58 research outputs found
Christides
No full textVassilios CHRISTIDES IGOAS, Greece Resumen: El propósito del presente artículo es examinar aquellos problemas relativos a la fusión Allāt-Athena, centrándose en el caso de Palmira. Ha de tenerse en cuenta, para ello, que los griegos no establecieron dogmas religiosos, asunto que queda confirmado, incluso, en un detallado análisis de los atributos de Athena. Vaya por delante que el autor no pretende ofrecer un tratamiento exhaustivo de las representaciones artísticas de la fusión Allāt-Athena. Abstract: The aim of the present article is to examine those problems concerning the so-called Allāt-Athena, focusing on the case of Palmyra. It should be taken into account that the Greeks did not have any fixed religious dogmas, a matter that has been confirmed even through a detailed analysis of the attributes of Athena. It is not the purpose of the present author to give any exhaustive treatment of the artistic representations of the so-called Allāt-Athena cluster. Palabras Clave: Allāt. Athena. Sincretismo religioso
JOHN BISHOP OF NIKIOU’S CHRONICON (SEVENTH CENTURY A.D.): AN INDISPENSABLE SOURCE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ARAB CONQUEST OF EGYPT AND ITS AFTERMATH*
No full textJohn, Bishop of Nikiou’s Chronicon is the oldest preserved work dealing with the Arab conquest of Egypt (639 A.D./H. 18–645 A.D./H. 25) and its initial aftermath. This little known author, who lived in Egypt in the seventh century, was a high official in the Coptic Church. His accurate depiction of all the relevant historical events, based mainly on his own remarkable observations, proves him to be a simple but well–balanced historian. My article focuses on three aspects of the Chronicon: (a) landholding under the early years of Arab dominion compared to the parallel information of the Greek papyri of Apollonopolis in a special appendix; (b) the attitude of the Arab conquerors of Egypt towards its population, and the reaction of the local people as perceived by John, Bishop of Nikiou; and (c) a short account on the elusive role of the Blues and Greens during the Arab conquest of Egypt as recorded by John of Nikiou.</jats:p
THE SOURCES OF COSMAS INDICOPLEUSTES’ MINIATURES OF ANIMALS: THE CASE OF THE “UNICORNâ€
No full textThe aim of this paper is to trace the sources of the Byzantine author Cosmas Indicopleustes’ miniatures of animals, in particular of the “unicornâ€, in his work Christian topography. Cosmas, a sixth century seaman and merchant, wrote his work, Christian topography, based on his personal experience travelling in the Red Sea and beyond. Although his main aim was to enhance religious beliefs, his work yields important geographical information concerning navigation, peoples and animals of various countries neighbouring the Red Sea and beyond. His description of various exotic countries is decorated with drawings and numerous designs relevant to his cosmological interpretation of the Bible. While Cosmas’ cosmological theory and the relevant designs have been studied by a number of scholars, little attention has been paid to his drawings of animals based on his travelling experience. An attempt is made in this study to trace the origin of Cosmas Indicopleustes’ illustrations of animals, focusing on the unicorn. Furthermore, a comparison with similar drawings found in Arabic manuscripts is added. An effort is also made in this study to draw information not only from the pictorial evidence but also from the literary tradition of the original Greek and Arabic sources.</jats:p
THE HIMYARITE KINGDOM ON THE EVE OF AND AFTER THE ETHIOPIAN DOMINANCE IN THE SIXTH CENTURY A.D. IN THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. ARETHAS AND HIS COMPANIONS AND IN THE ACTS OF ST. GREGENTIUS
No full textBased on two important hagiographical works written in Greek, the Martyrdom of St. Arethas and his companions and the Acts of St. Gregentius, the aim of this paper is to continue my preliminary study of the countries around the Red Sea in pre-Islamic times, especially in the sixth century A.D. The most valuable information in the Martyrdom concerns the hazardous voyage of the Ethiopian army from the main port of Adulis across the Red Sea to South Arabia (ca 525 A.D.). This work illuminates aspects of that expedition which do not appear in such detail in any other source. In addition, it describes the ports of the Red Sea in the sixth century, i.e., Klysma, Bereniki, Adulis, etc., corroborating the finds of archaeology and epigraphy. Concerning the controversial Acts of St. Gregentius, the present author has tried to discuss only some vital information reflecting the social structure of South Arabia during its Ethiopian occupation until the Persian conquest of it (ca 525 A.D. – ca 570 A.D.), and attempted to trace the origin of just one law (the treatment of animals) among those supposedly imposed on the Himyarites by the so-called archbishop Gregentius.</jats:p
The decline of the Melkite Church in Islamic Egypt and its revival by Patriarch Cosmas I (ca 727-768)
No full textThis study focuses on the relations of the Melkites and Copts, two rival religious communities
in early Muslim Egypt, at a critical turning point, i.e. the time of the patriarch of Alexandria
Cosmas I (ca 727-768), about which not enough attention has been paid by modern scholars.
Cosmas’s sincere intention to unite the two rival Christian Churches of Egypt, a fact recognized
even by his adversaries, is emphasized. Simultaneously, the author points out the initial
impartiality of the Arabs towards the perennial dispute between the Coptic and Melkite
Churches, which changed drastically by the time of Cosmas I’s election
Guerre et traite comme sources de l'esclavage dans l'empire byzantin aux IXeme et Xeme siècles
No full textU. P. Arora, Motifs in Indian Mythology, their Greek and Other Parallels, New-Delhi 1981
No full textLes traductions du “Discours de la Méthode" de Descartes en grec moderne
No full textThe article of L. G. Marcantonatos on Descartes “Discours de la Methode” deals with the fate of Descartes’ work in Modern Greek Literature. According to Marcantonatos’ research, Descartes’ work was translated seven times during the last hundred and fifty years. The translators and commentators of Descartes’ work were, N. S. Piccolos (Corfu 1824), D. Mostratos (Constantinople 1878), T. Theodorakopoulos (Athens 1933), G. and A. Verveniotis (Athens 1939), C. Christides (Athens 1948), C. Anagnostou (Athens 1972) and I. Skokko (Athens 1973). In addition the author adds some biographical information about the above mentioned translators, and tries to do the first critical evaluation regarding the literary character of the translations and comments, particularly emphasizing the work of Piccolo and Christides
EARLY NORTH AFRICA - North Africa under Byzantium and Early Islam. Edited by Susan T. Stevens and Jonathan P. Conant . Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2016. Pp. xii + 322. $70.00, hardback (ISBN 9780884024088).
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