Mythic gaps by William Hansen

“…The present paper considers four examples of subjective gaps drawn from ancient Greek literature (the Pandora myth), ancient Roman literature (the Pygmalion legend), ancient Hebrew literature (the Joseph legend), and early Christian literature (the Jesus legend). …”
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Archaeometric Characterisation and Assessment of Conservation State of Coins: The Case-Study of a Selection of Antoniniani from the Hoard of Cumae (Campania Region, Southern Italy) by Sabrina Pagano, Giuseppina Balassone, Chiara Germinario, Celestino Grifa, Francesco Izzo, Mariano Mercurio, Priscilla Munzi, Lucia Pappalardo, Emanuela Spagnoli, Maria Verde, Alberto De Bonis

“…The paper presents the first archaeometric results on a selection of ancient Roman coins (antoniniani) from a treasure found in the Roman necropolis area of ancient Cumae (Southern Italy) during archaeological campaigns by the Centre Jean Bérard. …”
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A Retrospect of Antiquity While Proclaiming Peter I the Father of His Homeland, Emperor, and Great by V. V. Dementyeva

“…The retrospective look of the contemporaries of the studied events at the history of Antiquity was discussed: particular attention was paid to the historical ideas about the ancient Roman state expressed by P.N. Kriokshin, an associate of Peter I, along with his views on the Slavic–Russian history. …”
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Geometric Mosaics of Baetica by Sebastián VARGAS VÁZQUEZ

“…The sheer quantity of floor mosaics obtained from within the territorial borders of ancient roman Baetica and the complexity of this assignment due to the utilized methodology make it so that our research advances rather slowly. …”
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Review of L'interprétation des noms grecs et latins d'animaux illustrée par le cas du zoonyme seps-sēps by Ritvo, Harriet

“…In modern taxonomic nomenclature, “felis” refers exclusively to members of the cat family, but it would be a mistake to transfer that understanding to ancient Roman texts, where it is more likely to refer to one or another of the Mustelidae. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Exopolysaccharides from <i>Phormidium</i> sp. ETS05, the Most Abundant Cyanobacterium of the Therapeutic Euganean Thermal Muds, Using the Zebrafish Mo... by Raffaella Margherita Zampieri, Alessandra Adessi, Fabrizio Caldara, Alessia Codato, Mattia Furlan, Chiara Rampazzo, Roberto De Philippis, Nicoletta La Rocca, Luisa Dalla Valle

“…The Euganean Thermal District (Italy) represents the oldest and largest thermal center in Europe, and its therapeutic mud is considered a unique product whose beneficial effects have been documented since Ancient Roman times. Mud properties depend on the heat and electrolytes of the thermal water, as well as on the bioactive molecules produced by its biotic component, mainly represented by cyanobacteria. …”
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The Coast of Posillipo in the Voyage pittoresque by Andrea Maglio

“…Nevertheless, the work of the Saint-Non artists shows that they found it extremely interesting thanks to the beautiful landscape, classical memories, and ancient Roman ruins. Starting from the Mergellina area, where the famous Crypta Neapolitana can be found, some palaces of the first coastal tract – among them Palazzo Donn’Anna itself – and then some “archaeological sites”, such as the Vergil School (Scuola di Virgilio) and the Villa di Lucullo, were drawn. …”
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Repurposing excess textile fabrics into composite materials by Siew, Chen Ming

“…Using composite materials have been a common practice since the industrial revolution, with the use of plywood in the early parts of human civilization, early iterations of concrete during the ancient roman period and more recently with matrix composite materials. …”
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Reconstruction of a segment of the UNESCO World Heritage Hadrian’s Villa Tunnel Network by integrated GPR, magnetic–paleomagnetic, and electric resistivity prospections by Ghezzi, A, Schettino, A, Pierantoni, P, Conyers, L, Tassi, L, Vigliotti, L, Schettino, E, Melfi, M, Gorrini, M, Boila, P

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> Hadrian’s Villa is an ancient Roman archaeological site built over an ignimbritic tuff and characterized by abundant iron oxides, strong remnant magnetization, and elevated magnetic susceptibility. …”

Spelling and pronunciation: the phonemic principle in the Latin orthographic debate by Pezzini, G

“…The paper presents an analysis of ancient Roman theories on the problem of orthographic standardization and its criteria, focusing on the relationship between spelling and pronunciation. …”

Contributions for the Understanding of the São Pedro do Sul (North of Portugal) Geohydraulic and Thermomineral System: Hydrochemistry and Stable Isotopes Studies by Solange Almeida, Luís Gomes, Alcino Oliveira, Paula Carreira

“…Hydrogeochemistry and isotopic studies were conducted in order to improve knowledge of this groundwater system, known since ancient Roman times for their therapeutic properties. …”
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The role of Fortune and the “Scene of life” topoi in forming the category of the tragic in the Middle ages by Karina Ibragimova

“…The masterpiece that determined the key role of Fortune in the Middle Ages is Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, which places the ancient Roman goddess into the Christian context and examines her as an instrument of Providence. …”
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دور الشعوب الجرمانية في حضارة الغرب بعد سقوط الإمبراطورية الرومانيـة الغربية by محمد جمال مبارک أحمد علي

“…The world of post-Roman Europe that emerged was a mixture of several elements: the new Germanic kingdoms, the ancient Roman heritage, and Catholic Christianity.…”
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Viticulture in the Laetanian Region (Spain) during the Roman Period: Predictive Modelling and Geomatic Analysis by Lisa Stubert, Antoni Martín i Oliveras, Michael Märker, Harald Schernthanner, Sebastian Vogel

“…However, the best prediction performance was obtained by an expert knowledge model utilizing a predictor variable combination based on recommendations on viticulture by <i>Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella</i>, the prominent ancient Roman agronomist. The results indicate that the accessibility of a location and its connectivity to trade routes and distribution centres, determined by terrain steepness, was decisive for the settlement of viticultural facilities. …”
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The Forerunners on Heritage Stones Investigation: Historical Synthesis and Evolution by David M. Freire-Lista

“…In addition, the main authors who have written about stones are surveyed from Ancient Roman times to the middle of the twentieth century. …”
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Past, present and future of seismic metamaterials: experiments on soil dynamics, cloaking, large scale analogue computer and space–time modulations by Brûlé, Stéphane, Guenneau, Sébastien

“…In the same spirit, a design of an analogous seismic computer is proposed making use of ambient seismic noise. We recall that ancient Roman theaters and forests of trees are two examples of large scale structures that behave in a way similar to electromagnetic metamaterials: invisibility cloaks and rainbows, respectively. …”
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Cicero’s Metaphors Being Derived from Navigation and Aspects of the Sea / Cicero’nun Eserlerinde Denizcilik Kaynaklı Eğretilemeler by Çağatay Aşkit*

“…Metaphor is derived from the ancient Greek verb metapherein which means to carry across or to transfer. Ancient Roman authors used the word translatio derived from verb transferre. …”
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Gas Sensors Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances: Synthesis of Oxide Films with Embedded Metal Nanoparticles, Theory and Simulation, and Sensitivity Enhancement Strategies by Marco S. Rodrigues, Joel Borges, Cláudia Lopes, Rui M. S. Pereira, Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy, Filipe Vaz

“…The LSPR phenomenon is known to be responsible for the unique colour effects observed in the ancient Roman Lycurgus Cup and at the windows of the medieval cathedrals. …”
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Trace Element Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt by Ahmed E. Abdel Gawad, Antoaneta Ene, Sergey G. Skublov, Alexandra K. Gavrilchik, Mohamed A. Ali, Mohamed M. Ghoneim, Aleksey V. Nastavkin

“…Beryl occurs in the ancient Roman mines at Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert of Egypt. …”
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Research potential of wood of barrels from Roman water wells by Katarina Čufar, Jana Horvat, Tjaša Tolar, Tina Berden, Maks Merela

“… During archaeological excavations on wet sites in the area of the ancient Roman Nauportus (today’s Vrhnika, Slovenia) in 2005, preserved parts of various wooden structures were discovered. …”
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