Articles Archive
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The Etruscans: A Population-Genetic Study
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe origins of the Etruscans, a non-Indo-European population of preclassical Italy, are unclear. There is broad agreement that their culture developed locally, but the Etruscans’ evolutionary and migrational relationships are largely unknown -
Popular Political Participation in the Late Roman Republic
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsI focus on the decision-making power of the populus Romanus and popular pressure to effect reform in the favour of citizens outside the senatorial and equestrian orders. -
Underground space use in Ancient Anatolia: the Cappadocia example
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsAs one of the best example of man’s symbiotic relationship with nature Cappadocia, located in Central Anatolia, offers many possibilities and lessons for underground habitation. This paper aims to discuss the ancient settlement of Cappadocia unique for its creative subterranean space use. -
The Madness of the Emperor Caligula
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThroughout the centuries the name of Caligula has been synonymous with madness and infamy, sadism and perversion. -
Life on the edge: early maritime cultures of the Pacific Coast of North America
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsA variety of evidence suggests that the Americas may have been colonized, at least in part, by maritime peoples moving around the North Pacific Rim near the end of the Pleistocene. -
Is Sexuality Sacred? A Biblical Connection
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe Christian Church has been in an uneasy relationship with sexuality nearly since her inception. In such a context, affirming sexuality is extremely difficult. The Biblical record does not appear to affirm human sexuality either. Yet, there is some evidence to affirm human sexuality in the Biblical text if we examine the ancient Hebrew way of knowing, which is deeply psychological and geared toward community. -
The Dedicatory Presentation in Late Antiquity: The Example of Ausonius
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsAn examination of Ausonius' poems offers an ideal point of departure for an exploration of the topic of the dedicatory presentation in the literature of late antiquity. -
Waiting for Sulla
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe shattering effects of Sulla's rebellion were nevertheless to become obvious before long. -
Minoan Aqueducts: A Pioneering Technology
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsDuring the Middle Bronze Age a 'cultural explosion', unparalleled in the history of other ancient civilizations, occurred on the island of Crete. -
The Historical Origins and Development of Gandhara Art
Posted on January 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe subject matter of Gandhara art was the depiction of various Buddhist concepts. Political, socio-economic and cultural structure of Gandhara has been studied in its Buddhist Art. However, Buddhist art of Gandhara has been clouded in mystery.