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Asinius Pollio in Dalmatia: What happened in Salona 39 BC?
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This paper re-examines the sources reporting on the campaigns of Asinius Pollio in 40/39 BC, and reviews the scholarly debate about the targets and aims of his campaigns. In the debate a new source is introduced, the passage on Pollio′s conquest of Salona, from the medieval Historia Salonitana of Thomas the Archdeacon of Spalatum (Split). The analysis shows that the passage from Thomas does not correspond with any known source and it suggests that he used a more substantial report on the siege and capture of Salona, probably from the textual tradition of the Vergilian scholia, which sprung from the lost commentary of Aelius Donatus. The existence of this textual tradition about Pollio′s campaign in central Dalmatia in the Vergilian scholia and the “Epitomes” of Florus, in conjunction with Horace′s mention of Pollio′ s Dalmatian triumph, makes it more certain that Pollio campaigned in central Dalmatia.</jats:p
The Name of Cannabis: A Short Guide for Nonbotanists
No full textThe genus Cannabis (Family Cannabaceae) is probably indigenous to wet habitats of Asiatic continent. The long
coexistence between mankind and Cannabis led to an early domestication of the plant, which soon showed an
amazing spectrum of possible utilizations, as a source of textile fibers, as well as narcotic and psychoactive compounds.
Nowadays, the specie(s) belonging to the genus Cannabis are represented by myriads of cultivated varieties,
often with unstable taxonomic foundations. The nomenclature of Cannabis has been the object of
numerous nomenclatural treatments. Linnaeus in Species Plantarum (1753) described a single species of
hemp, Cannabis sativa, whereas Lamarck (1785) proposed two species of Cannabis: C. sativa, the species largely
cultivated in Western Continent, and Cannabis indica, a wild species growing in India and neighboring countries.
The dilemma about the existence of the species C. indica considered distinct from C. sativa continues up to present
days. Due to their prevalent economic interest, the nomenclatural treatment is particularly important as far as
it concerns the cultivated varieties of Cannabis. In this context, we propose to avoid the distinction between sativa
and indica, suggesting a bimodal approach: when a cultivar has been correctly established. It could be advisable
to apply a nomenclature system based on the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants
(ICNCP): it is not necessary to use the species epithets, sativa or indica, and a combination of the genus name and
a cultivar epithet in any language and bounded by single quotation marks define an exclusive name for each
Cannabis cultivar. In contrast, Cannabis varieties named with vernacular names by medical patients and recreational
users, and lacking an adequate description as required by ICNCP, should be named as Cannabis strain,
followed by their popularized name and without single quotation marks, having in mind that their names
have no taxonomical validity
Sequences of the internal transcribed spacer II (ITSII) from different Galdieria species and strains
No full textLack of trnL intron in the thermoacidophilic red alga Galdieria sulphuraria (Galdieri) Merola.
No full textLack of trnL intron in the thermoacidophilic red alga Galdieria sulphuraria (Galdieri) Merola.
No full textN-methyl-p-aminophenol (metol) ozonation in aqueous solution: kinetics, mechanism and toxicological characterization of ozonized samples
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Joseph Jacob Plenck(1735-1807)
No full textJoseph Jacob Plenck (1735-1807) is considered to be the forerunner of modern European dermatology, who also compiled a list of about 800 plants with medicinal uses. Of these about 115 have diuretic properties and are currently included in various pharmacopeias. They were traditionally used to cure ascites of various causes, in urolithiasis, nephritis, cystitis, bladder ulcers, strangury, urinary retention and incontinence. Few of these plants have been fully investigated by modern medicinal chemists, and many are worthy of further study. © 1994 S. Karger AG, Basel
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