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Recent papers in Arkadia
Identity is a necessary way of auto-definition in the process of building any human group. Some societies (not many) with strong political forces need to develop their identity process and to build the most powerful ethnic feelings. The... more
Il codice arcadico ovvero Venus magistra vitae 1 Quando, nell'ottobre del 1749, l'Accademia di Digione sollevò pubblicamente la questione "se il ristabilimento delle scienze e delle arti avesse contribuito a purificare i costumi", un... more
This paper is in two parts. The first analyzes approximately 45 documents obtained from the Archivo General de Puerto Rico by Prof. Robert C. McGreevey, a professor of history at the College of New Jersey. They detail the efforts made by... more
Our aim in this MA dissertation has been to examine the phenomenon of the repeated crowning in honorary decrees and honorary inscriptions. A praise and a crown are the most usual honours which the Greek cities gave to their benefactors... more
The similarities between the iconography of Christian devil and god Pan is not a mere coincidence or stylistic loan, but a consequence of the process of demonization of goat-god. This article analyzes, from the point of view of the... more
For nearly a century the Gennadius Library has served as custodian of a unique collection of knowledge, sustaining and preserving the celebrated Hellenic tradition for the generations to follow. Its considerable collection includes a... more
Current excavation at the Sanctuary of Zeus on Mount Lykaion is further clarifying our understanding of religion in ancient Arcadia. Work is focused on both the Ash Altar and the Lower Sanctuary, which afforded the venue for the Lykaian... more
Exactly 70 years have passed since the walls of ancient Gortys were first studied in detail by R. Martin under the auspices of the Ecole Française d’Athènes. As one of the first investigations of its kind, the methodology employed by... more
Η διαστρέβλωση και Παρετυμολογία είναι απότοκο της μη εφαρμογής της βασικής αρχής «ανάγω στην πρότερα μορφή». Θα πρέπει να αναχθούμε στις πρώτες πηγές όπως ο Σωκράτης μας καταδεικνύει στον Κρατύλο του Πλάτωνα. Η πλάνη που επέρχεται... more
The Messenian Sculptor Damophon. Date.
Paus. VIII 9, 7-8: “También fue considerado entre ellos Antínoo como un dios y su templo es el más reciente de los templos de Mantinea. Fue extraordinariamente amado por el emperador Adriano. Yo no lo llegué a ver en vida, pero lo he... more
ΣΥΝΟΨΗ Η παρούσα εργασία αποσκοπεί στην έρευνα της διαχρονικής οικιστικής ανάπτυξης του αρκαδικού Ορχομενού από τους νεολιθικούς χρόνους μέχρι και το τέλος της ρωμαϊκής εποχής. Για το σκοπό αυτό αξιοποιήθηκε μιας ευρείας έκτασης μελέτη... more
Concerns the Date of the Messenian Sculptor Damophon.
A paper I presented in the panel "Myths as Theoretical Models for Religious Identity in Ancient Greece" at the Nordic TAG Conference held at the University of Oslo.
Politics of landscape, sense of architecture: once again on the origins of Helena Radziwiłł’s Arkadia Summary The subject of this article is the narration on the origin of Arkadia and the way in which it manipulates the categories of... more
In addition to its impressive fortification circuit, the ancient Greek city of Mantineia was further safeguarded by a number of signal towers located along the periphery of its territory. Combining a review of the published literature... more
Pharrasians used the tradition as a perceptive refuge against their enemies (Spartans overall). Beside it was Mount Lykaion, the cultic centre of the community, the symbol around which it was structured. This sacred mountain did not need... more
The human sacrifice is a very frequent image of Ancient Religions, concretely in the Ancient Greek Religion and its study has created many discussions between different historiographic trends. Answering the question about if Humans were... more
Artykuł skupia się na politycznych koncepcjach Demostenesa w wygłoszonej w roku 352 p.n.e. mowie „W obronie mieszkańców Megalopolis”. Przedstawia stosunek mówcy do Sparty i Teb i ukazuje jego projekt ożywienia ateńskiej polityki... more
A poster presented at the HUMBOLDTKOLLEG 'Nachbarschaft im föderalen Griechenland: Kooperation und Krieg in lokaler und regionaler Perspektive Neighbourhood in the Greek Federal State: Cooperation, Competition and Local-regional Tension'... more
Landscape builds identity and extraurban sanctuaries, which are built in the limits of the territories of the poleis, help to this building. The functions of the extraurban sanctuaries are various. They mark the limits of the territory,... more
Among the coin issues produced by Tegea in the 4th century BC there is a short issue of silver hemidrachms bearing the head of Athena on the obverse and a warrior in fighting stance on the reverse. Such a male figure appears also on later... more
Theolepsy is a very extended phenomenon in Greek Antiquity because the Ancient Greeks believed that the gods intervened frequently in their lives, positively or negatively. Pan is a god commonly associated to divine possession in two... more
The Spartan defeat at the Battle of Leuktra in 371 BCE not only saw an end to their centuries old hegemony in the Peloponnese, but this event also had far-reaching consequences for the cities of Arkadia. In an attempt to limit any future... more
I am delighted to announce the Humboldtkolleg "Nachbarschaft im föderalen Griechenland: Kooperation und Krieg in lokaler und regionaler Perspektive/Neighborhood in the Greek federal state: cooperation, competition and local-regional... more