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The problems of Confucianism in the late warring states period and Xunzi’s reconstruction of Confucianism
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsThis thesis aims to examine the problems Confucianism encountered in the late Warring States period and how Xunzi solved these problems and reconstructed Confucianism by incorporating other non-Confucian schools’ teachings. -
Ancient Egyptian cotton unveils secrets of agricultural evolution
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsScientists studying 1,600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what they believe is the first evidence that punctuated evolution has occurred in a major crop group within the relatively short history of plant domestication. -
Roman Agricultural Magic
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsIn this dissertation, I examine the magical practices of Roman farmers, primarily through the Latin farming manuals. -
Criminal elements: the evolution of the outlaw in the ancient novel
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsIn the first to fourth centuries A.D., a literary genre developed unlike any the Graeco-Roman world had seen. -
Sappho and the World of Lesbian Poetry
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsWhen we speak of Sappho, the poet from the island of Lesbos, and her poetry, we are thinking of something very special, a transcendental kind of poetry which is somehow purer, fairer, lovelier than anything else in the Western world -
Ancient North Arabian
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsIn the western two-thirds of the Arabian Peninsula, from southern Syria to Yemen, inscriptions testify to the use of a number of different ancient languages and scripts. -
Ancient Egyptian Humor
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsHumor is everywhere in the ancient world, not only in comedies proper, but in almost every type of art and literary genre as well. Laughter is often considered the response to humor, but can result from many different stimuli, as is demonstrated by the irony caricature and the animal stories. -
Ancient Blacksmiths, The Iron Age, Damascus Steels, And Modern Metallurgy
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe history of iron and Damascus steels is described through the eyes of ancient blacksmiths. For example, evidence is presented that questions why the Iron Age could not have begun at about the same time as the early Bronze Age (i.e. approximately 7000 B.C.). -
The building stones of ancient Egypt – a gift of its geology
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsWhile the mud was easily accessible along the Nile river valley, the immense quantities of the different stone materials used for construction of the famous pyramids, precious temples and tombs needed a systematic quarrying organization, well arranged transport logistics over extreme distances and a high standard of stone masonry. -
The history of Jewish Christianity in the early Roman Empire (30-135 A.D.)
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe history of Jewish Christianity is a very tragic one. During the first few years of its existence, it enjoyed an enormous growth in numbers, both in Jerusalem and in the rest of Judaea and Samaria.