276 research outputs found
Management and supply of wild beasts for Roman amphitheatre games: archaeozoological and genetic evidence from Viminacium
Full text linkWild beast spectacles (venationes) in Roman amphitheatres required a complex network of organization – from wildlife capturing and transport to their maintenance, displays in the arena, and processing their corpses after death. Numerous depictions in ancient texts and iconography are related to venationes and they give some insight into the supply and management of wildlife used in amphitheatre games. However, these are considered to be highly exaggerated, and they are usually not concerned with the vast majority of provincial amphitheatres, but only to spectacles held in just a few urban centres (e.g. Rome). Archaeozoological data from areas of several Roman provincial amphitheatres have given additional insights into the usage of wild beasts in arena shows throughout the Empire. One of the largest amphitheatre faunal collections originates from the military amphitheatre of Viminacium – the post of the 7th Claudia Legion, and capital of the province of Moesia Superior. Previous studies on wildlife remains from Viminacium amphitheatre indicated the usage of locally available beasts (brown bears, wild boars and red deer), as well as exotics (big cats). This paper will discuss the supply and management of those beasts through the combination of archaeozoological and genetic evidence. More precisely it will examine their origin via genetic evidence, as well as the way of their use in the arena by examination of skeletal trauma.4th ICAZ Roman Period Working Group Meeting, 9–12th April, Belgrade, Serbi
Management and supply of wild beasts for Roman amphitheatre games: archaeozoological and genetic evidence from Viminacium
No full textWild beast spectacles (venationes) in Roman amphitheatres required a complex network of organization – from wildlife capturing and transport to their maintenance, displays in the arena, and processing their corpses after death. Numerous depictions in ancient texts and iconography are related to venationes and they give some insight into the supply and management of wildlife used in amphitheatre games. However, these are considered to be highly exaggerated, and they are usually not concerned with the vast majority of provincial amphitheatres, but only to spectacles held in just a few urban centres (e.g. Rome). Archaeozoological data from areas of several Roman provincial amphitheatres have given additional insights into the usage of wild beasts in arena shows throughout the Empire. One of the largest amphitheatre faunal collections originates from the military amphitheatre of Viminacium – the post of the 7th Claudia Legion, and capital of the province of Moesia Superior. Previous studies on wildlife remains from Viminacium amphitheatre indicated the usage of locally available beasts (brown bears, wild boars and red deer), as well as exotics (big cats). This paper will discuss the supply and management of those beasts through the combination of archaeozoological and genetic evidence. More precisely it will examine their origin via genetic evidence, as well as the way of their use in the arena by examination of skeletal trauma.4th ICAZ Roman Period Working Group Meeting, 9–12th April, Belgrade, Serbi
Teodora: Un’odierna lettura romanzata in Italia
No full textThis paper examines two Italian novels by Mariangela Galatea Vaglio, a historian, novelist, and blogger. The novels, published in 2018 and 2022, are titled Teodora. La figlia del circo and Teodora. I demoni del potere. In my analysis, I will focus on a few key aspects that are, in my opinion, essential to the novels. First, I will briefly analyze the techniques used to represent the cultural situation of the time. Secondly, the focus will be on Vaglio’s characterization of Theodora and Justinian as complementary examples of ‘nonconformist’ femininity and masculinity. In particular, I will consider the Nika revolt of 532 CE, which is presented in I demoni del potere as a crucial moment in the empress’s path. To highlight the unique aspects of Vaglio’s narrative, a comparison will be made between her depiction of Theodora’s famous speech during the revolt and Procopius’ narrative in his History of the Wars, as well as Stella Duffy’s description of the event in her novel The Purple Shroud. Finally, the author herself briefly explains the reasons for reexamining the figure of Theodora today in a short interview.This paper examines two Italian novels by Mariangela Galatea Vaglio, a historian, novelist, and blogger. The novels, published in 2018 and 2022, are titled Teodora. La figlia del circo and Teodora. I demoni del potere. In my analysis, I will focus on a few key aspects that are, in my opinion, essential to the novels. First, I will briefly analyze the techniques used to represent the cultural situation of the time. Secondly, the focus will be on Vaglio’s characterization of Theodora and Justinian as complementary examples of ‘nonconformist’ femininity and masculinity. In particular, I will consider the Nika revolt of 532 CE, which is presented in I demoni del potere as a crucial moment in the empress’s path. To highlight the unique aspects of Vaglio’s narrative, a comparison will be made between her depiction of Theodora’s famous speech during the revolt and Procopius’ narrative in his History of the Wars, as well as Stella Duffy’s description of the event in her novel The Purple Shroud. Finally, the author herself briefly explains the reasons for reexamining the figure of Theodora today in a short interview
Romantyczne science fiction. Przyszłość według Teodora Tripplina
Full text linkThe present article aims to show the nineteenth century vision of the future in one of the first Polish science fiction novels, A Journey around the Moon (Podróż po Księżycu), written in 1858 by Teodor Tripplin. In the first (theoretical) part, the author characterizes the science fiction genre, highlighting a distinctive role of technological invention and scientific method, as well as locating the story in a future perspective. A concise description of the Polish science fiction genesis allows for relating Tripplin’s novel to a wider context and, hence, for considering it as a unique phenomenon in Polish literature. In the second part of the article, the author discusses Tripplin’s vision of the future, which is classified into three categories in the novel: 1) the future of technological inventions, 2) the future of medicine development, and 3) the future of society.Celem niniejszego artykułu będzie zaprezentowanie XIX-wiecznej wizji przyszłości, ukazanej w jednej z pierwszych polskich powieści fantastycznonaukowych – Podróży po Księżycu (1858) autorstwa Teodora Tripplina (1812–1881). W pierwszej, teoretycznej części artykułu przedstawiony zostanie gatunek science fiction, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem dystynktywnej roli wynalazku technologicznego, metody naukowej oraz osadzenia fabuły w realiach przyszłościowych. Skrótowe omówienie początków polskiej fantastyki naukowej pozwoli na osadzenie Podróż po Księżycu w szerszym kontekście, a co za tym idzie uznanie jej za ewenement w literaturze krajowej. W drugiej części artykułu skupiono się na ukazaniu wizji przyszłości, wykreowanej przez Teodora Tripplina w Podróży po Księżycu w podziale na trzy kategorie obecne w utworze 1) przyszłość wynalazków technologicznych, 2) przyszłość w rozwoju medycyny, 3) przyszłość społeczeństwa
Business, politics, and governance in transition: Romania and beyond, 1999-2008
No full textMy dissertation addresses the fate of institutional reforms of market governance (such as laws of bankruptcy, capital markets, and concessions) and democratic governance (such as anti-corruption, civil service, and judicial reform) in Romania and across Eastern Europe. While progress has been limited in reforming democratic governance, the surprising turnaround in economic performance and institutional reforms of market governance in Romania challenges the prevailing view in the literature that communist-era managers were able to capture the state and prevent the creation of a sound institutional framework. I explain how this reversal of fortune was possible, as well as why this success has not been fully matched in the democratic governance domain, by focusing on the influence of private actors, economic and political, on the reform of governance institutions. Success in institutional reform in the market domain in Romania’s case came from a combination of economic elite change on the background of political change and banking reform that led to changing incentives of the business elite. Using data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS), I show that banking reform also has a strong relationship to the reduction in state capture across Eastern Europe. The mixed success in state accountability or democratic governance in the Romanian case is due to the continued incentives of politicians for state exploitation in the context of quite robust political competition in Parliament, as well as competition between the President and the Prime Minister.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Patricia Teodora Youn
An Insight into Animal Exploitation at the Roman Frontiers Throughout the Late Antiquity: A Case Study of Čortanovci, Mihaljevačka šuma – Prosjanice Site (Northern Serbia)
Full text linkArchaeological site Prosjanice, in the Mihaljevačka šuma near the village of Čortanovci in
Srem (Northern Serbia), is located on the right Danube bank, under the last slopes of
Fruška gora mountain. At this position, remains of the Roman military border fortress,
settlement, and necropolis were discovered. The fortress was built at the end of the
3rd/beginning of the 4th century AD and it was destroyed at the beginning of the Great
Migrations period, in the second half of the 4th century in particular. Archaeological
excavations of the southern part of the fortress, part of the cemetery, and one structure in
the vicinity were carried out on several occasions during the second half of the 20th
century. During 2018, two rescue campaigns were focused, among other contexts, on the
remains of settlement and necropolis coeval with the fortress. The focus of research on the
Roman Limes in Serbia primarily revolves around the fortifications, with considerably less
published information concerning the surrounding areas and settlements associated with
these fortifications. In Čortanovci during the 4th century, both the settlement and its
cemetery were situated near the fortification. The settlement was inhabited by soldiers and
their families, supported by the discovery of graves of women and children in the
necropolis, along with other portable finds within the settlement. The significance of this
paper is reflected in the fact that it represents preliminary results of the first
archaeozoological analyses of the Roman settlement at Čortanovci, Mihaljevačka šuma –
Prosjanice site, which provide an insight into animal exploitation strategies of the Roman
soldiers and their families during the Late Antiquity.4th ICAZ Roman Period Working Group Meeting, 9–12th April, Belgrade, Serbi
Lost and Found: Animal Management Throughout the Roman and the Late Antique Periods Within the Settlement(s) Under the Modern City of Čačak (Western Serbia)
Full text linkEven though archaeozoology of the Roman and the Late Antique periods is a young
discipline that has gained momentum in Serbia in recent decades, there is still modest
information originating from the area of Western Serbia. So far, the data from the
archaeological site Jerinin grad – Brangović has been published (Kukić, Mladenović 2014).
However, in the last two years, analyses of archaeofaunal material from the area of
present-day Čačak, which includes three sites/locations – Courtyard of the Gymnasium,
Courtyard of the National Museum, and Courtyard of the Church of the Ascension of the
Holy Virgin – dating back to the Roman and Late Antique periods, have gotten underway.
This paper aims to provide an insight into animal management within the same landscape
at three different locations through time by comparing taxa ratios, body part profiles, age
and sex data, pathological changes, as well as butchery mark patterns between various
sites/locations to reveal plausible diachronic and contextual differences in the strategies
of animal exploitation.4th ICAZ Roman Period Working Group Meeting, 9–12th April, Belgrade, Serbi
An Insight into Animal Exploitation at the Roman Frontiers Throughout the Late Antiquity: A Case Study of Čortanovci, Mihaljevačka šuma – Prosjanice Site (Northern Serbia)
Full text linkArchaeological site Prosjanice, in the Mihaljevačka šuma near the village of Čortanovci in Srem (Northern Serbia), is located on the right Danube bank, under the last slopes of Fruška gora mountain. At this position, remains of the Roman military border fortress, settlement, and necropolis were discovered. The fortress was built at the end of the 3rd/beginning of the 4th century AD and it was destroyed at the beginning of the Great Migrations period, in the second half of the 4th century in particular. Archaeological excavations of the southern part of the fortress, part of the cemetery, and one structure in the vicinity were carried out on several occasions during the second half of the 20th century. During 2018, two rescue campaigns were focused, among other contexts, on the remains of settlement and necropolis coeval with the fortress. The focus of research on the Roman Limes in Serbia primarily revolves around the fortifications, with considerably less published information concerning the surrounding areas and settlements associated with these fortifications. In Čortanovci during the 4th century, both the settlement and its cemetery were situated near the fortification. The settlement was inhabited by soldiers and their families, supported by the discovery of graves of women and children in the necropolis, along with other portable finds within the settlement. The significance of this paper is reflected in the fact that it represents preliminary results of the first archaeozoological analyses of the Roman settlement at Čortanovci, Mihaljevačka šuma – Prosjanice site, which provide an insight into animal exploitation strategies of the Roman soldiers and their families during the Late Antiquity
Lost and Found: Animal Management Throughout the Roman and the Late Antique Periods Within the Settlement(s) Under the Modern City of Čačak (Western Serbia)
Full text linkEven though archaeozoology of the Roman and the Late Antique periods is a young discipline that has gained momentum in Serbia in recent decades, there is still modest information originating from the area of Western Serbia. So far, the data from the archaeological site Jerinin grad – Brangović has been published (Kukić, Mladenović 2014). However, in the last two years, analyses of archaeofaunal material from the area of present-day Čačak, which includes three sites/locations – Courtyard of the Gymnasium, Courtyard of the National Museum, and Courtyard of the Church of the Ascension of the Holy Virgin – dating back to the Roman and Late Antique periods, have gotten underway. This paper aims to provide an insight into animal management within the same landscape at three different locations through time by comparing taxa ratios, body part profiles, age and sex data, pathological changes, as well as butchery mark patterns between various sites/locations to reveal plausible diachronic and contextual differences in the strategies of animal exploitation
The 9th PZAF (Postgraduate ZooArchaeology Forum), Online, June 25th-27th, 2021
Full text linkPZAF (Postgraduate Zooarchaeology Forum) je konferencija za studente postdiplomskih studija i profesionalce u ranoj karijeri koji se bave odnosima između ljudi i životinja u prošlosti. U pitanju je važan i dinamičan forum za mlade istraživače, gde se pruža mogućnost da podele svoja istraživanja sa vršnjacima i steknu veoma važno iskustvo u konferencijskom prezentovanju i debatovanju. Do sada je održano osam konferencija, a iako je 9. po redu izdanje PZAF-a prvobitno trebalo da se održi u Srbiji, usled pandemije bolesti Kovid-19 održano je putem interneta između 25. i 27. juna 2021. godine. Konferenciju su organizovali Dimitrije Marković i Teodora Mladenović, doktorandi i istraživači Laboratorije za bioarheologiju Filozofskog fakulteta Univerziteta u Beogradu. Ukupno je održano pet sesija koje su bile grupisane prema istraživanom periodu (starija praistorija, mlađa praistorija, antika, srednji vek), dok je jedna bila rezervisana za metodološke radove. Na konferenciji je učestvovalo preko 50 postdiplomaca iz 16 zemalja širom sveta, a ukupno je bilo prezentovano 27 do sada nepublikovanih istraživanja. Pored njih, svoja predavanja održalo je i četvoro glavnih govornika, prof. Haskel Grinfild, prof. Vesna Dimitrijević, prof. Sonja Vuković i dr Dejvid Orton. Iako je održan onlajn, prošlogodišnji PZAF je pokazao da postdiplomska arheozoološka zajednica nastavlja da raste. Takođe, rezultati predstavljenih istraživanja pokazali su moguć nosti arheozoologije da odgovori na složena pitanja koja se tiču ekonomije, uzgoja životinja i ishrane, kao i rituala i simbolizma unutar prošlih društava. Međutim, mora se napomenuti da diskusije koje su započinjane nakon svake od sesija nisu bile aktivne kako se očekivalo. Na to je potencijalno uticala činjenica da se radi o mladim istraživačima sa malo ili nimalo iskustva na konferencijama, dok razvoj diskusije otežava i to što je konferencija održana putem interneta
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