Essays about: "Roman provinces"

Found 5 essays containing the words Roman provinces.

  1. 1. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

  3. 2. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AMPHITHEATRE TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE : A LITERATURE STUDY ON AMPHITHEATRES SIGNIFICANCE

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Lina Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Amphitheatre; Amfiteater; Roman Empire; Finds from amphitheatres;

    Abstract : Lämningar från mer än 230 romerska amfiteatrar har hittats sprida runt om i alla av det romerska imperiets provinser. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att skapa en förståelse för amfiteatrarnas betydelse för det romerska riket, genom att studera var de är lokaliserade och det fynd som har gjorts i dem. READ MORE

  4. 3. From Hospitium to Hybridisation: The acquisition, adoption, and transformation of Roman zoomorphic forms in Barbaricum

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : David Stuart Parker; [2022]
    Keywords : Zoomorphism; Romans; Roman imports; Romanisation; hybridisation; Barbaricum; hospitium; dona militaria; spoils of war; gift-giving; Roman provinces; Roman Iron Age; Iron Age societies.; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This text is an attempt to re-evaluate the significance of Roman imports in Scandinavian contexts as well as to answer overarching questions concerning frontier zones, and the building of core-periphery relationships. This is achieved by applying the Roman concepts of hospitium and dona militaria as well as theoretical frameworks such as provincial ritual practices and cultural hybridisation to a predefined group of material culture. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Strange Case of Climate Policy and Economic Development: An Analysis of the Porter Hypothesis in the Context of Emission Trading Pilots in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Roman Eric Sieler; [2020]
    Keywords : Porter Hypothesis; China; Emission Trading; ETS; Economic Effects; Climate Policy; Environmental Policy; Emission Trading Pilots; Innovation; Structural Change; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Due to the climate crisis, more developing and emerging economies are considering to implement climate policies. However, since economic development remains high on their respective agendas, understanding economic consequences of such policies is crucial. READ MORE

  6. 5. In the Cave of Mysteries: Analyzing Ritual Space within the Roman Cult of Mithras through the examples of Santa Prisca, Walbrook, and Carrawburgh

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Adam Norberg; [2016]
    Keywords : Mithras; ritual; mithraeum; space; practice; movement; presentation; Santa Prisca; Walbrook; Carrawburgh;

    Abstract : The Mysteries of Mithras, dedicated to the eponymous Persian divinity, was one of several mystery cults of the ancient world. It flourished during the second and third centuries CEthroughout the Roman Empire, but with special frequency in Italy and the frontier provinces along the Rhine and Danube. READ MORE