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Los llamados dies agonales: certezas e hipótesis
No full textAbstractThe dies agonales were four specific days marked on the calendar. According to Varron, on these days the rex sacrificed a ram in the Regia, but he does not specify the divinity and meaning of the ceremony. This article suggests that Jupiter was the recipient of the sacrifice and that it was intended to ensure the protection of the city and agricultural abundance
Carducci, Cesare e il cesarismo
No full textAbstractThe role of ancient Rome in Carducci’s works is a problem of great political significance. Roman antiquities provided the poet with numerous positive political myths. In the context of Carducci’s memory of the Roman past, the figure of Julius Caesar had a more ambiguous role, as the name ‘Caesar’ could indicate tyrants of the past or current time. The poet thus took part in the debate on Caesarism, which was very lively in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century. The concept of Caesarism was tightly connected to the political and military deeds of Napoleon I and Napoleon III. Carducci’s contribution to the reflection on this theme is mainly represented by two sonnets entitled Il cesarismo, composed in 1868 in order to indirectly condemn the unlawful aspects of Napoleon III’s power. The present contribution aims to place Carducci’s reflection on Caesarism within the nineteenth-century debate and to emphasize its elements of originality
Redistribuzioni di terre nei giuramenti di cittadini tra aspirazione all’uguaglianza e protezione della politeia
No full textABSTRACTLand redistributions in citizens’ oaths: between the aspiration to equality and the protection of the politeiaBy examining a number of key documents – primarily epigraphic – that shed light on the relationship between citizenship and land ownership, this paper explores the often ambiguous function of clauses commonly included in the foundation decrees of apoikiai, as well as in the oaths of citizens and magistrates, relating to the protection of agrarian property. The vocabulary and phrasing of these clauses suggest that, in some cases, they served as genuine deterrents against alterations to existing land ownership structures – both within the city and its chora. In other cases, particularly following the fourth-century BC theories concerning the negative nature and defining characteristics of tyranny, such clauses seem to take on a more formal and ideological role: that of discouraging any attempt to subvert the constitutional order of the poleis through proposals for land redistribution. Nonetheless, exceptions to this trend can still be identified well into the Hellenistic period
Sviluppare abilità logiche e di problem solving nella scuola primaria: una sintesi delle evidenze
No full textDEVELOPING LOGICAL REASONING AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL: A SYNTHESIS OF THE EVIDENCEAbstractIn recent years, the need to enhance the logical and problem solving skills of students of all levels with structural interventions, including early ones, has increased, recognizing their transversal impact with repercussions on various school and academic areas. This review presents and discusses the results of a series of experimental investigations on programs to enhance these skills conducted in Italy in various primary school classes between 2017 and 2024. The results highlight the effectiveness of interventions of this type in promoting students’ logical reasoning and problem solving skills. Another element which deserves consideration is that these activities are enjoyed and appreciated by both students and teachers. It follows that these activities need to have a specific emphasis both in the National Guidelines for the curriculum and in teaching practices
Exploring Research and Strategies for Preventing School Dropout: An Umbrella Review
No full textAbstractThis umbrella review investigates the causes and prevention strategies of school dropout, synthesizing evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses to explore how research has evolved in recent decades. A total of 66 records were retrieved through searches in the following databases: Scopus (via Elsevier), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC, via EBSCO), and Web of Science. Finally, 4 studies that met all the criteria were included in the review. The review finds that while early studies focused on individual factors such as academic performance and motivation, more recent research underscores the role of systemic and structural issues, such as socio-economic disparities, institutional support, and family involvement. The review identifies effective interventions, including mentoring, socio-emotional learning, and academic support, but stresses the need for a more comprehensive approach that addresses the root causes of dropout, particularly for marginalized student populations. The findings suggest that long-term success in preventing dropout depends on the implementation of inclusive, multi-dimensional strategies that adapt to the unique needs of each community and student demographic
Incarcerated Motherhood and the Right to Education: A Pedagogical Scoping Review
No full textAbstractThe paper, the result of a scoping review conducted within the framework of the PRIN «Phoenix. A New Kind of ‘Rebirth’ for Women and Children Living in Conditions of Marginalization», explores the condition of incarcerated mothers through a pedagogical and intersectional lens, with the aim of redefining educational and social services for women and children living in conditions of marginalization. Drawing on a rigorous and multidisciplinary methodology, the literature review identified 85 relevant international studies. The subsequent thematic analysis revealed seven core conceptual areas shared across the studies: social and institutional stigma; narratives and representations; systemic racism and intersectional perspectives; mental health and well-being; forms of agency and disempowerment; motherhood inside and outside prison; and prison policies. The findings highlight recurring critical issues across the various contexts examined: motherhood in prison emerges as an ambivalent space in which women negotiate their identities between institutional control and practices of resistance, within a penal system that remains largely inattentive to gender dynamics and the parental role of women
La traduzione del Digesto diretta da Schipani. Tra interpretazione del testo e formazione del giurista
No full textAbstractThe Italian translation of Justinian’s Digest directed by Schipani should not be regarded as a merely auxiliary scholarly tool, but as a decisive intervention in contempo-rary Roman law teaching. In a context marked by declining linguistic competence and growing distance from ancient sources, translation becomes a means of reshaping access to the text and of revealing the interpretative nature of legal knowledge. This approach fosters a hermeneutic model of legal education, training students to perceive Roman law not as a static system, but as a historically situated and interpretative legal experience
The Internal Frontier of Late Roman Isauria: Integration, Resistance, and Economic Expansion
No full textAbstractThe present paper aims to investigate the peculiar situation of Late Roman Isauria, where, from the 4th century AD, phenomena of economic expansion intermingled with episodes of resistance and social conflict. These interrelations stemmed from the struggle between different socioeconomic organisations, which in turn gave birth to different worldviews, but this scenario was further complicated by the assimilation of Graeco-Roman Imperial habits, and so by numerous examples of integration. At the same time, the province witnessed a substantial economic expansion, as amphoric remains testify. Thus, in order to study the dialectic between integration, resistance, and economic expansion, the production of symbolic discourses and material values is discussed from a regional perspective, since this is the ideal arena within which socioeconomic and cultural trajectories can be properly analysed
Beyond Zoocentrism: Enhancing Veganism’s Transformative Potential
No full textABSTRACTVeganism as an ethical and political movement to abolish the mass exploitation of animals has been one prominent response to the ethical and ecological calamities of industrial animal agriculture. In this article, I draw on post-anthropocentric and decolonial tributaries to critically examine some problematic undercurrents that occasionally resurface in mainstream vegan discourses as evident amongst prominent organisations like PETA and The Vegan Society, namely a pervasive zoocentrism that redeploys rigid binaries between humans, plants and animals and ultimately excludes members of the wider biospheric community. I argue that such approaches ultimately reinforce human exceptionalism and undermine the objective of total liberation that vegan movements seek to achieve. Forging more ethical multispecies relations requires humbly embracing the inescapable indeterminateness of biospheric entanglements, and widening understandings of personhood. I close with indicative case studies and reflections on how the movements’ transformative political potential might be strengthened, namely by deconstructing the counterproductive emphasis on respect for (sentient) animal life, whilst underscoring noncompliance with intersecting oppressive systems
Citizenship and Active Participation: Timē, Atimia, and Epitimia in Ancient Greek Legislation against Tyranny
No full textABSTRACTThis paper re-examines ancient Greek anti-tyranny legislation from the perspective of honour, through the analysis of the relevant legal terminology (timē, atimia, and epitimia) in three anti-tyranny laws: IG II3 1 320 (Athens, 337/6 BCE), IG XII 9 190 (Eretria, post-341 BCE), and IMT Skam/NebTäler 182 = I.Ilion 25 (Ilion, c. 281 BCE). It argues that honour dynamics were central to anti-tyranny laws in that they allowed these city-states to encourage active participation from different stakeholders in the community while simultaneously modulating their degrees of inclusion and exclusion. The centrality of these dynamics is suggested primarily by the prominent use of the penalty of atimia (‘dishonour’), which is a common trait of all three statutes; but also by the differential focus on rewards (timai) displayed in the approach to honour of these three different poleis at different times in their history. By highlighting the importance of timē and cognates in anti-tyranny laws, this paper thus demonstrates that honour mechanisms were conceived of as one of the most powerful tools to promote, to different levels, the active engagement of community members in the defence of the democracy, and to police their behaviour – especially of those who found themselves in positions of power