Les agglomérations de Germanie Seconde aux ive et ve s. apr. J.-C. by Raymond Brulet

“…The province of Germania Secunda is composted of “regiones”, some of which, to the west, are no more of interest in the Late Antiquity, due to the fact that their territory has been partly reduced by the marine Dunkirk transgression. …”
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El viaje circular : Causas da Decadência dos Povos Peninsulares de Antero de Quental como apocalipsis secular by Ricardo Ledesma Alonso

“…I argue that the Anterian scheme of peninsular history, structured in stages of « prosperity » (Late Antiquity and Middle Ages), « decadence » (16th-19th centuries) and « regeneration » (future), can be understood as a romantic reinterpretation of the design, concepts and images of biblical history and prophecy. …”
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Elephas religiosus. Variations grecques, romaines, païennes, juives et chrétiennes sur le thème de la religiosité animale by Gilles Courtieu

“…The status of animals and their relationship to humans was much debated in pagan, Jewish, and Christian antiquity. Against the prevailing consensus, some authors went so far as to acribe religious behaviour to certain animals, selecting the most rational among them. …”
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Qu’est-ce qu’un « régime de vérité » ? by Olivier Guerrier

“…It concludes by specifying the applications, on specific historical fields (the first Christianity and Antiquity, in particular) that Foucault gave to the notion, in the texts and the courses of his last period in particular, and by insisting on the fertility of his investigations.…”
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La restitution architecturale et hydraulique du rampant des Massues sur l’aqueduc de la Brévenne à Lyon et ses conséquences sur l’aval du parcours by Paul François

“…The data remains difficult to interpret, especially in the absence of reliable comparative data: for example, how much water did an inhabitant of Lyon consume per day in Antiquity? Or, what was the population of the city? …”
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Marcello Drutel (1897-1985) : figure féminine d’une écriture érotique by Jean-Yves Casanova, Cécile Noilhan

“…These first love poems contrast with the traditional values of this period, yet they are also part of a literary tradition that began with the poetesses of Antiquity and theTrobairitz. It is this very paradox that is displayed in Li Desiranço : a woman writer who is both a devout Catholic and a committed félibresse, the author of trangressive poems illustrating erotic themes.…”
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Ancient metallurgical traditions and connections around the caput Adriae by Giumlia-Mair A.

“…The pieces, made of different metals, are dated to various periods, between the Late Bronze Age and Late Antiquity. The results of different kinds of analytical techniques, applied to several hundreds of archaeological metal artefacts from this area, are presented and evaluated in the paper. …”
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Un ensemble funéraire de l’Antiquité tardive à dépôt atypique d’âne à Woippy (Moselle) by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Olivier Putelat

“…The Woippy site is therefore an example of a small-scale rural burial site from Late Antiquity. In terms of the chronological attribution and duration of its occupation, this ensemble is very similar to the regional site of Uckange. …”
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New Inscriptions from Nikaia XVII by Hüseyin Sami ÖZTÜRK, Ali Oğuz BOZKURT

“…This article introduces a total of six new inscriptions discovered in the Central, Söğüt, and Yenipazar districts of Bilecik Province. In antiquity, these districts were part of the territorium of Nicaea. …”
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De la Renaissance à la Restauration : quelques étapes du déchiffrement des hiéroglyphes by Dominique Farout

“…Its origin dates back to the rediscovery of Antiquity during the Renaissance. Each one of these figures successively contributed to the project using the knowledge at their disposal at the time. …”
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The battle of Nedao. A new hypothesis by Tomislav Zaja

“… One of the most famous battles of antiquity, the Battle of Nedao (circa 454), pitted the Huns and their loyal vassals against a coalition of rebellious vassals. …”
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Christian prisoners: fifth and sixth century inscriptions from Corinth by C. Breytenbach

“…They shed interesting light on the hopes, beliefs and opinions of Christians from late antiquity. This study offers an overview of the insights to be gained from these graffiti. …”
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Le coton à El Deir by Fleur Letellier-Willemin

“…This new fibre sheds a new light of the daily life of the inhabitants, their funerary practices, their economy, and implies possible changes in agricultural management and trade patterns during Antiquity (5th c. BCE-5th c. CE).…”
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History of Conflict Resolution in Europe – A Project Report by Peter Collin, Wim Decock, Nadine Grotkamp, David von Mayenburg, Anna Seelentag

“…It covers the period from antiquity up to the recent past, and the articles take up central problems of conflict resolution or describe the development in specific European regions and states. …”
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ASPECTS OF THE HARMONY OF CULTIC CHOIRS FROM OEDIPUS BY GEORGE ENESCU by Constanţa CRISTESCU

“…The concept of harmony it is used in both meanings, given in Greek antiquity and in contemporary Enescu's. The case study is conducted on the four moments of the old Athenian cultic invocation of Act IV. …”
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The Structure of Space and Problems of Our Time by Светлана Головня, Константин Лидин

“… Since antiquity the image of space as emptiness has been opposed to the image of material space filled with some essence. …”
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Agglomérations, vici et castra du Nord de la Gaule (iiie-vie s. apr. J.-C.) : esquisse d’un bilan by Michel Kasprzyk, Martial Monteil

“…This introduction sums up the main results of a series of analyses which describe a state of the urban frame evolution of a part of Northern Gaul and Germania during the Late Antiquity. Based on regional approaches and case studies, this issue allows to measure the varied rhythms of the towns – mainly small towns – evolution, and to examine the changes, which occur in the fields of public equipments, shapes of housing or economic activities. …”
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Трансформация трагического: русская классика в мировоззренческих концепциях украинского модернизма... by Halina Korbicz

“…Russian classics were studied with regard to realistic aesthetics and treated similarly to the classics of antiquity, i.e. as an unchanging value.…”
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De la retórica a la ficción by Leonardo Funes

“…The incorporation into the chronistic narrative of direct speech has been a historiographical resource from classic Antiquity. The conventional acceptance of textual citation words pronounced by historical characters was included in the "historiographical" pact (the public accepts the poetical or rhetorical license as an expression of the most profound dimension of historical truth).However, when Alphonsine and Post-Alphonsine chroniclers began to incorporate dialogues in direct speech, this convention was a challenge for the claim to truth made by chronicle narratives.This article aims to trace the evolution of the use of direct speech from Alphonsine historiography to the historiography of John II of Castile, in order to evaluate its impact on the historical and fictional narrative forms.…”
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Preface by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…One of the rewarding aspects of research of this kind is that thanks to modern information systems it is theoretically possible to gather virtually all the extant fragments of information on a specific subject — such as medicine — from the written sources of antiquity. Archaeology and modern science then often supplement the written information to ensure an optimal overview. …”
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