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Au matin du 6 mai 1527, les troupes impériales de Charles Quint commandées par Charles III de Bourbon envahissent Rome et commettent des violences inouïes durant des semaines. Pour une bonne partie des soldats, les fameux Lansquenets... more
È opinione comune, presso gli studiosi moderni, che i giudici privati del processo civile romano (giudici monocratici o recuperatores) appartenessero alle classi sociali più elevate e più colte e che mantenessero, nel ricoprire il loro... more
Joannes Leo Africanus, (c. 1494 – c. 1554?) (or al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi, Arabic:حسن ابن محمد الوزان الفاسي) was an Andalusian Amazigh Moorish diplomat and author who is best known for his book Descrittione dell’Africa... more
Throughout history, the Druids have always been seen as sorcerers who had a strong bond with nature. Ancestral knowledge holders within Celtic society, directed all religious activity as the highest authority linked to the gods, practiced... more
A lo largo de sus tres siglos de historia en la época imperial romana, la función principal de la Guardia Pretoriana fue la protección de la figura del emperador allí donde este se encontrara, ya fuera actuando permanentemente como su... more
Талах В. Н. Рожденный под знаком кометы: Митридат Эвпатор Дионис / В. Н. Талах; под ред. В. Н. Талаха, С. А. Куприенко. — изд. 2-е, доп. и перераб. — Киев: Видавець Купрієнко С. А., 2013. — 215 с. : ил. — ISBN 978-617-7085-08-8.
This paper seeks to synthesize descriptions of Roman infantry in the literary sources, in particular Polybius 18.30, with visual depictions of Roman soldiers in combat and on parade. Arguing that select visual representations of Roman... more
L’indagine svolta ha permesso di fare apparire come meglio condivisibile, tra le varie prospettive in tema di origine della compravendita consensuale romana, quella secondo cui essa sorse come istituto sganciato dalle radici del ius... more
Lo spirito di Messalina, le ombre che frequentano le catacombe cristiane, i celebri spettri di Beatrice Cenci e Lucrezia Borgia; altri meno conosciuti come la bella Costanza De Cupis, il fantasma dalle mani mozze o l'infelice Emmeline che... more
""Book abstract: Despite the crucial role played by both law and architecture in Roman culture, the Romans never developed a type of building that was specifically and exclusively reserved for the administration of justice: courthouses... more
The book presents two main itineraries along the via Ostiense from Rome to the modern town of Ostia and along the via Portuense from Rome to Fiumicino. A chapter is dedicated the Roman Ostia.
ABSTRACT - Contrary to the julio-claudian, flavian or severan dynasties, there is no agreement among the scholars of Ancient History on how to name and group the roman emperors from the second century A.D. "The Antonines", "The Good... more
In the year 24 BCE, Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus ordered the Prefect of Egypt the beginning of a military campaign to seize control of Arabia Felix rich and important trade routes is controlled. In this article we will discuss the... more
Μεταπτυχιακή εργασία που δόθηκε στο Τμήμα Ιστορίας του Πανεπιστημίου Κύπρου
La Primera Guerra Judeo-romana se convirtió en uno de los conflictos más importantes que Roma tuvo que afrontar en el siglo I d.C. Su inicio propició la llegada de la Dinastía flavia al poder y su fin la consolidó. La amenaza rebelde hizo... more
È opinione comune, presso gli studiosi moderni, che i giudici privati del processo civile romano (giudici monocratici o recuperatores) appartenessero alle classi sociali più elevate e più colte e che mantenessero, nel ricoprire il loro... more
Risultato di un complesso lavoro di ricerca, il volume affronta lo studio dell’area urbana racchiusa tra le pendici orientali del colle capitolino e le terrazze dei mercati traianei e ne ricostruisce le vicende storiche a partire... more
The Council of Trent established the requirements that a marriage be celebrated by the parish priest and two or more witnesses be present at the marriage (1563), but neglected to specify who the parish priest was. The decrees provoked... more
As part of the Roman religion, the prodigies represented an important role closely linked to the fear they caused to be understood as manifestations of gods with negative character. These were understood to be produced only when humans... more
Paper delivered at the Annual Joint Meeting of the Boston and Providence Patristics Groups at Harvard Divinity School on October 20th, 2011.
Abstract. The use of elephants for military purposes was, for centuries, one of the most important military arms of the armies in the Antiquity. Although, these could get to suppose so many advantages as drawbacks and, for this... more