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The fleets on the northern frontier of the Roman empire from the 1st to 3rd century by Rummel, Christoph

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Why diachronicity matters in the study of linguistic landscapes by Pavlenko, Aneta, Mullen, Alex

Subjects: “…Greek; Latin; Multilingualism; Roman Empire; Russian; diachronicity; epigraphy; indexicality; linguistic landscapes…”
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Emperors and generals in the fourth century by Lee, Doug

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The Tyche of Berytus: a Phoenician goddess on civic coinage. by Kropp, Andreas

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Polemics and persecution: East Romans and Paulicians c.780-880) by Dixon, Carl Stephen

“…Despite being unknown to Greek sources at the beginning of this century, Paulicians were persecuted by the East Roman Empire in the 810s and again in the 840s. After this later persecution, they aligned themselves with the Emirate of Malaṭiya and raided the empire’s eastern provinces until their eclipse as a regional power in the 870s. …”
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Roman portraiture and biometric identification by Schofield, Damian, Lorenz, Katharina, Davy-Jow, Stephanie, Anderson, Matthew

“…The work described in this paper proposal is truly multidisciplinary, it touches on many fields including : Classical archaeologies (specifically ancient art history in the period of the Roman Empire 31BC - AD400), Forensic Anthropology (specifically physical anthropology and human osteology, Facial Biometrics (specifically uniquely recognising humans based upon their intrinsic physical traits and features) and Computer Science and Statistics (specifically the analysis of large complex multi-dimensional data sets).…”
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Dispute resolution: adversarial system and inquisitorial system by Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan

“…It was further developed during the Roman Empire and evolved into a series of codes across Europe such as the Civil Code of Napoleon, the German Civil Code and the Italian Civil Code.1 The obvious feature in the civil law system is that its ‘core principles are codified into a referable system which serves as the primary source of law.’ …”
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Outlaw Heroes in Myth and History by Seal, Graham

“…The mythology and history of the outlaw hero is traced from the Roman Empire to the present, showing how both real and mythic figures have influenced social, political, economic and cultural outcomes in many times and places. …”
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Belonging and belongings: portable artefacts and identity in the civitas of the Iceni by Harlow, Natasha Pia

“…The Late Iron Age in northern East Anglia ends with the Boudican revolt in 60/61 CE, after which, the people known as the Iceni were subsumed by the Roman empire. This thesis tests the archaeological evidence for the Iceni as a defined group, demonstrated by the distinctive character material culture in the region. …”
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The Rhetoric of Barbarism: Representations of Northern Barbarians and the Image of Emperors in Pagan Authors of the Early Theodosian Period by Stone, Robert G

“…During the fourth century, the Roman Empire underwent major shifts in its cultural complexion. …”
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A language of loyalty?: oaths and their roles in late antiquity by Wuk, Michael

“…Through this investigation into the roles oath-taking could play in Late Antiquity, we can come to a clearer understanding of a range of important social dynamics in the later Roman empire.…”
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قضية الشرق و الغرب: قراءة في الصراع الحضاري by Yaacob, Adli

“…After the emergence o f Islam as a super power the conflict took a religious tone to become a conflict between Islam and Christianity. The Roman Empire which was bordering the Islamic territories were always waging wars on the Caliphate. …”
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Wonders of glass: synthesis, elasticity and application by Ab. Aziz, Sidek

“…The term ‘glass’ was developed in the late Roman Empire. It was in the Roman glassmaking center at Trier, now in modern Germany, that the late-Latin term glesum originated, probably from a Germanic word for a transparent, lustrous substance. …”
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Byron's "Manfred" and the Greek imaginary by Leman, Lucia

“…The Introduction surveys the Greek imaginary, its historical dissemination, its respective appropriations by the Roman Empire and by North-Western Europeans, especially by British Whigs, and its legacy within British poetry, especially regarding the description of mountain landscapes. …”
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Effective internal audit: a performance index / Razimah Abdullah by Abdullah, Razimah

“…Audits have been present since the Egyptian and Roman Empires in relation to the principal-agency relationship. …”
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