Divine Naming in Greek and Chinese Polytheism
(2024)
Book Chapter
Jim, T. (2024). Divine Naming in Greek and Chinese Polytheism. In A. Palamidis, & C. Bonnet (Eds.), What’s in a Divine Name? Religious Systems and Human Agency in the Ancient Mediterranean (59-78). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111326511-004
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The asyndeton bimembre at Tacitus Annals 5.7.1 (2024)
Journal Article
Malloch, S. (2024). The asyndeton bimembre at Tacitus Annals 5.7.1. Rheinisches Museum für Philologie, 167(3/4), Article 403
Multilingualism, Language Management, and First Encounters in the Roman and American Colonial Experience (2024)
Book Chapter
Mullen, A. (2024). Multilingualism, Language Management, and First Encounters in the Roman and American Colonial Experience. In M. Mass, & F. A. Yarnborough (Eds.), Empires and Indigenous Peoples: Comparing Ancient Roman and North American Experiences. University of Oklahoma Press
The Role of Pollution in Agathias's Histories (2024)
Journal Article
Lennon, J. J., & Wilshere, N. (2024). The Role of Pollution in Agathias's Histories. Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 78, 7-28Throughout Agathias’s Histories, he makes frequent use of religious pollution. This has often gone unnoticed in discussions of his work, as scholars have typically approached the debate in terms of his attitudes to sin. This article aims to correct t... Read More about The Role of Pollution in Agathias's Histories.
The Politics of Place in Colluthus' Abduction of Helen (2024)
Book Chapter
Kneebone, E. (2025). The Politics of Place in Colluthus' Abduction of Helen. In M. Cariou, & N. Zito (Eds.), Μάρτυρι μύθῳ Poésie, histoire et société aux époques impériale et tardive: Actes du colloque international Paris, Sorbonne Université, 8-10 septembre 2022 (103-132). Edizioni dell’OrsoColluthus’ 'Abduction of Helen' depicts Paris as a shepherd who leaves his native Trojan mountains on an audacious sea-journey, touring the monuments of Sparta and bearing back to his homeland a Helen who fantasises about seeing the spectacular walls... Read More about The Politics of Place in Colluthus' Abduction of Helen.
Latinization, Local Languages, and Literacies in the Roman West (2024)
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Mullen, A., & Willi, A. (Eds.). (2024). Latinization, Local Languages, and Literacies in the Roman West. Oxford University Press (OUP)This volume explores Latinization, local languages, and literacies in the Roman West, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula, Gaul, the Germanies, and Britain in the later Iron Age and Roman period. We use a combination of various sets of evidence and an... Read More about Latinization, Local Languages, and Literacies in the Roman West.
Huns and Romans in the fourth century (2024)
Book Chapter
WOUDHUYSEN, G. (2024). Huns and Romans in the fourth century. In Reimagining the Silk Roads: Interactions and Perceptions Across Eurasia (161-173). Taylor and Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348702The fourth century CE was a crucial but murky period in the history of Inner Asia. Recent scholarly reconceptualisation of the origins of the Huns has important implications for study of the later Roman Empire. I examine what the Romans of the fourth... Read More about Huns and Romans in the fourth century.
Roman Palmyra as a hub of trade and commerce. Material, epigraphic and numismatic evidence (2024)
Book Chapter
Kropp, A. (2025). Roman Palmyra as a hub of trade and commerce. Material, epigraphic and numismatic evidence. In Reimagining the Silk Roads: Interactions and Perceptions Across Eurasia (65-78). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348702Under Roman hegemony over the Near East, the oasis city of Palmyra in the Syrian desert rose quickly from obscurity to opulence and established itself a ‘caravan’ city, a vital hub for long-distance trade between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranea... Read More about Roman Palmyra as a hub of trade and commerce. Material, epigraphic and numismatic evidence.
Languages and Literacies in Roman Britain (2024)
Book Chapter
Mullen, A. (2024). Languages and Literacies in Roman Britain. In A. Mullen, & A. Willi (Eds.), Latinization, Local Languages and Literacies in the Roman West (355-401). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191994760.003.0010This chapter describes the languages, literacies, and identities across the variegated landscapes and communities of Britannia, using evidence and perspectives from multiple disciplines—primarily archaeological, historical, (socio)linguistic, and epi... Read More about Languages and Literacies in Roman Britain.
The Languages and Epigraphies of Iron Age and Roman Gaul (2024)
Book Chapter
Mullen, A. (2024). The Languages and Epigraphies of Iron Age and Roman Gaul. In A. Mullen, & A. Willi (Eds.), Latinization, Local Languages and Literacies in the Roman West (151-204). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191994760.003.0005To grasp the complexity of the languages and epigraphies of Gaul, this chapter takes an interdisciplinary and wide chronological perspective. The earliest epigraphic texts (sixth to second centuries bce) are in Greek, Iberian, Etruscan, and, later, L... Read More about The Languages and Epigraphies of Iron Age and Roman Gaul.