"The Sources of Theophanes for the Heraclian Dynasty," by Ann S. Proudfoot, from the journal Byzantion, Vol. 44, No. 2 (1974), pp. 367-439, in 74 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has entries on Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641) and his descendants, the Heraclian Dynasty, which ruled Asia Minor and surrounding areas to 711. In examining information provided by the chronicler Theophanes (about 760-818), the author gives a thorough review of Byzantine historical writing. Internet...
Topics: History, Historical, Historiography, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Chronicles, Church,...
0
0.0
Mar 28, 2023
03/23
Mar 28, 2023
by
Alexander Kazhdan
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Monastic World Chronicle: Theophanes the Confessor," by Alexander Kazhdan, in 32 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The study is Chapter 3., pp. 205-234, from Volume 1 (640-850) of Kazhdan's A History of Byzantine Literature (Athens, 1999). Internet Archive has a selection of works by Alexander Kazhdan, and several English translations of the 8th-9th century Chronicle of Theophanes. Introduction A. Predecessors and contemporaries B. Biography and the problem of authorship (BHG...
Topics: History, Historical, Historiography, Literature, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine,...
0
0.0
Mar 28, 2023
03/23
Mar 28, 2023
by
Ralph-Johannes Lilie
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"Reality and Invention: Reflections on Byzantine Historiography," by Ralph-Johannes Lilie, from Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 68 (2014), pp. 157-210, in 55 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries on the categories: Byzantine historians and Byzantine chroniclers. This excellent study on the reliability of Byzantine historical sources, describes the following topics and provides examples, many humorous: 1. Deliberate Tendentious Modification 2....
Topics: History, Historical, Historiography, Byzantine, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Chronicles, Histories,...
0
0.0
Mar 28, 2023
03/23
Mar 28, 2023
by
Jordan Pickett
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"Water and Empire in the De aedificiis of Procopius," by Jordan Pickett, from Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol. 71 (2017), pp. 95-126, in 33 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on the 6th-century Byzantine historian Procopius, which also describes the work discussed, The Buildings [of Justinian]. Internet Archive has the bilingual Greek-English Loeb Classical Library edition of this enjoyable work, De aedificiis/The Buildings. Introduction Table 1. Discussions in the...
Topics: Buildings, History, Historical, Late Antiquity, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Hydraulics,...
"Procopius and the Imperial Panels of S. Vitale," by Irina Andreescu-Treadgold and Warren Treadgold, from the journal Art Bulletin, Vol. 79, No. 4 (Dec., 1997), pp. 708-723, in 17 searchable pdf pages, with numerous plates. Wikipedia has an entry on the 6th-century historian Procopius, and Google Images has color photos of the remarkable mosaic panels described.
Topics: History, Historical, Late Antiquity, Early Medieval, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Asia...
"The Revival of Byzantine Learning and the Revival of the Byzantine State," by Warren T. Treadgold, from the journal American Historical Review, Vol. 84, No. 5 (Dec., 1979), pp. 1245-1266, in 20 searchable pdf pages. The apparent connection between political, economic, and cultural progress in the 8th-11th centuries is explored. Internet Archive has other works by the distinguished author. From the Introduction: "Between the eighth and eleventh centuries the Byzantine Empire...
Topics: History, Historical, Early Medieval, Medieval, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Asia Minor,...
"The Bride-Shows of the Byzantine Emperors," by Warren T. Treadgold, from the journal Byzantion, Vol. 49 (1979), pp. 395-413, in 20 searchable pdf pages. Several Byzantine emperors selected their brides from the winners of beauty contests. The article describes different aspects of the institution. From the Introduction: "Five times between 788 and 882, the consort of the Byzantine emperor or of the heir to the Byzantine throne was chosen in a competition of beautiful women from...
Topics: History, Historical, Byzantine, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Women's History, Shows, Contents,...
"The Attitudes of Byzantine Chroniclers Towards Ancient History," by Elizabeth M. Jeffreys, from the journal Byzantion, Vol. 49 (1979), pp. 199-238, in 41 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. This fascinating article considers what chroniclers such as John Malalas and Theophanes knew about the ancient world and how they presented it. Wikipedia has a group of entries on related categories: Byzantine historians and Byzantine chroniclers.
Topics: History, Historical, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Chronicles, Historiography, Ancient...
26
26
Mar 19, 2023
03/23
Mar 19, 2023
by
Theophanes; Harry Turtledove, translator
texts
eye 26
favorite 0
comment 0
The Chronicle of Theophanes, an English translation of anni mundi 6095-6305 (A.D. 602-813), with introduction and notes by Harry Turtledove, in 229 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on Theophanes (about 760-818), called the Confessor, and his important Chronicle of world events. This edition contains the most valuable part of the Chronicle (describing 7th-9th-century events), which includes the author's account of his own day. Attached to the document is a multilingual...
Topics: History, Historical, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Chronicles, Church, Christianity,...
19
19
Mar 17, 2023
03/23
Mar 17, 2023
by
Matthew Spinka; Glanville Downey; Malalas
texts
eye 19
favorite 0
comment 0
The Chronicle of John Malalas Books VIII-XVIII, translated from Church Slavonic by Matthew Spinka, and Glanville Downey (Chicago, 1940), in 155 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. This is an English translation of a medieval Russian epitome of the Greek original. Wikipedia has an entry on the Assyrian author, John Malalas (about 491-578) and his valuable chronicle. Also available as a separate download is a translation of Books 16-18 from the fuller Greek original, which is a major...
Topics: History, Historical, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Chronicles, Antioch, Church,...
0
0.0
Mar 15, 2023
03/23
Mar 15, 2023
by
Michael Brett
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Fatimid Revolution (861-973) and Its Aftermath in North Africa," by Michael Brett, Chapter 10. from Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 2 (New York, 1979), pp. 589-636 with bibliography and maps, in 62 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. A Wikipedia entry (Fatimid Caliphate) describes this influential Ismaili Shia dynasty which ruled in Egypt and elsewhere in the 10th-12th centuries. Internet Archive has a selection of works about the Fatimids, and also other works by the...
Topics: History, Historical, Egypt, Egyptian, Medieval, Fatimid, Fatimids, Africa, African, Ismailis,...
0
0.0
Mar 12, 2023
03/23
Mar 12, 2023
by
David McKitterick
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Beginnings of Printing" [in Europe, c. 1415 - c. 1500], by David McKitterick, Chapter 14. from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 7 (New York, 1998), pp. 287-298 with bibliography, in 17 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on the Printing press, which appeared in Western Europe in the 15th century, though duplicating devices of other types were in use in Asia much earlier.
Topics: History, Historical, Inventions, Europe, European, Machines, Printing, Duplication, Copying,...
0
0.0
Mar 9, 2023
03/23
Mar 9, 2023
by
Jacques Verger
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
Schools and Universities [c. 1300 - c. 1500], by Jacques Verger, in 57 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters from volumes of Cambridge Medieval History: Chapter 4. "The Universities," [c. 1300 - c. 1415], from Volume 6 (New York, 2000); and Chapter 11. "Schools and Universities," [c. 1415 - c. 1500], from Volume 7 (New York, 1998). Wikipedia has a main entry on the Medieval university in Western Europe, and a group of related entries....
Topics: Universities, University, History, Historical, Medieval, Middle Ages, Italy, Franc, Spain, England,...
0
0.0
Mar 5, 2023
03/23
Mar 5, 2023
by
Peter Jackson
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Mongols and Europe," by Peter Jackson, Chapter 22. from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 5, c. 1198–c. 1300 (New York, 1999), in 26 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Attached to the document are links to resources at Encyclopaedia Iranica, including many articles by the author. Wikipedia has a main entry on the Mongol invasion of Europe, and a group of related entries. Internet Archive has a selection of works relating to Turco-Mongolica. Contents: The Rise and Character...
Topics: History, Historical, Europe, European, Medieval, Mongols, Turco-Mongolica, Mongolian, Mongolia,...
11
11
Mar 4, 2023
03/23
Mar 4, 2023
by
Susan Ashbrook Harvey
texts
eye 11
favorite 0
comment 0
"Syria and Mesopotamia" [Christianity, 1st-3rd Centuries], by Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Chapter 19. from Cambridge History of Christianity, Volume 1 (New York, 2006), with bibliographies, in 54 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The chapter describes regional varieties of Christianity during the period in the Roman East. Wikipedia has a group of entries on the topic. Internet Archive has other works by the distinguished author. Contents: Introduction The Regional Context Early...
Topics: History, Historical, Christianity, Edessa, Antioch, Syria, Syrian, Syriac, Assyrian, Asori,...
14
14
Mar 2, 2023
03/23
Mar 2, 2023
by
P. L. Shinnie
texts
eye 14
favorite 0
comment 0
Christian Nubia [4th-14th Centuries], by P. L. Shinnie, Chapter 9. from Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 2 (New York, 1979), pp. 556-588, with bibliographies and plates in 53 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries related to the topic. Google images has examples of Nubia's Christian art. Contents: Introduction The Beginnings of Christianity in Nubia Map: Medieval Nubia The First Arab Attacks The Flowering of Christian Nubia, c. 750-1050 Illustration: Plan of...
Topics: History, Historical, Late Antiquity, Early Medieval, Medieval, Africa, Nubia, Nubian, Religion,...
10
10.0
Mar 1, 2023
03/23
Mar 1, 2023
by
Robert Bedrosian
texts
eye 10
favorite 0
comment 0
Some Online Resources about Central Asian Art, in two pdf pages. The document contains links to information and images at Wikipedia, Internet Archive, Encyclopaedia Iranica, The Ancient World Online (AWOL), Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Google Images. Internet Archive has a selection of works on the topic. Prepared by Robert Bedrosian.
Topics: Art, Architecture, Painting, Wall Painting, Sculpture, Weaving, Textiles, Metalwork, Carpets, Rugs,...
8
8.0
Feb 26, 2023
02/23
Feb 26, 2023
by
Michael Brett
texts
eye 8
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Arab Conquest and the Rise of Islam in North Africa," by Michael Brett, Chapter 8. from Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 2 (New York, 1979), pp. 490-555 with bibliographies, in 78 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of related entries on the topics. Chapter 8: Problem of Sources The Arab Occupation of Egypt Map: Egypt, 7th-9th centuries The Advance into the Maghreb Map: Egypt, Nubia, and Ifriqiya, 7th-9th centuries The Fall of the Umayyads Map: The...
Topics: History, Historical, Africa, African, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Islam, Islamic,...
11
11
Feb 25, 2023
02/23
Feb 25, 2023
by
W.H.C. Frend
texts
eye 11
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Christian Period in Mediterranean Africa, c. A.D. 200 to 700," by W.H.C. Frend, Chapter 7. from Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 2 (New York, 1979), pp. 410-489 with plates and bibliographies, in 104 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has groups of entries relating to the topic. Introduction The Early Years of the Church in Egypt and Cyrenaica From Nicaea to Chalcedon The Consolidation of the Coptic Church in Egypt and North-East Africa The Early Years of the...
Topics: History, Historical, Africa, African, Late Antiquity, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire,...
23
23
Feb 25, 2023
02/23
Feb 25, 2023
by
Anthony Bryer; David Winfield; Selina Ballance; Jane Isaac
texts
eye 23
favorite 0
comment 0
The Post-Byzantine Monuments of the Pontos, by Anthony Bryer, David Winfield, Selina Ballance, and Jane Isaac (Brookfield, Vermont, 2002), in 494 bookmarked and searchable pages with many illustrations and rare photos. The period covered is 1461-1919. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. On the topic, see also The Byzantine Monuments and Topography of the Pontos, by Anthony Bryer and David Winfield (1985). Contents: Introduction The Pontic Greeks before the Diaspora Nineteenth-Century Monuments in the...
Topics: History, Historical, Art, Architecture, Byzantium, Byzantine, Byzantine Empire, Asia Minor, Turkey,...
4
4.0
Feb 23, 2023
02/23
Feb 23, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 4
favorite 0
comment 0
Egypt, 641-969, in 65 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters with bibliographies from Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1 (New York, 1998): Chapter 3. "Egypt as a Province in the Islamic Caliphate, 641-868," by Hugh Kennedy; and Chapter 4. "Autonomous Egypt from Ibn Ṭūlūn to Kāfūr, 868-969," by Thierry Bianquis. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Wikipedia has a main entry about the history of Egypt in the Middle Ages, and a group of...
Topics: History, Historical, Egypt, Egyptian, Early Medieval, Caliphate, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, Tulunids,...
"Subversive Laughter: The Sayings of Courtesans in Book 13 of Athenaeus' Deipnosophistae, " by Laura McClure, from American Journal of Philology, Vol. 124, No. 2 (Summer, 2003), pp. 259-294, in 37 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on the Greek author Athenaeus (late 2nd to early 3rd century), and also on the fascinating work discussed, the Banquet of the Sophists (Deipnosophistae) . Attached to the present document is a multilingual HTML version of Deipnosophistae. Compiled...
Topics: History, Historical, Late Antiquity, Greek, Greece, Sophists, Women's History, Dinners,...
9
9.0
Feb 23, 2023
02/23
Feb 23, 2023
by
Walter Kaegi
texts
eye 9
favorite 0
comment 0
"Egypt on the Eve of the Muslim Conquest," by Walter Kaegi, from Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1 [Islamic Egypt, 640-1517] (New York, 1998), Chapter 2, pp. 34-61 with bibliographies, in 34 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry on the Muslim conquest of Egypt (which took place between 639 and 646 A.D.), and a group of related entries.
Topics: History, Historical, Egypt, Egyptian, Byzantine, Byzantium, Byzantine Empire, Islam, Muslim,...
8
8.0
Feb 19, 2023
02/23
Feb 19, 2023
by
P. L. Shinnie
texts
eye 8
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Nilotic Sudan and Ethiopia, c. 660 B.C. to c. A.D. 600," by P. L. Shinnie, Chapter 4. from Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 2 (New York, 1979), with plates, bibliographies and notes in 85 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on Nilotic peoples, who are indigenous to the Nile valley; and also groups of entries on Sudan and Ethiopia in ancient and medieval times, and on the ancient city of Meroë. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: The origins of...
Topics: History, Historical, Africa, African, Ancient, Hellenistic, Hellenism, Rome, Roman, Roman Empire,...
"The Parthian Origins of the House of Rustam," by A. Shapur Shahbazi, from the journal Bulletin of the Asia Institute, New Series, Vol. 7, Iranian Studies in Honor of A. D. H. Bivar (1993), pp. 155-163, in 12 searchable pdf pages, with an addendum. The author further develops the view of Marquart (Markwart) and Bivar that Rustam belonged to the noble House of the Surens, here equated with the House of Sam in the Persian epic, Shahnameh. Wikipedia has an entry on the Parthian empire...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Parthia, Parthian, Arsacid, Arsacids, Iran, Persia,...
"Albinos and Albinism in Iranian Tradition," by Alexander H. Krappe, from the journal Folklore, Vol. 55, No. 4 (Dec., 1944), pp. 170-174, in 6 searchable pdf pages. Internet Archive has other works by the author, and also a selection of works about Iranian epic literature. Attached to the document is a multilingual HTML version of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, which is discussed in the article. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. "...The late James Rendel Harris was the first to point out that...
Topics: Folklore, Albinos, Albinism, Iran, Persia, Iranian, Persian, Supernatural, Births, Magic, Demons,...
0
0.0
Feb 19, 2023
02/23
Feb 19, 2023
by
Howard Hayes Scullard; John Briscoe
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
Carthage, Rome, and the Punic Wars [3rd - 2nd Centuries B.C.], in 226 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains: Chapter 11. "Carthage and Rome," by H. H. Scullard, from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 7, Part 2 (New York, 1989); Chapter 2. "The Carthaginians in Spain," by H. H. Scullard, from CAH, Volume 8 (New York, 1989); and Chapter 3. "The Second Punic War," by John Briscoe, from the same volume. Wikipedia has a main entry (Punic Wars) and a...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Rome, Roman Republic, Italy, Italian, Carthage, Africa,...
0
0.0
Feb 18, 2023
02/23
Feb 18, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
Roman Africa and Cyrene [43 B.C. - A.D. 69], in 86 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters with maps and bibliographies from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 10 [The Augustan Empire, 43 B.C. - A.D. 69] (New York, 1996): Chapter 13i. "Roman Africa: Augustus to Vespasian," by C. R. Whittaker; and Chapter 13j. "Cyrene," by Joyce Reynolds. Wikipedia has a main entry on Roman Africa and a group of related entries; also, a main entry on the city...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Classical, Africa, African, Rome, Roman, Roman Republic,...
0
0.0
Feb 18, 2023
02/23
Feb 18, 2023
by
W. Culican
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"Phoenicia and Phoenician Colonization" [8th-6th Centuries B.C.], by W. Culican, Chapter 32 from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume III, Part 2 (New York, 1991), in 110 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with many maps and illustrations. Wikipedia has a main entry (Phoenicia) and a group of related entries about this energetic people from the Levant who colonized parts of the North African and Atlantic coasts in an early and successful trading network. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian....
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Remote, Levant, Phoenicia, Phoenician, Punic, Middle East,...
0
0.0
Feb 17, 2023
02/23
Feb 17, 2023
by
R.C.C. Law
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
North Africa [c. 800 B.C. - A.D. 305], by R.C.C. Law, in 145 bookmarked and searchable pages. The download contains two chapters from Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 2 (New York, 1979): Chapter 2. "North Africa in the period of Phoenician and Greek colonization, c. 800 to 323 BC ," and Chapter 3. "North Africa in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, 323 B.C. to A.D. 305." Wikipedia has a main entry about North Africa during Antiquity, and a group of related entries....
Topics: History, Historical, Africa, African, Phoenician, Phoenicia, Colonization, Hellenistic, Hellenism,...
0
0.0
Feb 17, 2023
02/23
Feb 17, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"Islam and the Mediterranean," Chapter 19 from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 5 (New York, 1999) c. 1198 - c. 1300, in 47 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Chapter 19 contains three parts with bibliographies: (a) "The Rise of the Mamluks," by Robert Irwin; (b) "The Maghrib," by Michael Brett; and (c) "The Nasrid kingdom of Granada," by David Abulafia. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Internet Archive has selections of works about the Mamluks; the...
Topics: History, Historical, Medieval, Islam, Caliphate, Muslim, Muslims, Mediterranean, Mamluk, Mamluks,...
"Early Persians' Interest in History," by A. Sh. Shahbazi, from the journal Bulletin of the Asia Institute, New Series, Vol. 4, In honor of Richard Nelson Frye: Aspects of Iranian Culture (1990), pp. 257-265, in 10 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Attached to the document are links to additional material at Encyclopaedia Iranica, including entries by the distinguished author. A thorough and most welcome review of ancient Persian and classical sources referring to Iranian oral...
Topics: History, Historical, Historiography, Ancient, Classical, Persia, Iran, Persian, Iranian, Bards,...
"Etruscan Leopards and Lions," by Cornelius Vermeule, from the journal Bulletin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Vol. 59, No. 315 (1961), pp. 13-21, in 10 searchable pdf pages, with many plates. In this article, curator and art historian Cornelius Vermeule (Wikipedia) suggests an Asia Minor source for the Etruscan sculptures described, which date from the 7th-6th centuries B.C. Internet Archive has a selection of works by the author.
Topics: Art, Etruscan, Etruscans, Etruria, Asia Minor, Scupture, Decoration, Leopards, Lions, Figures,...
"Herodotus I, 94: A Phocaean Version of an Etruscan Tale," by Louise Adams Holland, from American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1937), pp. 377-382, in 7 searchable pdf pages. The author examines Herodotus' information about the Asia Minor origin of the Etruscans. Attached to the document is the material commented on. Wikipedia has an entry about Etruscan origins, and a group of related entries about this early civilization in Italy.
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Remote, Etruscan, Etruscans, Etruria, Italy, Italian,...
4
4.0
Feb 15, 2023
02/23
Feb 15, 2023
by
Lee E. Patterson
texts
eye 4
favorite 0
comment 0
"Myth as Evidence in Strabo," by Lee E. Patterson, from The Routledge Companion to Strabo (New York, 2017), edited by Daniela Dueck, Chapter 22, pp. 276-293, in 18 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The article focuses on Books 11-14 of the Geography, and has a thorough Catalogue of the myths they contain. Wikipedia has a main entry (Strabo) and a group of related entries about the Greek geographer and historian from Pontus in Asia Minor, who lived from about 64 B.C. to about A.D....
Topics: Myths, Mythology, Legends, Gods, Goddesses, Deities, Geography, History, Historical,...
"A Note on the Hasanlu Bowl as Structural Network: Mitanni-Arya and Hurrian?" by Henri-Paul Francfort, from the journal Bulletin of the Asia Institute, New Series, Vol. 22 (2008), pp. 171-188, in 20 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with many plates and illustrations. Encyclopaedia Iranica has an article by the discoverer of the golden Hasanlu Bowl, Robert Dyson. The author of the present article suggests a new interpretation for the mythological figures appearing on the bowl...
Topics: Mythology, Myths, Legends, Gods, Deities, History, Historical, Ancient, Remote, Mesopotamia, Asia...
0
0.0
Feb 14, 2023
02/23
Feb 14, 2023
by
Amalia Levanoni
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Mamlūks in Egypt and Syria: the Turkish Mamlūk Sultanate (648-784/ 1250-1382) and the Circassian Mamlūk Sultanate (784-923/ 1382-1517)," by Amalia Levanoni, Chapter 8. from Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 2, The Western Islamic World Eleventh to Eighteenth Centuries (New York, 2010), in 77 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. On the topic, see also The Baḥrī and Circassian Mamlūks. Contents: The Turkish era of the Mamluk sultanate The Mamluks’ rise to power: a...
Topics: History, Historical, Medieval, Egypt, Egyptian, Ilkhans, Ilkhanid, Mamluk, Mamluks, Turkish,...
7
7.0
Feb 14, 2023
02/23
Feb 14, 2023
by
Stephen O. Murray
texts
eye 7
favorite 0
comment 0
"Male Homosexuality, Inheritance Rules, and the Status of Women in Medieval Egypt: The Case of the Mamlūks," by Stephen O. Murray, from Islamic Homosexualities (New York, 1997), Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe, editors, Chapter 9. pp. 161-173, in 13 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. On the topic, see also the author's chapter, Homosexuality among Slave Elites in Ottoman Turkey. From the Introduction: "The mamlūk military elite, purchased...
Topics: History, Historical, Medieval, Mamluks, Middle East, Egypt, Egyptian, Islam, Islamic: Muslim,...
0
0.0
Feb 14, 2023
02/23
Feb 14, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
The Baḥrī and Circassian Maml ūks, in 92 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters from Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1, Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 (New York, 1998): Chapter 10. "The Baḥrī Mamlūk Sultanate, 1250-1390," by Linda S. Northrup; and Chapter 11. "The Regime of the Circassian Mamlūks," by Jean-Claude Garcin. Wikipedia has an entry on the Bahriyya Mamluks, a dynasty of Turkic origin; and also an entry on the Mamluks,...
Topics: History, Historical, Medieval, Egypt, Egyptian, Mamluk, Mamluks, Circassia, Circassian, Military,...
2
2.0
Feb 13, 2023
02/23
Feb 13, 2023
by
Donald P. Little
texts
eye 2
favorite 0
comment 0
"Historiography of the Ayyūbid and Mamlūk epochs," by Donald P. Little, Chapter 15. from Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1, Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 (New York, 1998), pp. 412-444 with bibliography and maps, in 46 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The article covers the 12th-15th centuries. Wikipedia has entries on both of these medieval groups which at times played commanding roles in Middle Eastern and Asian history: Ayyubids, and Mamluks. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian....
Topics: Historiography, History, Historical, Historians, Medieval, Egypt, Egyptian, Ayyubid, Ayyubids,...
"Urkesh: The First Hurrian Capital," by Giorgio Buccellati, Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati, from the journal Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 60, No. 2 (Jun., 1997), pp. 77-96, in 21 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry (Hurrians), and a group of related entries about this ancient civilization of the 3rd millennium B.C. in Asia Minor and Mesopotamia. There is also an entry about the Hurrian capital, Urkesh, located in northeastern Syria. Internet Archive has a selection of works...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Remote, Antiquity, Asia Minor, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian,...
0
0.0
Feb 13, 2023
02/23
Feb 13, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
Syria and Egypt [11th-13th Centuries], in 118 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with bibliographies and maps. The download contains two chapters from Cambridge History of Islam, Volume 2 [Western Islamic World, 11th-18th Centuries] (New York, 2010): Chapter 6. "Bilād al Shām, from the Fāṭimid Conquest to the Fall of the Ayyūbids (359-658/ 970-1260)," by Anne Marie Edde´; and Chapter 7. "The Fāṭimid Caliphate (358-567/ 969-1171) and the Ayyūbids in Egypt (567-648/...
Topics: History, Historical, Syria, Syrian, Egypt, Egyptian, Medieval, Middle Ages, Fatimid, Fatimids,...
0
0.0
Feb 12, 2023
02/23
Feb 12, 2023
by
Jacques Verger
texts
eye 0
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Universities and Scholasticism" [in Europe, c. 1198 - c. 1300], by Jacques Verger, from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 5 (New York, 1999), Chapter 10, pp. 256-276, in 27 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the topics. Contents: Introduction The First Universities The University: Community, Profession, Power The Universities in the Context of the Thirteenth Century The Consolidation of the Universities: Successes and Initial Crises...
Topics: Universities, University, History, Historical, Medieval, Europe, European, Learning, Scholarship,...
4
4.0
Feb 12, 2023
02/23
Feb 12, 2023
by
Paul Binski
texts
eye 4
favorite 0
comment 0
"Art and Architecture" [in Europe, c. 1198 - c. 1300], by Paul Binski, Chapter 4. from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 5 (New York, 1999), with bibliographies and many plates in 44 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the topics. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: Introduction Cathedral Chapters and the Gothic Style Religious Art and Doctrinal Change Court Art Italy and the Mediterranean
Topics: Art, Architecture, History, Historical, Medieval, Europe, European, Religion, Religious, Christian,...
"Phrygian Painted Animals: Anatolian Orientalizing Art," by G. Kenneth Sams, from the journal Anatolian Studies, Vol. 24 (1974), pp. 169-196, in 29 searchable pdf pages, with many plates. The article describes objects from the 8th through early 7th centuries B.C. Internet Archive has a selection of works relating to Phrygian art. From the Introduction: "As early as 1900, with the Körte brothers' excavation of Tumulus III at Gordion, Anatolian archaeology has been aware of the...
Topics: Art, Pottery, Asia Minor, Anatolia, Animal Style, Drawing, Decoration, Gordion, Gordium, History,...
1
1.0
Feb 11, 2023
02/23
Feb 11, 2023
by
Jan Ziolkowsi
texts
eye 1
favorite 0
comment 0
"Latin and Vernacular Literature" [c. 1024 - c. 1198], by Jan Ziolkowsi, Chapter 18. from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 4 Part 1 (New York, 2004), pp. 658-692, with bibliographies, in 66 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the topic.
Topics: Literature, Literary, Europe, European, History, Historical Medieval, England, France, Germany,...
3
3.0
Feb 11, 2023
02/23
Feb 11, 2023
by
Louis Crompton
texts
eye 3
favorite 0
comment 0
"Male Love and Islamic Law in Arab Spain," by Louis Crompton, Chapter 8. from Islamic Homosexualities (New York, 1997), Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe, editors, pp. 142-157, in 16 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on al-Andalus (Muslim Spain and Portugal), which contains a section on homosexuality in the Middle Ages. Scanned by Robert Bedrosian. On the topic, see also the articles in Part 4 of the compilation Ancient Sexuality. From the Introduction:...
Topics: History, Historical, Medieval, Literature, Poetry, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, Iberia,...
2
2.0
Feb 10, 2023
02/23
Feb 10, 2023
by
Hugh Kennedy
texts
eye 2
favorite 0
comment 0
Chapter 16. "Muslim Spain and Portugal: al-Andalus and its neighbours," [c. 1024 - c. 1198] by Hugh Kennedy, from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 4 Part 1 (New York, 2004), pp. 599-622, with bibliographies, in 61 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. On the topic, see also the author's study Sicily and al-Andalus under Muslim Rule [c. 900 - c 1024]. Chapter 16: The Taifa Kingdoms, c. 1010 - c. 1086 Map: Muslim Spain and Portugal The Rise of the Almoravids c. 1050-1118 The Decline...
Topics: History, Historical, Medieval, Europe, European, Spain, Portugal, al-Andalus, Andalusia, Islam,...
5
5.0
Feb 10, 2023
02/23
Feb 10, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 5
favorite 0
comment 0
The Ismā'īlī Daw'a, the Fāṭimid Caliphate and State [10th-12th centuries], in 65 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters from Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1, Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 (New York, 1998): Chapter 5. "The Ismā'īlī Da'wa and the Fāṭimid Caliphate," by Paul Walker; and Chapter 6. "The Fāṭimid State, 969-1171," by Paula A. Sanders. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. A Wikipedia entry (Isma'ilism) describes the history...
Topics: History, Historical, Egypt, Egyptian, Islam, Islamic, Fatimid, Fatimids, Shia, Shiism, Shiite,...
4
4.0
Feb 9, 2023
02/23
Feb 9, 2023
by
Peter Kidson
texts
eye 4
favorite 0
comment 0
"Architecture and the Visual Arts" [in Europe, c. 1024 - c. 1198], by Peter Kidson, Chapter 19 from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 4.1 (New York, 2004), with bibliographies, in 72 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries on the topics. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Introduction The Economic Substratum Patronage Symbolism and Imagery The Craftsmen
Topics: Architecture, Visual Arts, Arts, Art, Europe, European, History, Historical, Medieval, Patronage,...
4
4.0
Feb 9, 2023
02/23
Feb 9, 2023
by
Hugh Kennedy
texts
eye 4
favorite 0
comment 0
"Sicily and al-Andalus under Muslim Rule" [c. 900 - c. 1024], by Hugh Kennedy, Chapter 27 from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 3 (New York, 1999), pp. 646-669 with bibliographies, in 52 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry (Al-Andalus) and related entries about Muslim rule in the Iberian penninsula, and also an entry about the Emirate of Sicily. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian.
Topics: History, Historical, Early Medieval, Europe, European, Islam, Islamic, Muslim, Al-Andalus,...
"The Heroic Age of Phrygia in Ancient Literature and Art," by Peter Carrington, from the journal Anatolian Studies, Vol. 27 (1977), pp. 117-126, in 12 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. A thorough look at classical sources about the Phrygians and their migration(s). Wikipedia has a main entry (Phrygia) and a group of related entries about the country and civilization of west central Asia Minor. Contents: Introduction The Testimonies Discussion Traditions of migration and the...
Topics: History, Historical, Asia Minor, Thrace, Phrygia, Phrygian, Myths, Mythology, Migrations, Troy,...
"The Phrygian Background of Kybele," by Birgitte Bøgh, from the journal Numen, Vol. 54, No. 3 (2007), pp. 304-339, in 37 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Attached to the document are links to additional resources. Wikipedia has entries on the Mother Goddess (Cybele/Kybele) and the country of Phrygia in west central Asia Minor. Internet Archive has selections of works about Cybele, and Phrygia. On the topic, see especially Nicholas Adontz' article, The Goddess Cybele. Compiled by...
Topics: History, Historical, Remote, Ancient, Classical, Phrygia, Phrygian, Asia Minor, Anatolia, Cybele,...
5
5.0
Feb 7, 2023
02/23
Feb 7, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 5
favorite 0
comment 0
Intellectual Life, Artists and Patrons [in Europe, c. 900 - c. 1024], in 79 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 3 (New York, 1999): Chapter 7. "Intellectual Life," by Claudio Leonardi; and Chapter 8. "Artists and Patrons," by Henry Mayr-Harting. Wikipedia has a group of entries relevant to the topics. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. 7. Intellectural Life: Books, Schools and Intellectuals The Periphery...
Topics: History, Historical, Europe, European, Medieval, Culture, Intellectuals, Knowledge, Learning,...
6
6.0
Feb 6, 2023
02/23
Feb 6, 2023
by
Robert Bedrosian
texts
eye 6
favorite 0
comment 0
Volumes Guide to Pliny's Natural History, translated from Latin by John Bostock and H. T. Riley in six volumes (London, 1855). The pdf versions are bookmarked and searchable, with scholarly notes. The multilingual HTML versions (which are also attachments to the present document) lack the notes. Prepared by Robert Bedrosian. Wikipedia has entries about Pliny the Elder (23-79 A.D.), and his invaluable Natural History.
Topics: Pliny, Natural History, Index, Indices, Volumes, Flora, Fauna, Botany, Ethnobotany, Plants,...
8
8.0
Feb 6, 2023
02/23
Feb 6, 2023
by
Lawrence Nees
texts
eye 8
favorite 0
comment 0
"Art and Architecture" [in Europe, c. 700 - c. 900], by Lawrence Nees, Chapter 30 with bibliographies and many plates from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 2 (New York, 1995), in 104 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries on the subject. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: Introduction Patronage The Personality of Images Iconoclasm and the Image Question Iconography Architecture Sculpture, Ivory Carving, Metalwork and Textiles Painting and Book...
Topics: History, Historical, Early Medieval, Art, Architecture, Europe, European, Christian, Christianity,...
"Some Early Medieval Figure Sculpture from North-East Turkey," by David Winfield, from Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, Vol. 31 (1968), pp. 33- 72, in 82 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with many rare photos. Attached to the document are links to additional resources. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. The churches mentioned were all in use as mosques (in 1968), in an area embracing the cities of Trebizond, Erzurum, Kars, Ardahan, Ardanuj, and Artsvin, in northeastern...
Topics: Art, Sculpture, Architecture, History, Historical, Early Medieval, Asia Minor, Armenia, Armenian,...
8
8.0
Feb 5, 2023
02/23
Feb 5, 2023
by
Hugh Kennedy
texts
eye 8
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Muslims in Europe," by Hugh Kennedy, Chapter 10 with tables and bibliographies from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 2 (New York, 1995), pp. 249-271, in 50 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The chapter covers the period from about 700 to about 900, and focuses on Sicily, southern Italy, and the conquest and establishment of al-Andalus (711-912). Wikipedia has a group of entries about early Muslim settlement in Europe. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian.
Topics: History, Historical, Early Medieval, Islam, Muslim, Muslims, Europe, European, Settlement,...
"Omens and Celtic Warfare," by Ellen Ettlinger, from the journal Man, Vol. 43 (Jan. - Feb., 1943), pp. 11-17, in 8 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the motif of omens in myths. Internet Archive has other works by the author.
Topics: Folklore, Tales, Legends, Celts, Celtic, Motifs, Omens, Warfare, War, Heroes, Dreams, Supernatural,...
"Heroic Onomastics in Roman Anatolia," by Peter Thonemann, from the journal Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, Bd. 64, H. 3 (2015), pp. 357-385, in 30 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The article covers the Roman imperial period, which extends from the 1st through the 4th centuries. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. From the Abstract: This article is concerned with the use of heroic personal names ('heronyms') by the inhabitants of the Anatolian peninsula in the Roman...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Hellenistic, Classical, Asia Minor, Anatolia, Heronyms, Greek,...
Three Hindu Festivals, by William Crooke, in 90 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains: "The Holi: A Vernal Festival of the Hindus," from the journal Folklore, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Mar. 31, 1914), pp. 55-83; "The Dasahra: An Autumn Festival of the Hindus," from Folklore, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Mar. 31, 1915), pp. 28-59; and "The Dīvālī, the Lamp Festival of the Hindus," from Folklore, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Dec. 31, 1923), pp. 267-292. Wikipedia has groups of...
Topics: Festivals, Religion, Religious, Hinduism, Hindus, India, Indian, Beliefs, Practices, Holidays,...
"Setting the Stage for Hittite Studies in Victorian England: Practices and Methods of the 1870s," by Silvia Alaura, from the journal Anabases, No. 26 (2017), pp. 33-52, in 21 searchable pdf pages. This is a fascinating account of the individuals and events involved in the development of Middle Eastern/Near Eastern scholarship in England, and particularly of Hittite studies.
Topics: Archaeology, Middle East, Near East, England, British Museum, History, Historical, Ancient,...
"Close-Kin Marriage in Roman Anatolia," by Peter Thonemann, from Cambridge Classical Journal, Vol. 63 (2017), pp. 143-166, in 25 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The article covers the Roman Imperial period (1st-4th centuries). Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to close-kin marriage in antiquity; and another group about the ancient district of Lycia in southwestern Asia Minor. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. From the Abstract: "Many societies have a normative preference...
Topics: History, Historical, Asia Minor, Lycia, Lykia, Anatolia, Marriage, Endogamy, Rome, Roman, Roman...
"The Geography of Culture in Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana, " by Roshan Abraham, from Classical Journal, Vol. 109, No. 4 (April-May 2014), pp. 465-480, in 17 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry ( Life of Apollonius of Tyana ), describing a work written by Flavius Philostratus, who lived from about 170 to about 245 A.D. Apollonius was a 1st-century philosopher, prophet, and wonder-worker who supposedly travelled in Italy, Hispania, Nubia, Greece,...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Tyana, Philostratus,...
"What did the Argonauts seek in Colchis?" by C. Doumas, from the journal Hermathena, No. 150 (Summer 1991), pp. 31-41, in 12 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry (Argonautica) , which describes an ancient Greek tale known to Homer in the 8th century B.C., but best known from an account by Apollonius of Rhodes in the 3rd century B.C. On the topic, see also the section Myths Concerning Aia , in Robert Bedrosian's study "Eastern Asia Minor and the Caucasus in...
Topics: History, Historical, Remote, Antiquity, Ancient, Classical, Aegean, Black Sea, Greek, Greece,...
"Royal Wills and Rome," by David Braund, from the journal Papers of the British School at Rome, Vol. 51 (1983), pp. 16-57, in 43 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. From the Introduction: "The purpose of this article is to offer an interpretation of the factors which caused kings and members of their houses to make wills involving Rome and Romans. A few of these wills have been much discussed, but most have not and some are all but unknown to the...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Wills, Testaments, Rome, Roman, Roman Republic, Roman...
"Trade in Medicinal Drugs in Ancient India," by Nayana Sharma Mukherjee, from the journal Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 78 (2017), pp. 153-160, in 9 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries about ancient Indian healing and the drugs used.
Topics: History, Historical, Trade, Commerce, Business, Economy, Medicine, Pharma, Drugs, Ancient,...
"Viticulture and Wine in Hittite Anatolia and Its Ancient Near Eastern Context," by Carlo Corti, from the journal Die Welt des Orients, Bd. 48, H. 2., in 23 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The work begins with an introduction by the author, followed by a longer study later in the same volume, "Viticulture and Wine in Hittite Anatolia and Its Ancient Near Eastern Context: Philological, Archaeological and Comparative Perspectives." Attached to the document are links to...
Topics: Wine, Viticulture, Grapevine, History, Historical, Asia Minor, Hittite, Hittites, Agriculture,...
"The Roman Economy: Trade in Asia Minor and the Niche Market," by Barbara Levick, from the journal Greece & Rome, Vol. 51, No. 2 (Oct., 2004), pp. 180-198, in 20 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The article covers the 1st century B.C. through the 2nd century A.D. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the topic. Contents: The scale of trade The cases of Gaul and Asia Minor The importance of diversity The roles of the army and of taxation The stigma of 'trade' Urban needs...
Topics: History, Historical, Economy, Economic, Asia Minor, Rome, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Business,...
"Along the Road to Nerik: Local Panthea of Hittite Northern Anatolia," by Carlo Corti, from the journal Die Welt des Orients, Bd. 48, H. 1 (2018), pp. 24-71, in 49 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on Nerik, a Bronze Age settlement, located in Pontus, in Asia Minor, and sacred to the Storm god, son of the goddess Arinna. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Festival Tablet Philological Notes 3. General Remarks 4. Divine pairs of...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Asia Minor, Pontus, Black Sea, Nerik, Hittite, Hittites,...
10
10.0
Jan 31, 2023
01/23
Jan 31, 2023
by
Stephanie Dalley
texts
eye 10
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Transition from Neo-Assyrians to Neo-Babylonians: Break or Continuity?" by Stephanie Dalley, from Eretz-Israel: Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies, Hayim and Miriam Tadmor Volume (Jerusalem, 2003), pp. 26-28, in 5 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has groups of entries on both Neo-Assyrians, and Neo-Babylonians. From the Introduction: "Hayim Tadmor has devoted much of his scholarly work to investigating the history and inscription of late Assyrian kings and of...
Topics: History, Historical, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian,...
"Greek and Barbarian Peoples on the Shores of the Black Sea," by J.G.F. Hind, from the journal Archaeological Reports, in 60 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with many maps, photos, and illustrations. The download contains two articles which provide invaluable information about archaeology done on the Black Sea coast, in the period 1983-1992. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to Greeks and the Black Sea.
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Classical, Black Sea, Trade, Settlements, Colonies, Greek,...
"The Collapse of Empire at Gordion in the Transition from the Achaemenid to the Hellenistic World," by Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre, from the journal Anatolian Studies, Vol. 69 (2019), pp. 109-132, in 25 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, with many photos and illustrations. Wikipedia has entries on the city of Gordion/Gordium, capital of Phrygia, in Asia Minor. From the Abstract: "Gordion, ancient capital of Phrygia, was a large and thriving city of secondary importance during the...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Achaemenid, Achaemenids, Gordion, Gordium, Phrygia,...
"A Road Trip with Strabo: Memory and Composition in the 'Geography'," by Sarah Pothecary, from the journal Mnemosyne, Fourth Series, Vol. 69, Fasc. 2 (2016), pp. 202-225, in 25 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry (Strabo) and a group of related entries about the Greek geographer and historian from Pontus in Asia Minor, who lived from about 64 B.C. to about A.D. 24. Internet Archive has a selection of works by or about Strabo, including a multilingual HTML...
Topics: Geography, History, Historical, Historiography, Strabo, Rome, Roman, Roman Republic, Asia Minor,...
"Launching into History: Aquatic Displays in the Early Empire," by K. M. Coleman, from Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 83 (1993), pp. 48-74, in 28 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has an entry on Naumachia or "Naval Combat" as theater. The article focuses on the extravagant spectacles staged by Roman emperors of the 1st and 2nd centuries A.D. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. I. Introduction II. Venues a. Custom-built basins b. Natural settings c. Structures...
Topics: History, Historical, Rome, Roman Empire, Aquatic, Science, Boats, Ships, Vessels, Triremes, Naval,...
"Roman Involvement in Anatolia, 167-88 B.C.," by A. N. Sherwin-White, from Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 67 (1977), pp. 62-75, in 15 bookmarked pdf pages. Attached to the document is an earlier article by the author, "Violence in Roman Politics" (1956), which focuses on the first century B.C. Wikipedia has a group of entries on Rome and Asia Minor in the period discussed. On the topic, see also the article by Tretiakov and Mongait, Transcaucasia and Roman Expansion ....
Topics: History, Historical, Roman Republic, Rome, Roman, Asia Minor, Anatolia, Violence, Warfare, Economy,...
"On the Temperature, Secular Cooling and Contraction of the Earth, and on the Theory of Earthquakes Held by the Ancients," by T. J. J. See, from the journal Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 46, No. 186 (Apr. - Sep., 1907), pp. 191-299, in 110 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries on ancient Earth Science. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: 1. The temperature and internal state of the earth. 2. The secular cooling of the...
Topics: Science, Scientific, Temperature, Cooling, Contraction, Earth, Earth Science, Earthquakes, History,...
"Near Eastern Slaves in Classical Attica and the Slave Trade with Persian Territories," by David Lewis, from the journal Classical Quarterly, New Series, Vol. 61, No. 1 (May 2011), pp. 91-113, in 24 searchable pdf pages. Attached to the document is a earlier article frequently cited by Lewis, "The Export of Slaves from Colchis," by David Braund and G. R. Tsetskhladze, from Classical Quarterly, Vol. 39, No. 1 (1989), pp. 114-125. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian.
Topics: History, Historical, Slavery, Slaves, Antiquity, Ancient, Classical, Greece, Attica, Middle East,...
9
9.0
Jan 28, 2023
01/23
Jan 28, 2023
by
Guy Halsall
texts
eye 9
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Barbarian Invasions," by Guy Halsall, Chapter 2. pp. 35-55, from Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 1 (New York, 2005), with bibliographies, in 46 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The chapter focuses on the late 4th-7th centuries in Western Europe, and includes an excellent discussion of the historiography of the invasions, at the time(s) and in later periods. Wikipedia has a group of entries on the subject. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. On the topic, see also the studies by...
Topics: History, Historical, Early Medieval, Invasions, Migrations, Europe, European, Goths, Huns, Rome,...
10
10.0
Jan 26, 2023
01/23
Jan 26, 2023
by
Peter Heather; I. N. Wood
texts
eye 10
favorite 0
comment 0
Goths, Huns, Barbarian Invasions and Settlements in the Late Roman Empire, A.D. 337-425, in 78 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters with maps and bibliographies from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 13 (New York, 1998): Chapter 16. "Goths and Huns, c. 320-425," by Peter Heather; and Chapter 17. "The Barbarian Invasions and First Settlements," by I. N. Wood. Wikipedia has entries relating to the main participants (Goths, Huns). On the...
Topics: History, Historical, Rome, Roman, Roman Empire, Medieval, Europe, European, Invasions, Barbarian,...
9
9.0
Jan 25, 2023
01/23
Jan 25, 2023
by
Maria-Paz de Hoz
texts
eye 9
favorite 0
comment 0
"Strabo's Cis-Tauran Asia: A Humanistic Geography," by Maria-Paz de Hoz, Chapter 13 from The Routledge Companion to Strabo (New York, 2017), edited by Daniela Dueck, pp. 150-162 in 13 searchable pdf pages. Uploaded by Robert Bedrosian. Wikipedia has a main entry (Strabo) and a group of related entries about the Greek geographer and historian, who lived from about 64 B.C. to about A.D. 24. Internet Archive has a selection of works by or about Strabo, including a multilingual HTML...
Topics: History, Historiography, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Rome, Roman, Asia Minor, Geography, Myth,...
"The Invulnerable Hero in Celtic Legend," by Ellen Ettlinger, from the journal Man Vol. 42 (Mar. - Apr., 1942), pp. 43-45, in 4 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the motif of the invincible hero. Internet Archive has other works by the author.
Topics: Folklore, Tales, Legends, Celts, Celtic, Motifs, Heroes, Invisibility, Invincibility
"The Snake Tower," by Alexander H. Krappe, from the journal Scandinavian Studies and Notes, Vol. 16, No. 1 (February, 1940), pp. 22-33, in 13 searchable pdf pages. The motif of the tower or pit full of snakes and scorpions in the folklore of Europe is investigated. Internet Archive has other works by the author, and a selection of works relating to folklore.
Topics: Folklore, Legends, Tales, Sagas, Europe, European, Scandinavia, Scandinavian, Snakes, Motifs,...
"Rewriting Family History: Strabo and the Mithridatic Wars," by Inger N. I. Kuin, from the journal Phoenix, Vol. 71, No. 1/2 (Spring- Summer/printemps-été 2017), pp. 102-118, in 18 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry (Strabo) and a group of related entries about the Greek geographer and historian, who lived from about 64 B.C. to about A.D. 24. Internet Archive has a selection of works by or about Strabo. From the Introduction: "...Although it does not have a...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Rome, Roman, Roman Republic, Strabo, Mithridates, Pontus,...
"Paganism in the Greek World at the End of Antiquity: The Case of Rural Anatolia and Greece," by Frank R. Trombley, from the journal Harvard Theological Review, Vol. 78, No. 3/4 (Jul. - Oct., 1985), pp. 327-352, in 27 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to Byzantine paganism. The article covers the 4th-10th centuries. Uploaded by Robert Bedrosian.
Topics: History, Historical, Late Antiquity, Eusebius, Procopius, John of Ephesus, Komana, Strabo, Syria,...
13
13
Jan 21, 2023
01/23
Jan 21, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 13
favorite 0
comment 0
History of the Nomads of Central Asia, 700 B.C. to A.D. 250, in 130 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains six chapters from History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume II (Paris, 1994), with maps and bilbiographies. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Internet Archive has a selection of works relating to Turco-Mongolica (various periods and topics). Contents: 1. "Ancient Iranian nomads in western Central Asia," by A. Abetekov and H . Yusupov 6. "Nomads in...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Remote, Turco-Mongolica, Iran, Persia, Persian, Iranian,...
6
6.0
Jan 21, 2023
01/23
Jan 21, 2023
by
Janet Huskinson
texts
eye 6
favorite 0
comment 0
"Art and Architecture, A.D. 193-337," by Janet Huskinson, Chapter 19 from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 12 (New York, 2005), with many plates and illustrations, in 75 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Wikipedia has groups of entries about Roman art and Roman architecture of various periods. Google Images has examples: Roman art, Roman architecture. I. Introduction II. Art and Architecture, A.D. 193-337; a survey 1. Emperors, Rome, and the past a....
Topics: Art, Architecture, History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Rome, Roman, Roman Empire, Late...
"Proportional Guidelines in Ancient Near Eastern Art," by Guitty Azarpay, with W. G. Lambert, Wolfgang Heimpel, and Anne Draffkorn Kilmer, from Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul., 1987), pp. 183- 213, in 32 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages with illustrations and plates. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Internet Archive has other works by the distinguished art historian. From the Introduction: "Studies on the history of proportions in art have generally avoided...
Topics: Art, History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Middle East, Near East,...
9
9.0
Jan 20, 2023
01/23
Jan 20, 2023
by
Fowden, Garth
texts
eye 9
favorite 1
comment 0
Late Roman Polytheism, 193-337 A.D. , by Garth Fowden, in 95 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains three chapters on aspects of the topic, from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 12 (New York, 2005): Chapter 17a. "The world-view"; Chapter 17b. "The individual and the gods"; and Chapter 17c. "Public religion." Wikipedia has a main entry (Polytheism) and a group of related entries about the widespread belief in many gods. Compiled by Robert...
Topics: Theism, Polytheism, Religion, Beliefs, Gods, Goddesses, Deities, Worship, Cults, Rituals, History,...
"Pausanias and Rome's Eastern Trade," by Juan Pablo Sánchez Hernández, from the journal Mnemosyne, Vol. 69, Fasc. 6 (2016), pp. 955-977, in 24 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has entries on the traveller and geographer Pausanias (about 110 to about 180 A.D.); and also on Indo-Roman trade and Sino-Roman relations. On the topic, see also the writings of J. W. McCrindle, at Internet Archive. Uploaded by Robert Bedrosian. From the Abstract: "This article studies Pausanias'...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Rome, Roman, Mediterranean, Trade, Commerce, Business,...
"The Royal Journey in the Middle Assyrian Period," by Jaume Llop, Daisuke Shibata, from Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 68 (2016), pp. 67-98, in 33 searchable pdf pages. The authors categorize and translate passages from various sources about aspects of royal travel, focusing mainly on Assyrian monarchs Shalmaneser I (reigned about 1273-1244 B.C.), Tukulti-Ninurta I (about 1243-1207 B.C.), and Tiglath-pileser I (1114-1076 B.C.). Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. From the Abstract:...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Assyria, Assyrian, Asori, Mesopotamia, Monarchs, Kings,...
3
3.0
Jan 19, 2023
01/23
Jan 19, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 3
favorite 0
comment 0
"Roman Literacy, Literature, and Philosophy, A.D. 70-192," in 104 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains three chapters with bibliographies from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 11 (New York 2000): Chapter 30. "Literacy," by Greg Woolf; Chapter 31. "Literature and sophistic," by Ewen Bowie; and Chapter 32. "Philosophy," by J. M. Dillon. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Literacy: 1. The extent and significance of literacy 2. The uses of...
Topics: Literature, Literary, Literacy, Philosophy, History, Historical, Ancient, Classical, Rome, Roman,...
"Esarhaddon, Egypt, and Shubria: Politics and Propaganda," by Israel Ephʿal, from Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Vol. 57 (2005), pp. 99-111, in 14 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry (Esarhaddon) and a group of related entries about the Assyrian monarch who ruled from 681 to 669 B.C., conquered Egypt and then defeated the Hurrian state called Shubria/Shupria, to the southwest of Lake Van in Asia Minor. From the Introduction: "In the winter of 673 B.C., at the end of...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Antiquity, Assyria, Assyrian, Asori, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian,...
6
6.0
Jan 18, 2023
01/23
Jan 18, 2023
by
Colledge, Malcolm A. R.
texts
eye 6
favorite 0
comment 0
"Roman Art and Architecture, A.D. 70-192," by Malcolm A.R. Colledge, in 54 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages, Chapter 34, from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 11 (New York 2000), with tables and bibliographies. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the period covered, which is called the High Empire. Google Images has examples of its art and architecture. Chapter 34: 1. Introduction 2. The Flavians 3. Trajan 4. Hadrian 5. The Antonines
Topics: History, Historical, Classical, Rome, Roman, Empire, High Empire, Art, Architecture
23
23
Jan 18, 2023
01/23
Jan 18, 2023
by
W. G. Lambert
texts
eye 23
favorite 1
comment 0
"Babylonian Fables or Contest Literature," by W. G. Lambert in 89 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains Chapter 7, "Fables or Contest Literature," with extensive notes and addenda from Lambert's Babylonian Wisdom Literature (London, 1960). Wikipedia has a group of entries relating to the topic. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Contents: Introductory 1. The Tamarisk and the Palm 2. The Fable of the Willow 3. Nisaba and Wheat 4. The Ox and the Horse 5. The...
Topics: Folklore, Tales, Fables, Literature, Ancient, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, Sumerian, Akkadian,...
2
2.0
Jan 17, 2023
01/23
Jan 17, 2023
by
Multiple authors
texts
eye 2
favorite 0
comment 0
Literature, Society, and Art, 43 B.C. - A.D. 69, in 120 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. The download contains two chapters with bibliographies from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 10 (New York, 1996): Chapter 19. "Literature and Society," by Gavin Townend; and Chapter 20. "Roman art, 43 B.C. to A.D. 69," by Mario Torelli. Wikipedia has a main entry on the period covered, centered on the reign of Roman emperor Octavian (Augustus) , and a group of related entries....
Topics: History, Historical, Rome, Roman Republic, Roman Empire, Ancient, Classical, Latin, Greek,...
12
12
Jan 17, 2023
01/23
Jan 17, 2023
by
A. K. Narain
texts
eye 12
favorite 0
comment 0
"The Greeks of Bactria and India," by A. K. Narain, Chapter 11, pp. 388-421, from Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 8 (New York, 1989), in 59 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has entries on the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, the Indo-Greek kingdom, and a group of related entries. These states existed in the 3rd-1st centuries B.C. and were founded by the successors of Alexander the Great in Asia. Contents: 1. Introduction Map 14: The Greek lands of central and southern Asia ...
Topics: History, Historical, Ancient, Hellenistic, Classical, Bactria, Iran, Persia, Iranian, Persian,...
"The Sumerian Sargon Legend," by Jerrold S. Cooper, Wolfgang Heimpel from Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 103, No. 1, (Jan. - Mar., 1983) Studies in Literature from the Ancient Near East, by Members of the American Oriental Society, Dedicated to Samuel Noah Kramer, pp. 67-82, in 17 searchable pdf pages. Wikipedia has a main entry (Sargon of Akkad) and a group of related entries about the Mesopotamian king who ruled from about 2334 to 2279 B.C. and became a legendary...
Topics: Legends, Sumer, Sumerian, Akkad, Akkadian, Mesopotamia, Mesopotamian, History, Historical, Remote,...
12
12
Jan 16, 2023
01/23
Jan 16, 2023
by
Krappe, Alexander Haggerty
texts
eye 12
favorite 1
comment 0
"The Migratory Legend," by A. H. Krappe, from The Science of Folklore (1929), pp. 101-137 in 39 bookmarked and searchable pdf pages. Compiled by Robert Bedrosian. Internet Archive has other works by the author. On the topic, see also W. Clouston's study and two-volume collection, The Migratory Legend (1887): vol. 1 and vol. 2.
Topics: Myths, Mythology, Folklore, Tales, Legends, Migrations, Heroes, Demons
"Who Was the Wife of Zeus?" by Arthur Bernard Cook, in 20 bookmarked and searchable pages. The article was serialized in the journal Classical Review in 1906. Although Hera was Zeus' eventual wife, the author suggests that an earlier, hidden goddess was the "real" wife. Cook methodically describes Hera's unhappy marriage to Zeus with the detachment of an experienced marriage counselor, and he explains how this peculiar marriage of convenience arose between two deities who...
Topics: Myths, Mythology, Mythological, Folklore, Greek, Greece, Hellas, Zeus, Dione, Hera, Herakles,...
Live Music Archive
Librivox Free Audio
Metropolitan Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Internet Arcade
Console Living Room
Books to Borrow
Open Library
TV News
Understanding 9/11
