous generation as an object of wonder, Antigonus engages with contemporary discourse and encourages inquiry into this generative process. I introduce the history and critical reception of paradoxography, its stylistic features, and analyse Antigonus’s references to spontaneous generation to emphasise his work’s participation in scientific inquiry.
The Battle of Magnesia (190 BC) ended with the victory of the Romans and their all... more The Battle of Magnesia (190 BC) ended with the victory of the Romans and their allies, and the distribution of former Seleucid territories west of the Taurus Mountains to Rhodes and Pergamon, who contributed crucially to Rome’s victory. Although the Romans de facto held the sole supremacy of the Mediterranean, Rhodes and Pergamon acted as independent states. Their relationship did not always go smoothly, whilst Rome’s dissatisfaction and enmity towards Rhodes and Pergamon grew steadily.
The paper will analyse substantial events and turning points in the relationship between Rome and its primary allies in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Peace of Apamea (188 BC) to the aftermath of the Third Macedonian War (171‐168 BC): the disputes between Rhodes and Lycia with Roman interventions and Roman hostilities to Rhodes and Pergamon after the Third Macedonian War. By examining surviving literary accounts and comparative studies of the Rhodo‐Lycian and Pergamene‐Galatian conflicts, this paper suggests a Roman strategy to allies with whom they were dissatisfied. The Romans could sink their allies’ strength by granting autonomy to revolting areas whose armed rebellions had been suppressed by the allies recently and by encouraging them to revolt again.
From as far north as Britannia to as far south as Africa and Mauretania, the provi... more From as far north as Britannia to as far south as Africa and Mauretania, the provinces of the Roman empire came to be represented as allegorical female figures on a large variety of mediums including statues, mosaics and, most significantly, coinage. The personification of the provinces was a recurring phenomenon on Roman coinage, yet it is not until emperor Hadrian (117‐138 AD) that this representational device was used in such a systematic and unprecedented way. This paper explores how Hadrian’s utilisation of these personifications challenged the Roman tradition of using images of defeated and conquered provinces fallen to the might of Rome. The usage of coinage will be explored as part of the wider programme demonstrating how these policies worked in tandem to create and propagate an idealised ‘ecumenical’ view of the Roman Empire under Hadrian and how the empire stood to benefit from reconfiguring their relationship with the provinces. In highlighting and interrogating the ideologically charged nature of these personifications, this paper will also seek to counterbalance past scholarly interpretations of this series. In particular, challenging the dominant interpretation by Jocelyn Toynbee which was heavily influenced by the imperial climate of early twentieth‐century Britain. Thus, it is essential to re‐examine this ideology in light of the benefits to the imperial power of projecting an ecumenical vision of empire and how it might serve as encouragement for provincial collusion in the project of empire.
Roma Aeterna! Words corroborated by the continuous popularity of the Romans in the e... more Roma Aeterna! Words corroborated by the continuous popularity of the Romans in the ever‐growing video game industry. Games and movies, along with their respective fields of study, often favour the Roman Empire as the star of the show.1 Instead, this paper analyses one of their greatest adversaries in video games: the Carthaginians. The article explores the representation of the Carthaginians in the digital ludic realm and the sources used to form these representations. Furthermore, the study analyses how game designers manage gaps in the historical record. The absence of Carthaginian literary texts means the creators turn to other sources or adopt alternative approaches. How can lacunas in sources turn into a depiction of a complex culture and society? The paper analyses two popular video games: Imperator: Rome and Old World.2 The focus lies on the influence of ancient and historiographic sources in shaping digital representation, as evident from in‐game texts and game files. This analysis requires a multidisciplinary methodology and perspective, combining historical research and game studies. The study demonstrates the great influence that Roman and Greek sources have on the representation of Carthage in video games. Additionally, I discuss developers’ approaches to gaps in knowledge, and what other sources they employ to create a complete and layered representation.
In 2018, a German auction house sold a Benin Bronze from the collection of German‐J... more In 2018, a German auction house sold a Benin Bronze from the collection of German‐Jewish publisher Rudolf Mosse. It had been forcefully auctioned off by the National Socialist regime in 1934, making the Bronze a Nazi‐looted object. Therefore, prior to the sale, the auction house came to a financial agreement with Mosse’s heirs. Since 2018, debates on restitution and the Benin Bronzes have developed tremendously. On the one hand, the Benin Bronzes―a group of cultural objects from the Royal Kingdom of Benin in today’s Nigeria that were violently looted by British soldiers in 1897―have become emblematic for a new rise of urgency concerning colonial restitution, and multiple museums and national government have returned Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. On the other hand, in 2022 the US‐based Restitution Study Group opposed these returns and claimed that the Bronzes should be made accessible to descendants of enslaved people in the US. They claim that the Kingdom of Benin had created the Bronzes from brass that the Kingdom had received for its active role in the transatlantic slave trade.
This article dives into the object history of this Benin Bronze from Mosse’s collection, situating it within the intersecting violent contexts of the Holocaust, colonialism and slavery. Therefore, this article connects the case of the Benin Bronze to an influx of relational approaches in transitional justice, the study field that explores the long‐term effects of mass violence as well as the specific judicial and non‐judicial processes that have been developed to confront these episodes of mass violence. The aim is to showcase the potential and limits of material culture approaches and provenance research for transitional justice, as well as to critically reflect on mechanisms of restitution that in themselves are influenced by processes of meaning‐making, prioritization and selection.
Issue 6 by Kleos - the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology
Kleos Issue 6, 2023
The sixth Kleos issue is out! As always, we are proud to present the work of starting scholars of... more The sixth Kleos issue is out! As always, we are proud to present the work of starting scholars of (r)Ma and PhD‐level. The papers included in the issue cover a wide range of subjects, ranging from the events of 70 AD, which marked an important point in Jewish history, to the reception and manipulation of the figure of King Alfred of Wessex in modern fan fiction. As is our custom, you will find the papers ordered in chronological order, leaving aside disciplinary divides.
As the title suggests, the article introduces the historiographical debate on the destruction of ... more As the title suggests, the article introduces the historiographical debate on the destruction of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 70 AD. The author presents different interpretations of this event and how this came to be viewed as a watershed moment in Jewish history. In doing so, the author effectively questions long‐standing and sometimes anachronistic interpretations of historical events and formed time periods.
Claudia Zancan dives into the materialisation of the society of the Late Kofun period on the isla... more Claudia Zancan dives into the materialisation of the society of the Late Kofun period on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Through the analysis of the style, iconography and iconology of the recovered materials and preserved decorations, the author reveals the hybrid nature of the artistic production, material culture, grave goods produced by a society which merged elements of peninsular origin with local culture.
The author discusses how a comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of both the materiality and ... more The author discusses how a comprehensive and multidisciplinary study of both the materiality and stratigraphic research can shed new light on social and religious differences shift of Early Medieval Spain. Exploring the settlement and cemetery at Gózquez, the author analysis the transition between the Visigoths and the Moors in central Spain.
This paper examines the way colonizer states make use of objects to build their relations with fo... more This paper examines the way colonizer states make use of objects to build their relations with former colonized countries. This leads into a discussion about the role the materiality of these objects plays in said relationship, while further looking into the layered meanings they have.
In this dialogue, Mussies presents an innovative analysis of the representations of archaeologica... more In this dialogue, Mussies presents an innovative analysis of the representations of archaeological artefacts in modern fanfictions of the English King of Wessex. Mussies – and subsequently Dr. Guerrero‐Pico – reflect on the use of this online genre to explore how archaeological narratives are being constructed outside academia.
Thomas Hijzen reviews the events of the ARCHON Day 2022, held at the Rijksdienst voor het Culture... more Thomas Hijzen reviews the events of the ARCHON Day 2022, held at the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed at Amersfoort last October on the theme ‘Interdisciplinary Collaborations’. Hijzen outlines the different presentations and goes deeper into some of the theoretical topics which were discussed at this one‐day event.
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Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic ... more Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic CV and further develop your academic network? Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team of academic peers? The peerreviewed journal Kleos cordially invites enthusiastic (R)MA and PhD students to apply for one of the six open positions within the editorial board of Kleosthe Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology. What is Kleos? Kleos is a peer-reviewed, open access academic journal, which aims to provide a possibility to graduate and PhD students, as well as starting independent researchers, to publish their research in the fields of classics, ancient history and archaeology. The journal is run by an interdisciplinary team of seven editors (two editors from each main study field and one chief-editor). This editorial team is supported by the journal's academic advisory council. The quality of the editorial process is furthermore guaranteed by the expert peer reviewers involved.
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More information on how to apply for this position is provided on the poster!
Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic ... more Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic CV and further develop your academic network? Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team of academic peers? The peer reviewed journal Kleos cordially invites enthusiastic (R)MA and PhD students in Archaeology and Ancient History to apply for the four open positions within the editorial board of Kleos-the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology.
Are you an enthusiastic (R)MA or PhD student and would you like to gain academic publishing exper... more Are you an enthusiastic (R)MA or PhD student and would you like to gain academic publishing experience as part of an interdisciplinary team of academic peers?
Apply now for the open position within the editorial board of Kleos! We are looking for applicants in the field of classics.
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Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do yo... more Kleos Call for Editors, 2022
Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic CV and further develop your academic network? Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team of academic peers? The peerreviewed journal Kleos cordially invites enthusiastic (R)MA and PhD students to apply for one of the two open positions within the editorial board of Kleos-the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology.
If you wish to apply please send a short letter of application (no longer than one A4) by Monday 28th of November 2022 in which you address your background (field of study, current position/occupation, topics of interest etc.), motivation and previous experience (editorial and board experience, your networks, specific skills etc.). Letters can be sent to bulletin.kleos@gmail.com.
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The paper will analyse substantial events and turning points in the relationship between Rome and its primary allies in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Peace of Apamea (188 BC) to the aftermath of the Third Macedonian War (171‐168 BC): the disputes between Rhodes and Lycia with Roman interventions and Roman hostilities to Rhodes and Pergamon after the Third Macedonian War. By examining surviving literary accounts and comparative studies of the Rhodo‐Lycian and Pergamene‐Galatian conflicts, this paper suggests a Roman strategy to allies with whom they were dissatisfied. The Romans could sink their allies’ strength by granting autonomy to revolting areas whose armed rebellions had been suppressed by the allies recently and by encouraging them to revolt again.
This article dives into the object history of this Benin Bronze from Mosse’s collection, situating it within the intersecting violent contexts of the Holocaust, colonialism and slavery. Therefore, this article connects the case of the Benin Bronze to an influx of relational approaches in transitional justice, the study field that explores the long‐term effects of mass violence as well as the specific judicial and non‐judicial processes that have been developed to confront these episodes of mass violence. The aim is to showcase the potential and limits of material culture approaches and provenance research for transitional justice, as well as to critically reflect on mechanisms of restitution that in themselves are influenced by processes of meaning‐making, prioritization and selection.
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𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒
Are you an enthusiastic (R)MA or PhD-student and would you like to gain academic publishing experience as part of an interdisciplinary team of academic pears?
Apply now for the positions of Archaeology Editor and Ancient History Editor within the editorial board of Kleos. The deadline for the application is 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 December 4𝐭𝐡, so be sure to mail us your application in time!
More information on how to apply for this position is provided on the poster!
Apply now for the open position within the editorial board of Kleos! We are looking for applicants in the field of classics.
See the call below for more information.
Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic CV and further develop your academic network? Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team of academic peers? The peerreviewed journal Kleos cordially invites enthusiastic (R)MA and PhD students to apply for one of the two open positions within the editorial board of Kleos-the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology.
If you wish to apply please send a short letter of application (no longer than one A4) by Monday 28th of November 2022 in which you address your background (field of study, current position/occupation, topics of interest etc.), motivation and previous experience (editorial and board experience, your networks, specific skills etc.). Letters can be sent to bulletin.kleos@gmail.com.
The paper will analyse substantial events and turning points in the relationship between Rome and its primary allies in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Peace of Apamea (188 BC) to the aftermath of the Third Macedonian War (171‐168 BC): the disputes between Rhodes and Lycia with Roman interventions and Roman hostilities to Rhodes and Pergamon after the Third Macedonian War. By examining surviving literary accounts and comparative studies of the Rhodo‐Lycian and Pergamene‐Galatian conflicts, this paper suggests a Roman strategy to allies with whom they were dissatisfied. The Romans could sink their allies’ strength by granting autonomy to revolting areas whose armed rebellions had been suppressed by the allies recently and by encouraging them to revolt again.
This article dives into the object history of this Benin Bronze from Mosse’s collection, situating it within the intersecting violent contexts of the Holocaust, colonialism and slavery. Therefore, this article connects the case of the Benin Bronze to an influx of relational approaches in transitional justice, the study field that explores the long‐term effects of mass violence as well as the specific judicial and non‐judicial processes that have been developed to confront these episodes of mass violence. The aim is to showcase the potential and limits of material culture approaches and provenance research for transitional justice, as well as to critically reflect on mechanisms of restitution that in themselves are influenced by processes of meaning‐making, prioritization and selection.
𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐒
Are you an enthusiastic (R)MA or PhD-student and would you like to gain academic publishing experience as part of an interdisciplinary team of academic pears?
Apply now for the positions of Archaeology Editor and Ancient History Editor within the editorial board of Kleos. The deadline for the application is 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 December 4𝐭𝐡, so be sure to mail us your application in time!
More information on how to apply for this position is provided on the poster!
Apply now for the open position within the editorial board of Kleos! We are looking for applicants in the field of classics.
See the call below for more information.
Are you interested in gaining academic publishing experience? Do you want to boost your academic CV and further develop your academic network? Do you enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team of academic peers? The peerreviewed journal Kleos cordially invites enthusiastic (R)MA and PhD students to apply for one of the two open positions within the editorial board of Kleos-the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology.
If you wish to apply please send a short letter of application (no longer than one A4) by Monday 28th of November 2022 in which you address your background (field of study, current position/occupation, topics of interest etc.), motivation and previous experience (editorial and board experience, your networks, specific skills etc.). Letters can be sent to bulletin.kleos@gmail.com.
If you wish to apply please send a short abstract (no longer than 300 words) as a Word file by the 29th of March 2022 to bulletin.kleos@gmail.com. For more information see the flyer.
If you wish to apply please send a short letter of application (no longer than one A4) by Friday 8th of October 2021 in which you address your background (field of study, current position/occupation, topics of interest etc.), motivation and previous experience (editorial and board experience, your networks, specific skills etc.). Letters can be sent to bulletin.kleos@gmail.com.
The fifth Kleos issue is out, our first lustrum issue! We are proud
to present the work of starting scholars of (r)Ma and PhDlevel.
This issue also is a special one: it does not only contain
regular Kleos papers, but also the proceedings of the conference
‘Narrative and Storytelling in Archaeology’. With no precise
intention in the original selection of the papers, both the
conference and regular articles share the theme of ‘narrativity’.
Covering a wide range of subjects, the papers range from the
application of this concept in the field of archaeology to classics.
the sharing of stories and narratives within a powerful institution and collecting environment. This leads on to a critique of the application and appropriateness of a decolonizing approach to a highly colonial past.
approaches applied in the creation of a virtual field school map in
Minecraft Education Edition. Contextualising their results within a
wider debate of interactive pasts and education and videogames,
Poulsen – and subsequently Dr. Ariese – reflect on the various
possibilities and limitations this tool presents as an educational
outreach tool within the field of archaeology.
The fourth Kleos issue is out! We are proud to present the work of starting scholars of (r)MA, PhD, and even BAlevel in the fields of Ancient History, Classics and Archaeology.
The papers included in the issue cover a wide range of subjects, ranging from gendered patterns in funerary practices of the Northwest‐European Corded Ware culture to the opportunities that present day collaborations between game developers and scholars of the ancient past can offer us.
However, such a narrative is largely rooted in andro- and ethnocentric, Western assumptions: biological sex is equated with gender, grave goods are taken as a direct representation of identity, and weapons (i.e. the CW ‘battle-axe’) are associated with masculinity. Moreover, burials under barrows are overrepresented in the ‘grand narrative’ of the CWC, while other funerary and depositional contexts are underrepresented.
By analysing Pacatus’ descriptions of the Goths, it becomes clear that they are ascribed more positive, almost Roman traits, while at the same time still corresponding to the prevailing barbarian stereotype to some degree. Moreover, by simultaneously suggesting that Maximus’ soldiers have lost their Roman identity, Pacatus problematises the distinctions between Romans and non-Romans, Goths and barbarians, and consequently the idea of civil war itself, even further.
This article firstly aims to analyse these similarities and discuss the possibility that Eugenianos retrieved inspiration from anacr. 16. As Drosilla and Charikles contains many references to ancient texts, the Anacreontea poems are not the only possible source of inspiration. Therefore, this article secondly aims to compare the passage from Eugenianos’ text with similar descriptions of beautiful people from other ancient and Byzantine novels.
By doing so, this article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate concerning Charlemagne’s reception of Augustus. It will conclude that Charlemagne and his contemporaries were not as interested in any Christian aspects of Augustus’ legacy as, given the dominance of Orosius’ perception of Augustus in the Middle Ages, might be expected.
is a peer-reviewed, open access academic online journal,
launched in 2014, which publishes current research and review articles
by graduate and PhD students, as well as starting independent
researchers, from the fields of archaeology and ancient studies (i.e.
classics and ancient History). Kleos also provides reviews of recent
books, conferences and exhibitions.The journal is published once a
year and its main goal is to provide a possibility to graduate and PhD
students to publish their research. The journal thus mainly aspires to
serve as a platform for starting academic careers, and help students
and starting researchers to share their research, gain experience in
publishing, and improve their scientific skills. At the same time the
journal aims to provide an overview of the research being conducted
within the fields of archaeology, ancient history and classics, and
support the interdisciplinary dialogue between these adjacent
academic disciplines.
these two cities has been based almost entirely on historical and numismatic sources, without serious reference to the regional archaeological data. During this seventy-year period, contrary to the prevailing hypothesis, life in Sybaris and its territory
continued, as testified by archaeological evidence from the city and its chora. This paper focuses on this particular historical period, drawing on that evidence, especially ceramics and related contexts, and provides an initial interpretation of the data in their regional context, re-establishing a forgotten connection between
the Achaean colony and its Panhellenic successor.
from cultural history. In order to attune this approach to the study of ancient monuments, the three questions of how, why and who serve as analytical tools to study the process of appropriation. The case under study is the group of Republican statues at the Forum of Augustus, more specifically the statue of Pompeius Magnus.
The result of the analysis is twofold:
1. appropriation is a useful notion for the study of monuments in which the past played a pivotal role;
2. psychological preparation, selection criteria and deliberate alterations, as well as the design of comparison for visitors, were all highly relevant in the appropriation of the Republican past in the Forum Augustum.
The aim of this paper is to give a short overview of the events surrounding the discovery of the tomb and its contents both during and after the discovery, in order to add to the line of interpretation developed by F. Roncalli, F. Delpino et al. The introduction will discuss publications from the 19th and 20th centuries. Following
this introduction, a short biography of the discoverer, Giovanni Pietro Campana, will be given. Subsequently, the contents of the tomb will be discussed. Lastly, this paper will contextualise the ‘discovery’ within the context of how antiquarians dealt with authenticity in the field of archaeology in the early 19th century, the period in which the tomb was discovered.
parties needed to communicate on urgent matters. The fourthcentury BC military author Aeneas Tacticus accordingly invented a method for fire signalling, whereby a series of messages could be sent related to events that often occur in warfare. The system might have been used as a cryptographic device. Due to errors in Aeneas’ system, Polybius improved another system based on the same principles, which in turn formed the basis for the modern ‘Polybius square’, used by the Germans for their ADFGX- and ADFGVX-ciphers: secret cipher systems used in the First World War. There is no clear evidence linking Aeneas’ fire signalling method directly to the German ciphers. However, it will be shown
that Polybius used Aeneas’ system in his own fire signalling method. Polybius’ method in turn impacted the development of the Polybius square and its use in the ADFGX and ADFGVX ciphers. By analysing the ancient history of Polybius’ method for fire signalling and the merits of applying this to the use of the
square in the German ciphers, it will be shown how an ancient fire signalling method inspired modern ciphers.
characteristics. At the same time, it should be realized that meanings are situated in the present, dependent on the cultural context of the interpreter. In order to find the meaning of the wheel-shaped object from Plakari, both context and material are central. In order to do so, comparanda for the object from elsewhere in Greece, Macedonia and Kosovo
will be discussed, as well as its own context, a hestiatorion dated to the first half of the fourth century BC. Subsequently, the object’s material characteristics (material, size and design) will be considered.
witnessing other, dead people in museums. An interdisciplinary approach will be used, combining archaeology, social anthropology and neuroscience and propose an answer to this question. What do a little boy and a vase have in common? Both of them might end up in a museum next to each other after they have lost their Original function: the vase as a vessel and the little boy as a living human being and both got excavated by an archaeologist and gain a new meaning as an
archaeological find.
In this article an attempt will be made to get a better understanding on the subject of the display of human remains in museums as archaeological objects. The question posed in the beginning, and the research presented in this article were inspired by a particular object: a child mummy displayed in
the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden.
underlying gravel. On one of these piles an inscription was found. It read ETERNA, which the excavators considered to be a reference to the wish for the bridge's eternal existence. In the first half of this article we argue that it should in fact be considered a personal name, providing an analysis of the
inscription itself and comparing it to a number of parallels from various military sites in Germania Inferior. In the second half we take a closer look at the archaeological and epigraphical record in an attempt to answer the questions who this person could have been and what reason he could have
had to carve out his name.
identities. In light of the theme of this issue of Kleos, the paper provides an overview on how to think about material culture.
If you wish to apply please send a short abstract (no longer than 300 words) as a Word file by the 24th of April 2022 to bulletin.kleos@gmail.com. For more information see the flyer.
KLEOS cordially invites enthusiastic starting researchers – including BA/MA and PhD students – from the fields of Ancient Studies and Archaeology to submit a paper to KLEOS – the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology!
Kleos is the Amsterdam Bulletin of Ancient Studies and Archaeology. It is a peer-reviewed, open access English-language journal that publishes current research and review articles, in the fields of (ancient) history, classics and archaeology. Kleos is run by an editorial team of postgraduates from the Amsterdam Centre for Ancient Studies and Archaeology, and coached by members of ACASA’s academic staff.
Kleos bulletin invites contributions on archaeological method, theory, and valorisation with regard to the history and archaeology from Prehistoric to Early Modern times. Kleos bulletin is a graduate journal that encourages debate and presents research done by postgraduates, PhD candidates, as well as independent researchers in the fields of northwest European, Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology, and ancient history. The second issue of Kleos does not have a specific theme.
The deadline for submission of an abstract (ca. 300 words) is 24th June 2016.
The deadline for submission of a first draft is 30th August 2016.
For more details: https://www.academia.edu/12071064/Publish_your_paper_or_review
or check out our website: http://kleos-bulletin2-0.webnode.nl/
If you have any questions about the submission process, please email to kleosbulletin2.0@gmail.com
For the first time, Kleos bulletin will award the most downloaded paper with a “Best Paper Award”.
The best paper award aims to stimulate the dispersion and communication of academic knowledge and further the quality of student and young-academic papers.
The name of the winner will be published on the Kleos website and associated social media. There is an honorarium for the best paper award. This is currently set at 250 Euros for the winning paper.
Best Paper Award Guidelines:
1) The paper must be written by the author who submitted the first abstract or first draft of the paper. The paper can be a short/-long or a discussion article as described in the Kleos guidelines.
2) The paper may not have been published before in any other format and must have been published in the second issue of Kleos bulletin. Thus, excluding articles from previous issues or reprints of earlier drafts of papers.
3) Only downloads are counted, not online views. The downloads that count are from the Kleos academia site, https://vu-nl.academia.edu/KLEOSBulletin. The downloads will be made public so that authors and sponsors can follow your progress. The downloads will be counted for a period of three months. The highest count will win! If there are two or more papers with the same number of downloads, the paper that has been bookmarked most will win. If two or more papers have the same number of bookmarks, Kleos editorial team will extend the period in which downloads will be counted for a month until there is a clear winner.
The topics discussed in Kleos address archaeological method, theory, and valorisation with regard to the history and archaeology from Prehistoric to Early Modern times. The Journal encourages debate and presents research done by postgraduates, PhD candidates, as well as independent researchers in the fields of northwest European, Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology and ancient history.
Deadline
The deadline for submissions is 30th of May, 2014. If you have questions about the submission process, please email to info@kleosbulletin.org"
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Apply now for one of the three open positions within the editorial board of Kleos! We are looking for applicants in archaeology and ancient studies as well as classics.