Rohde’s Theory of Relationship between the Novel and Rhetoric and the Problem of Evaluating the Entire Corpus of Post-Classical Greek Literature by Ranko Kozić

“…In this paper we focus our attention on two major questions raised by the author such as division of the third type of narration in the rhetorical manuals of classical antiquity and the nature of rhetoric, as expressed in the writings of the major exponents of the Second Sophistic so as to be in a position to point to the way out of aporia, with the preliminary remark that we shall not be able to get a full picture of the Greek novel until the two remaining big questions posed by the author, namely the role played …”
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La fuente de Foncalada: paralelos técnicos, formales y funcionales by Sergio RÍOS GONZÁLEZ

“…It is shown from the suggested technical and typological parallels that the constructive tradition of this building comes from Classical Antiquity. In view of the epigraphical arguments, I put into question the traditional hypothesis, which claims king Alfonso III to be the builder of the monument. …”
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<em>«Ibernia fabulosa»: per una storia delle immagini dell'Irlanda in Italia</em> by Carlo Pellizzi

“…The Irish monks and pilgrims of the Dark Ages brought to the peninsula their hagiographic and legendary writings (such as the Purgatorium Sancti Patricii), which contributed – together with reminiscences from Classical antiquity – to an Italian vision of Ireland as a land of portents and wonders; while after the first Anglo-Norman conquest of the isle the propagandist writings of Gerald of Wales where for centuries the lens through which Ireland was seen in Italy. …”
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El género pastoril: de Teócrito a la bucólica cristiana. La poesía de Paulino de Nola by Dora Battistón

“…<br>From the historical-literary analysis of the so called pastoral genre and considering some theoretical aspects referring to its form in the Classical Antiquity we derive towards the textual construction of the first Christianity and to the transformation of the Christian Bucolic. …”
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« Quand on me battait debout, je saignais en pile. » by Gilles Delâtre

“…As the abolitionist discourse gained traction in metropolitan France and colonial justice – as said by the public prosecutor – was more lenient, the ‘owners’ of Guadeloupe did not intend to abdicate, arguing in turn the inviolability of private property, racial characteristics of black people that would be unfit for freedom, national interest, and conceptions from religion or classical antiquity that slavery is necessary for the civilization. …”
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Cultura material e iconografia: um estudo das ânforas gregas do festival das Panateneias by Camila Miranda Martins

“…ABSTRACT:The contemporary look that launched on Classical Antiquity is the result of the dialogue between history, archeology and visual studies. …”
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Beauty and the Gods in Archaic Greece by Shakeshaft, H

“…Despite its under-representation in scholarship on ancient aesthetics, the Archaic period witnessed a transformation in Greek culture which was pivotal for the religious and aesthetic values, expectations and experiences of later generations of classical antiquity and beyond.</p>…”

Cities and Modern Architecture in Sicily in the Views of Saint-Non’s Voyage: Attraction and Distortion by Domenica Sutera

“…In light of the coeval pictorial taste for ruins of classical antiquity, this numerical disproportion reflected the purpose of the journey to Sicily, as set out in the title of the work. …”
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RESONATION OF THE VITRUVIUS'S MODULAR, SYSTEMATIC APPROACH WITH THE COMPUTATIONAL MINDSET OF THE DIGITAL AGE: 3D MODELING OF THE IONIAN TEMPLES OF AEGEAN TURKEY by A. Denker, A. Denker

“…The objective of this paper is to present a systematic and comprehensive treatise of the logical procedure of the 3D visualisation of these monuments of the ancient cities of classical antiquity. The virtual rediscovery and visual recovery can never replace or remedy the loss of the temples. …”
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A Special Relationship—Aspects of Human–Animal Interaction in Birds of Prey, Brown Bears, Beavers, and Elk in Prehistoric Europe by Ulrich Schmölcke, Oliver Grimm

“…As we demonstrate, the categorical antagonism between ‘animal’ and ‘human’ is a concept that saw different kinds of influence, from the advent of sedentarism and husbandry to Christianity and from philosophical thinking in Classical Antiquity and the Period of Enlightenment. In prehistory and early history, we find different, opposing world views across time, cultures, and periods. …”
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Farven vender tilbage. Et “sandere billede” af antik skulptur by Jan Stubbe Østergaard

“…A “Truer Picture” of the Sculpture of Classical Antiquity Though often held to be a well-known fact, the consequences of the re-emergence of polychromy of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture have not yet made themselves noticeably felt in the practice of disciplines most affected, namely classical archaeology and art history. …”
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Reformation: Religious, Political and Social Consequences for Western Society by Humaira Ahmad

“…The Renaissance that had raised the ancient classical world from its grave, was not itself opposed to the Catholic Church, but the reason it educated and the temperament it formed, the literature it produced and the languages it loved, the imagination it cultivated and the new sense of beauty it created, there were forces of subtle hostility to the system that had been built upon the ruins of classical antiquity. 203 The renaissance leaders rejected many of the attitudes and ideas of the Middle Ages. …”
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L’hygiène dans les établissements agricoles gallo-romains à travers les auteurs antiques et les recherches archéologiques by Frédéric Devevey

“…According to the agronomical authors of classical antiquity, the ‘hygienic’ virtues of an environment were determined by physical characteristics. …”
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elites by Elena Grigoryeva

“…January 15, 2016 is Mandelstam’s 125th anniversary Since classical antiquity many minds have been concerned about the elites. …”
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Russia Triumphant: War Poetry in the Eighteenth Century by Joachim Klein

“…Writing a victory ode was a celebratory act sui generis: according to a venerable tradition of classical antiquity, the poetic word was able to transcend time, ensuring eternal glory. …”
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Towards Global Political Communities and New Citizenship Regimes by Seyla Benhabib

“…In this regard, Theresa May’s recent criticism of a concept of world citizenship separate from any ethnic or national membership is an ideal starting point for reflecting on the intrinsic tensions of cosmopolitan political thought regarding citizenship.In response to the distant origin of the conflict between the universalist vision of man and the particular dimension of political participation, the article opens with a brief historical excursus of the principles of cosmopolitanism from classical antiquity to modern political thought, before arriving at a series of reflections on the changing of these values in today’s globalized scene. …”
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Finite element prediction of seismic response modification of monumental structures utilizing base isolation by Spanos Konstantinos, Anifantis Nikolaos, Kakavas Panayiotis

“…As many monuments of classical antiquity are located in regions of earthquake activity, the safety assessment of these structures, as well as the selection of possible restoration interventions, requires numerical models capable of correctly representing their seismic response. …”
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Picturing texts and reframing the visual arts: feminist modes of ekphrasis in The Matisse Stories, how to be both, and A Line Made By Walking by Khua, Kelly Janine Xiao Rong

“…Though the literary mode has proliferated since Classical antiquity, much discussion of its usage is concentrated on poetry and scant attention has been directed towards its application in prose fiction. …”
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Figures of love: amor from antiquity to the Italian middle ages by Bowen, R

“…This ambiguity is exacerbated by the fact that the Latin word 'amor', the root of love in romance languages, is both an abstract concept and the name of a series of famous figures, from the Cupid of Classical Antiquity to the Lord of Love developed in medieval poetry, and sometimes even the Christian God. …”

Un conservatoire des plâtres antiques, 1 by Élisabeth Le Breton

“…It’s on the ruins of a vast collection of plaster casts of classical antiquity sculpture demystified since 1968 that is standing, since 2001, the gypsothèque (mouldings library) of the Louvre Museum. …”
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