AWMC is pleased to announce the release of Livy Study Maps: Book 22, the latest addition to the Maps for Texts series. Building upon the work of Livy Study Maps: Book 21,
this set of twenty-three maps is designed for students and teachers
working with Livy’s text, and offers detailed coverage of famous
episodes such as the Battles of Lake Trasimene and Cannae, as well as of
lesser-known campaigns from Book 22 of the History of Rome. The maps are available as free digital downloads under the CC-BY-NC 4.0 license.
Click this link for an introduction and table of contents, or access the full collection of maps on Dropbox.
AWMC eagerly invites feedback on the Livy Study Maps from academics, educators, students, and enthusiasts alike. Please email comments to awmc@unc.edu.
The Center hopes to incorporate community feedback in future revisions
to these maps, as well as using it to guide the creation of maps for
subsequent books of Livy. Maps for Book 23 are currently in production,
with an anticipated publication date in Fall 2025.
Kashuba, M. T., M. V. Medvedeva, E. O. Stoyanov, éd. (2024) : Древности
Северного Причерноморья, Кавказа и Средней Азии: от открытий Н.И.
Веселовского к современной науке. / Материалы международной научной
конференции, посвященной 175-летию Николая Ивановича Веселовского
(1848–1918) / Drevnosti Severnogo Prichernomor’ja, Kavkaza i Srednej
Azii: ot otkrytij N.I. Veselovskogo k sovremennoj nauke. Materialy
mezhdunarodnoj nauchnoj konferencii, posvjashhennoj 175-letiju Nikolaja
Ivanovicha Veselovskogo (1848–1918), Saint-Pétersbourg [Antiquités
de la région nord de la mer Noire, du Caucase et de l’Asie centrale :
d’après les découvertes de N.I. Veselovsky à la science moderne. Actes
de la conférence scientifique internationale consacrée au 175e
anniversaire de Nikolai Ivanovich Veselovsky (1848-1918)]
Cet ouvrage rassemble de courts articles sur les différentes étapes
de la vie de cet archéologue russe : le nord de la mer Noire antique et
médiévale, l’Asie centrale, le monde des collectionneurs et des musées.
Un tiers des articles concerne le nord de la mer Noire antique.
Since 2007, the conferences organized under the title ‘Broadening
Horizons’ have provided a regular venue for postgraduates and early
career scholars in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. Three volumes present
the proceedings of the 6th Broadening Horizons Conference, which took
place at the Freie Universität Berlin from 24–28 June, 2019. The general
theme, ‘Bridging the Gap: Disciplines, Times, and Spaces in Dialogue’,
is aimed at encouraging communication and the development of
multidisciplinary approaches to the study of material cultures and
textual sources.
The second volume compiles papers presented in three enlightening
sessions: Session 3 – Visual and Textual Forms of Communication; Session
7 – The Future of the Past. Archaeologists and Historians in Cultural
Heritage Studies; and Session 8 – Produce, Consume, Repeat. History and
Archaeology of Ancient Near Eastern Economies. Within this volume, the
20 papers traverse diverse topics spanning multiple periods, from the
5th millennium BCE to the Roman Empire, and encompass a wide array of
geographical regions within the Near East.
Session 3 — Visual and Textual Forms of Communication
Meaning and Meaningfulness in the Visual Arts: The Akkadian Legacy in the Ur III Period – Marian H. Feldman
Sexuation of animals’ bodies in the bullae from Qasr-I Abu Nasr – Delphine Poinsot
Generations of Writing: The Secondary Inscriptions of Darius’ tacara at Persepolis – Olivia Ramble
A few insights into the variety of interactions between texts and diagrams in Old Babylonian mathematics – Adeline Reynaud
Chariots, Thrones, and Emblems. Visual/Material Bonds in Old Babylonian Legal Practice – Elisa Roßberger
When Horses and Onagers Collide: The Use of Constraining Force in the Neo-Assyrian Reliefs – Margaux Spruyt
Up/down, close/far, front/back: the conceptualization of the dynamics of power in Hittite texts – Marta Pallavidini
Apotropaic representations on Late Bronze Age ring seals – Benedetta Bellucci
Seal-Impressed Vessels at Hama, Syria (c. 2500-2000 BC) – Agnese Vacca, Valentina Tumolo, Georges Mouamar and Stephen Lumsden
Potmarks on the Lebanese coast: A medium of communication in the Early Bronze Age – Metoda Peršin
Personal Religion in the Ramesside Period from the Deir el-Medina Votive Stelae: A Case for the Study of Iconography – Iria Souto Castro
Texts, scenes and rituals to preserve the memory of the deceased in private tombs at the end of the 18th Dynasty in Thebes – María Silvana Catania
The transmission of priestly science in ancient Egyptian temples of
the Graeco-Roman period: The case study of the sacred trees* – Federica Pancin
Session 7 –The Future of the Past. Archaeologists and Historians in Cultural Heritage Studies
Codifying culture: The making of Phoenician style – Lamia Sassine
Come, Tell Me Where You Live! Perceptions of Local Antiquity and Cultural Awareness in the Region of Koya – Cinzia Pappi
Session 8 – Produce, Consume, Repeat. History and Archaeology of Ancient Near Eastern Economies
Making new sense of ancient economies. Markets, networks, and social orders in the pre-Islamic Near East – Eivind Heldaas Seland
Deciphering the Skills of the Prehistoric Painting Technique: Case
Study of the Painted Pottery of the 5th Millennium BCE from Tall-e Bakun
A (Fars province, Iran) – Takehiro Miki
Persian Female Weavers in the Persepolis Economy – Yazdan Safaee
Shops in Ancient Berytus: New Data from Old Excavations – Hassan El-Hajj
Viticulture in the Roman Colony of Berytus: Economic Considerations – Naseem Raad
The modern discipline of archaeology developed in tandem with the
expansion of European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Cyprus, ruled by Britain between 1878 and 1960, is a fascinating example
of how archaeology was practiced and developed in a specific colonial
context. This volume explores the mechanisms, the institutions and the
characters who contributed to the development of Cypriot archaeology,
often within a fraught political environment.
The 23 papers in this volume address aspects such as the role of
local agents within a colonial environment; changing attitudes towards
and interpretations of cultural heritage; the export of excavated
materials and their onward journeys; the development of legal frameworks
to prevent looting, and their practical application; co-operation and
competition between different nation-states at the peak and decline of
empires; the conflicts caused by economic priorities; and the impact of
institutions and individuals who attempted to support or control rights
over the heritage of the island. Through the lens of British-period
Cyprus they trace the evolution of institutions and practices that
remain important for archaeology in Cyprus to this day.
This volume will be of interest to archaeologists, cultural heritage
practitioners, museums, and anyone with an interest in the history of
Cyprus.
Preface and acknowledgments Thomas Kiely, Anna Reeve and Lindy Crewe
By way of introduction. Empires and excavations in Cyprus 1878–1960 Thomas Kiely
PART 1: PEOPLEANDPLACES
Over the landscape, in the landscape? Knowledge and agency in Cypriot archaeology, 1870–1910 Michael Given
Dr Francis Henry Hill Guillemard (1852–1933) and the formation of the Cyprus Exploration Fund Robert S. Merrillees and Thomas Kiely, with a note by Antoine Hermary
Was there an official German interest in the archaeology of Cyprus between 1878 and 1914? Stephan Schmid
The Italian entomologist Giacomo Cecconi and Cyprus: a step
towards the formation of the Cypriot collection in the National
Archaeological Museum of Florence Sebastiano Soldi
Colonial society and the dismissal of John Hilton, first Director of Antiquities in Cyprus Nicholas Stanley-Price
Archaeological entanglements: Palestinian refugee archaeologists in Cyprus, Libya and Jordan Sarah Irving
A clash of personalities, archaeological practices and empires at Enkomi George Papasavvas
PART 2: POLITICSANDPRACTICES
The implementation of ‘imperial policy’ on the antiquities of Cyprus (1869–1935): targeted or circumstantial? Despina Pilides
Of goats, monuments and men: George Jeffery and the early management of Waqf-owned medieval monuments in British Cyprus Pertev Basri
Archaeological politics in colonial Cyprus: Imperialism, Hellenism, and the Eteocypriots Raphael Marshall
Law and archaeology in British-period Cyprus: the case of Lapithos Stella Diakou
Mining in the archives: the mining industry and Cypriot archaeology in the British colonial period Vasiliki Kassianidou
Works and days of the Cyprus Survey Branch during the period 1955–1974 Lindy Crewe, Anna Georgiadou and Despina Pilides
Diving into the past: archival research results of the Cyprus Coastal Assessment Project (CCAP) and the history of the first underwater archaeological explorations in Cyprus Panagiotis Theofanous, Maria Volikou and Despina Pilides
PART 3: LEGACIESANDRECEPTIONS
Exploring the legacy of imperialist logic: new theoretical approaches to the historiography of Cypriot sculpture Catherine V. Olien
Cyprus and its antiquities at the British Empire Exhibition, 1924–1925 Anna Reeve
The Ancient Cyprus Collection at the British Museum: retracing stories of travelling antiquities, knowledge, and empire Polina Nikolaou
National press coverage of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition Kristian Göransson
The Diaspora of Cypriot Antiquities in Swansea Ersin Hussein
Communicating archaeology in British-period Cyprus: from Ohnefalsch-Richter to Dikaios Anastasia Leriou and Giorgos Vavouranakis
Prehistoric archaeology in the Republic of Cyprus: the first sixty years A. Bernard Knapp
Cypriot Aphrodite, archaeological representation and British colonial discourse: a reappraisal Christine E. Morris and Giorgos Papantoniou
Why
are the small and unimportant relics of Roman antiquity often the most
enduring, in material form and in our affections? Through close
encounters with minor things such as insects, brief lives, quibbles,
irritants, and jokes, Emily Gowers provocatively argues that much of
what the Romans dismissed as superfluous or peripheral in fact took up
immense imaginative space. It was often through the small stuff that the
Romans most acutely probed and challenged their society’s overarching
values and priorities and its sense of proportion and justice. There is
much to learn from what didn’t or shouldn’t matter. By marking the spots
where the apparently pointless becomes significant, this book radically
adjusts our understanding of the Romans and their world, as well as our
own minor feelings and intimate preoccupations.
“The Small Stuff is quintessential Gowers. Written with characteristic
verve and elegance, it challenges us to think again about what
constitutes a subject worth pursuing.” — WILLIAM FITZGERALD, Professor
of Latin Language and Literature, King’s College London
“The bold essayistic orientation of Emily Gowers’s book—in which wit,
subversive potential, and interpretive levity stunningly come
together—sets a new standard, which many will no doubt attempt to
imitate.” — MARIO TELÒ, author of Greek Tragedy in a Global Crisis:
Reading through Pandemic Times
The
following publication constitutes a continuation of a longstanding
research conducted by both authors on nourishment, dietetics,
pharmacology and gastronomy in the Late Antiquity and early Byzantium.
The book was created based primarily on Greek medical treatises composed
from the 1st to 7th century, but it takes into account data that
originates outside of this collection. The goal of the authors was to
present the knowledge of the people in antiquity and Byzantium on milk
and dairy products. To achieve that they attempted to translate into
contemporary language the way of thinking of then doctors, and to
present main points of the theory propagated by them. In particular, the
authors have shown ways of utilizing aforementioned alimentary products
as food and medicine. Thus, they consciously encroach the area of
history of pharmacology and gastronomy. Even though the nature of their
research led the authors to focus on conclusions in the field of the
history of food and medicine, they also take up the issues related to
society and economy of this period.
Eleatic
Ontology from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity collects essays
exploring the late-ancient reception of Parmenides of Elea’s
groundbreaking account of being. Written by an international array of
scholars and reflecting a range of outlooks and approaches, the essays
included offer fresh perspectives on crucial points in that reception,
reveal points of contact and instances of mutual interaction between
philosophic traditions, and allow readers to reflect on the
revolutionary new conceptions that thinkers of these eras developed in
the continuing confrontation with the venerable figure of Parmenides and
the challenges posed by his thought.
Eleatic
Ontology from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity collects essays
exploring the late-ancient reception of Parmenides of Elea’s
groundbreaking account of being. Written by an international array of
scholars and reflecting a range of outlooks and approaches, the essays
included offer fresh perspectives on crucial points in that reception,
reveal points of contact and instances of mutual interaction between
philosophic traditions, and allow readers to reflect on the
revolutionary new conceptions that thinkers of these eras developed in
the continuing confrontation with the venerable figure of Parmenides and
the challenges posed by his thought.
The AWOL Index: The bibliographic data presented herein has been programmatically extracted from the content of AWOL - The Ancient World Online (ISSN 2156-2253) and formatted in accordance with a structured data model.
AWOL is a project of Charles E. Jones, Tombros Librarian for Classics and Humanities at the Pattee Library, Penn State University
AWOL began with a series of entries under the heading AWOL on the Ancient World Bloggers Group Blog. I moved it to its own space here beginning in 2009.
The primary focus of the project is notice and comment on open access material relating to the ancient world, but I will also include other kinds of networked information as it comes available.
The ancient world is conceived here as it is at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, my academic home at the time AWOL was launched. That is, from the Pillars of Hercules to the Pacific, from the beginnings of human habitation to the late antique / early Islamic period.
AWOL is the successor to Abzu, a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world, founded at the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago in 1994. Together they represent the longest sustained effort to map the development of open digital scholarship in any discipline.
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