MANTO data release

MANTO data release

Hawes, Greta (Project leader)¹ 

Coopey, Ewan Shanks (Data manager)¹

Smith, R. Scott (Project leader)²

  

Description

This is a release of the most recent publication of the data behind MANTO's public interface, available at https://manto.unh.edu/publication.s/2616/. MANTO is a dataset that models the Greek mythic storyworld and its impacts on the historical landscape of the Mediterranean using evidence from ancient sources. It provides authoritative data for researchers that makes big questions about the dynamics of Greek myth answerable at unprecedented scale.

Data

A .ZIP file of the public MANTO data is released here on Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19446254 with records of all previous versions. This .ZIP includes .CSV and .JSON files of public Objects and Classifications. If you would like only select Objects and Classifications (i.e., ‘tables’), then .CSV and .JSON files can be downloaded from the most recent release on NodeGoat, accessible at https://manto.unh.edu/publication.s/2616/.

The data model is visualised and described at https://manto.unh.edu/publication.s/2616/. To understand more about the database, its creation and organisation, and the data captured by the various fields, please see the Manual for Data Collection at https://www.manto-myth.org/documentation.

Use

The data is shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC-BY-NC).

Contact

If you have any queries about the data, its model, or collaborating with MANTO, please get in touch: https://www.manto-myth.org/contact

Acknowledgements

We are grateful for the funding and support we have received from: The University of New Hampshire: Center for the Humanities and Geospatial Services Center, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies; Macquarie University: Data Horizons, Gale Fund; Australian National University: Centre for Digital Humanities Research, Classics Endowment Fund, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, and School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. Greta Hawes’ work on the project in the period 2017-21 was supported by an Australian Research Council DECRA Award (DE170101251); her work in the period 2023-30 is supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT220100543).

 

 

 

Open Access Journal: Annual of the Japanese Biblical Institute (AJBI)

[First posted in AWOL 12 March 2023, updated 6 May 2026]

 

Annual of the Japanese Biblical Institute (AJBI)

ISSN: 2435-6050 

Volume XLIV/XLV (2018-2019)  [Front Matter (PDF: 120 KB)]

Rei FUJIKATA, The Expression of שׁחת in the Elihu Speeches: A Comparison of Instances in Texts from Qumran  (PDF: 273 KB)
David S. VANDERHOOFT, A Strategy for Overcoming Divine Silence in Psalm 77 and Habakkuk  (PDF: 242 KB)  

Volume XLVI (2021) [Front Matter (PDF: 191 KB)]

Nozomi Sophia MIURA, Dying for God and the Ancestral Laws: Jewish Identity Formulation through the Martyrdom Episodes in the Second Maccabees  (PDF: 401 KB)
Manabu TSUJI, From the Baptism of John to the Baptism into the Name of Jesus Christ (Acts 18:24-19:7): Unification of Baptism in Earliest Christianity  (PDF: 286 KB)
Nozomi Sophia MIURA, Mapping the Scholarship on 1 John: A History of Scholarship and Variations in Methodology  (PDF: 357 KB)

Volume XLVII (2022) [Front Matter (PDF: 154 KB)]

Shohei CHIGASAKI, Jesus as the Messiah in the Dialogue with John (Q 7:18-23): An Aspect of Q's Christology in Light of the Messianic Apocalypse (4Q521)  (PDF: 353 KB)
Daichi OKAWA, Die Originalsprache des Muratorischen Fragments  (PDF: 525 KB)
Mayuko YASUDA, Rethinking Eschatologies with Postcolonial and Queer Perspectives: A Provisionary Study toward Multiple Eschatalogies  (PDF: 356 KB)

Volume XLVIII (2023) [Front Matter (PDF: 153 KB)]

Kishiya HIDAKA, The Political Theology of Pg and Its Relation to the Contemporary Pro-Babylonian Golah Redaction in the Book of Ezekiel  (PDF: 372 KB)
Natsumi KAWAGOE, Mary, the New Ark of the Covenant: Mary's Houses, the Temple, and the People in the Protoevangelium of James  (PDF: 357 KB) 

Volume XLVIII (2023) [Front Matter (PDF: 153 KB)] Kishiya HIDAKA, The Political Theology of Pg and Its Relation to the Contemporary Pro-Babylonian Golah Redaction in the Book of Ezekiel  (PDF: 372 KB) Natsumi KAWAGOE, Mary, the New Ark of the Covenant: Mary's Houses, the Temple, and the People in the Protoevangelium of James  (PDF: 357 KB)

Volume L (2025) [Front Matter (PDF: 512 KB)] Yutaka MAEKAWA, The Function of Confessions of Faith in the Gospel of John (PDF: 684 KB) Takashi ONUKI, „Das Reich Gottes ist ,innen‘ in euch“ (Lk 17,21) in Kontrast zum Geierlogion Lk 17,37 (PDF: 723 KB) Filip ČAPEK, Temples in the Southern Levant from the Late Bronze Age to the Iron Age – Analysing Changes in Material Culture and Textual Traditions (PDF: 769 KB) Aren M. MAEIR, The End and Disappearance of the Biblical Philistines: Archaeological and Historical Evidence and Comparison to the Israelite and Judahite Exiles  (PDF: 652 KB) Meira POLLIACK, What Goes Up: Tracing Vertical Directionality in Esther and its Reception Exegesis (PDF: 3,001 KB) Special Section: Lived Ancient Religion in the Circum-Mediterranean Region Maria DELL’ISOLA, The Experience of the Body: Forms of “Radical” Asceticism in Late Antique Christianity (PDF: 668 KB) Kumi MAKINO, Lids in Palestine during the Mishnaic Period: From the Lived Religion Perspective (PDF: 3,450 KB) Takahiko YAMANO, The Synagogue at Tel Rekhesh: An Archaeological Investigation of the Galilean Synagogue of the First Century CE (PDF: 2,085 KB)

Volume XLIX (2024) [Front Matter (PDF: 516 KB)]
Hisayasu ITO, Applying Modern Literary Methods to Ancient Texts such as the Gospel of John: In the Case of Famous Johannine Irony (PDF: 710 KB)
Special Issue
H. ICHIKAWA and J. RÜPKE, Lived Ancient Religion in the Circum-Mediterranean Region (PDF: 514 KB)
J. RÜPKE, Lived Ancient Religion: A Change of Perspective (PDF: 655 KB)
Sofia BIANCHI MANCINI, Narrating Divine Property: The Case of Sacred Groves in Statian Poetry (PDF: 702 KB)
H. ICHIKAWA, The Origin of Judaism as an Institutional Religion: Reading of the Shema in the Public Sacrifice (PDF: 680 KB)
Etsuko KATSUMATA, Intension and Impurity: Regulations on the Impurity of Objects in the Mishnah (PDF: 762 KB)
 

Volume I-X | Volume XI-XX | Volume XXI-XLII/XLIII

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Poetry in the Name of God: (Self-)Representation of Clerical Spiritual Authorityin the Carmina Latina Epigraphica of Italy (4th–5th Centuries CE)

Poetry in the Name of God: (Self-)Representation of Clerical Spiritual Authorityin the Carmina Latina Epigraphica of Italy (4th–5th Centuries CE) 

Eleonora Maiello

 

Mainzer Althistorische Studien (MAS)  

Dieses Buch untersucht die Selbstdarstellung von Bischöfen und Klerikern als Träger spiritueller und asketischer Autorität in den lateinischen metrischen Inschriften Italiens (4.–5. Jh. n. Chr.). Vier zentrale Aspekte dieser Autorität werden analysiert: erstens das Thema von Heil und Auferstehung; zweitens die Darstellung der Bischöfe als heilige Lehrer; drittens das Vorhandensein petrinischer Rhetorik; und schließlich das Thema der Taufe. Abschließend kommt das Buch zu dem Ergebnis, dass die metrische Epigraphik ein fundamentales Kommunikationsmedium der kirchlichen Eliten im Italien des 4. und 5. Jahrhunderts darstellte, das dazu diente, entweder die Legitimität des Bischofs zu stärken oder sein Charisma durch die Feier seiner Heiligkeit zu erhöhen.

Zitationsvorschlag

Maiello, Eleonora: Poetry in the Name of God: (Self-)Representation of Clerical Spiritual Authorityin the Carmina Latina Epigraphica of Italy (4th–5th Centuries CE), Heidelberg: Propylaeum, 2026 (Mainzer Althistorische Studien (MAS), Band 15). https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1754

Lizenz

Dieses Werk steht unter der Lizenz Creative Commons Namensnennung - Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen 4.0 International.

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.1754

ISBN 978-3-96929-501-4 (PDF)

ISBN 978-3-96929-502-1 (Hardcover)

Veröffentlicht

06.05.2026 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Seiten

PDF

Titelei

Contents

V-VI

Foreword

1 Introduction

1-44

2 Priests in heaven

45-81

3 Soul searching teachers – bishops as spiritual guides in the Carmina Latina Epigraphica of fourth- and fifth-century Italy

83-143

4 Super hanc petram (Matt 16:18–19): the legacy of Peter and the Petrine discourse in the Carmina Latina Epigraphica dedicated by the ecclesiastical élite of fourth and fifth century Italy

145-207

5 Poetical representations of the ritual of baptism in the metrical inscriptions dedicated by bishops in late antique Italy (4th–5th century CE)

209-257

6 Conclusions

259-263

Bibliography

265-288

Indices

289-297

 

New Open Access Journal: Bekos – Learning and Teaching Ancient Languages

 Bekos – Learning and Teaching Ancient Languages

 

Bekos – Learning and Teaching Ancient Languages is an international, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the learning and teaching of ancient languages. While it has a special focus on Ancient Greek and Latin, it welcomes contributions on the learning and teaching of any ancient language.

The journal publishes articles (including empirical studies of language learning) which explore all aspects of the history, practice and theory of learning and teaching ancient languages, including reflections on the institutional and educational contexts where this takes place. 

Bekos aims to bring into contact different methods and approaches, specific to individual cultural and linguistic traditions, thereby stimulating methodological debates and fostering crossfertilization through the exchange of theoretical insights and best practices. The reviews section offers a critical survey of important works in the field, present and past.

Languages – Bekos accepts contributions in a range of languages including English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Publication Timetable – Bekos publishes one volume per year. The articles are published individually as soon as they have passed the review process and been adapted to editorial standards.

Open Access – All content published by Bekos is freely downloadable and the journal charges no publication fee (diamond open access). Bekos is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

See AWOL's full List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies 

 

 

Biblical Texts and African Contexts: Engaging Epistemologies and Comparative Approaches

Biblical Texts and African Contexts: Engaging Epistemologies and Comparative Approaches

Beth E. Elness-Hanson, Knut Holter, Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, editors

 

In this volume, biblical scholars from seven countries in Africa, Scandinavia, and the United States of America focus on epistemologies and comparative approaches in African biblical hermeneutics for engaging such themes as the vulnerable, leadership, and sacraments and purity in African contexts. Africa is home to one-third of the world’s Christians, so engaging how African communities see the Bible differently can build bridges of understanding critical for flourishing in today’s multicultural world. Contributors include Tarekegn Abate Chamisso, Ntozakhe Simon Cezula, Zorodzai Dube, Beth E. Elness-Hanson, Knut Holter, Lechion Peter Kimilike, Hoyce Jacob Lyimo-Mbowe, Elia Shabani Mligo, Tina Dykesteen Nilsen, Helen Nambalirwa Nkabala, Jean de Dieu Rafalimanana, Olivier Randrianjaka, Anna Rebecca Solevåg, Kjersti Wee, and Medhat Nady Youssef.

ISBN

9781628378412

Volume

IVBS 21

Status

Available

Price

$52.00

Publication Date

May 2026

 

 

Managing World Heritage

Managing World Heritage

 Authors

• Tim Badman
• Luisa De Marco
• Maya Ishizawa
• Eugene Jo
• Leticia Leitao

Editors

• Laura Frank
• Eugene Jo

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to guide conservation in World Heritage and other heritage places, outlining the key elements and processes of the management system.

World Heritage faces a wide range of challenges, including urbanization, new developments, disasters, climate change and inadequate maintenance and conservation. To address these issues effectively, site managers must adopt integrated and collaborative management approaches that bridge nature and culture, working closely with various agencies and institutions.

A total of 170 States Parties have properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, while 147 States Parties have encountered management challenges that prompted the Reactive Monitoring process. This manual serves as a go-to reference for site managers, institutions, rights-holders, heritage professionals and stakeholders involved in World Heritage. It provides guidance on the key elements required for robust heritage management systems and offers insights into navigating management processes towards more effective management plans.

Additionally, it emphasizes the need to consider social, economic and environmental contexts, ensuring that heritage plays a meaningful role in the life of the community.

Guidelines, Manuals and Toolkits

Issued on

2026

Available in

• English

  ISBN

  978-92-3-100852-8

 

L’eau d’Amida/Diyarbakır et l’aqueduc de l’Hamravat : Patrimoine culturel, transmission et usages, une approche interdisciplinaire: Amida/Diyarbakır Suyu ve Hamravat Su Kemeri: Kültürel Miras, Aktarım ve Kullanımlar, Disiplinlerarası Bir Yaklaşım

L’eau d’Amida/Diyarbakır et l’aqueduc de l’Hamravat : Patrimoine culturel, transmission et usages, une approche interdisciplinaire: Amida/Diyarbakır Suyu ve Hamravat Su Kemeri: Kültürel Miras, Aktarım ve Kullanımlar, Disiplinlerarası Bir Yaklaşım

Sous la direction de Martine Assénat, Birgül Açıkyıldız et F. Meral Halifeoğlu

Cet ouvrage « L’eau d’Amida/Diyarbakır et l’aqueduc de l’Hamravat : Patrimoine culturel, transmission et usages, une approche interdisciplinaire » s’inscrit dans la lignée des deux volumes déjà consacrés à Amida/Diyarbakır. Plus qu’une synthèse achevée, il propose des pistes de recherche ouvertes et met en lumière les dynamiques contemporaines – universitaires, professionnelles et associatives – qui contribuent aujourd’hui à faire vivre le patrimoine de la ville. Fidèle aux principes qui guident l’équipe éditoriale, l’ouvrage, sous l’égide du programme de recherche pluridisciplinaire AMIDA, valorise le croisement des champs, le dialogue entre chercheurs confirmés et jeunes chercheurs, l’approche diachronique et l’implication des acteurs de la société civile.

On s’est intéressé ici à l’histoire des usages de l’eau aux époques historiques ainsi qu’à celle d’un monument disparu, l’aqueduc de l’Hamravat - qui acheminait vers les murailles de la ville l’eau d’une source située à quelques 14 km au nord-ouest de Diyarbakir - un ouvrage notamment connu par une fondation (vakıf) de même nom réputée œuvre du Kanuni (Soliman le Magnifique) et visible sur les photographies et cartes postales anciennes.

Le dossier consacre une place centrale à la documentation primaire, permettant au lecteur de s’approprier les données et les analyses pour prolonger la réflexion. Les sources historiques - traduites - sont parfois reproduites in extenso, et la version numérique en open access autorise une riche iconographie, au-delà des contraintes habituelles de publication. Ce volume illustre ainsi une ambition : offrir un accès élargi aux matériaux de la recherche et encourager une circulation des savoirs à la croisée des disciplines et des expériences.

Au-delà, cette étude veut favoriser une réflexion sur l’eau dans la cité, sur ses édiles, évergètes et usagers aussi, et dire l’importance que revêt un bien dont l’aliénation ou la corruption comporte pour la nature et pour l’humanité des risques vitaux.

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Le texte seul est utilisable sous licence Licence OpenEdition Books . Les autres éléments (illustrations, fichiers annexes importés) sont « Tous droits réservés », sauf mention contraire.

 

Éditeur : Institut français d’études anatoliennes

Lieu d’édition : Istanbul

Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 17 avril 2026

ISBN numérique : 978-2-36245-091-4

DOI : 10.4000/16365  

Collection : Patrimoines au présent | 9

Année d’édition : 2026

ISBN (Édition imprimée) : 978-2-36245-090-7

Nombre de pages : 195

  

Introduction

Martine Assénat et Antoine Pérez

À propos d’un aqueduc et d’un tripyrgion (τριπυργίον) à Amida

Luc Lapierre, Aladdin Al, Martine Assénat et al.

L’aqueduc de Diyarbakır, recherche de son tracé perdu : l’apport des images satellitaires, des photographies aériennes et de la cartographie

Ahmet Yıldırım, Aladdin Al et Sabri Karadoğan

Diyarbakır Kentinin Kuruluş Yerinde Su Faktörü ve Hamravat Su Kaynakları

Christian Leduc, Felat Dursun, Veysel Malit et al.

The Origin and Fate of Groundwater in the City of Diyarbakır

F. Meral Halifeoğlu et B. Yılmaz Aydın

Diyarbakır Hamravat Su Kemerlerinde Ölçümlendirme Çalışması

Matthieu Gosse

Regards de voyageurs et d’acteurs étrangers sur l’eau à Diarbékir à la fin de la période ottomane : adduction d’eau, circulations hydrauliques, salubrité publique et environnement urbain

Birgül Açıkyıldız et Nevin Soyukaya

L’aqueduc de l’Hamravat à Diyarbakır : archives, patrimoine hydraulique et transformations urbaines