Essays about: "roman empire"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words roman empire.

  1. 11. The gold of the north : Amber in the Roman Empire in the first two centuries AD

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Olle Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : amber; amber road; Rome; Germania; luxury; agency; early empire; perfume; bärnsten; Rom; Germanien; lyx; parfym; bärnstensvägen;

    Abstract : Amber has been a recurring luxury around the Mediterranean Sea for thousands of years in various cultures. This study treats the first two centuries AD in the Roman Empire. The early centuries of the Empire saw a brief period of relative calm in which Baltic amber became a fashion in Rome. READ MORE

  3. 12. A Coin for the Afterlife

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk arkeologi

    Author : Hanna Emgård Ryberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Obolus; Scandinavia; Viking Age; Coins; Grave Goods; Birka; Hedeby; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : Emgård Ryberg, H. 2018. A Coin for the Afterlife. Charon’s Obols in Viking Age Scandinavia? Lund University, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. READ MORE

  4. 13. Once upon a time in Germania Magna. The relation between terra sigillata and the historical events in the northwestern and northeastern Europe (1-400 CE)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Matea Cavka; [2018]
    Keywords : terra sigillata; germania magna; roman empire; historical events; distribution; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : During the period of the Roman Imperial Period the area north of the Roman limes, Germania Magna, was influenced from the Roman Empire. The varied interactions between the Romans and the Germanic population, living beyond the northern frontier, has broadly been studied during centuries. READ MORE

  5. 14. Contrasting Identities : A Study of Power and Freedom in the Roman Empire As Depicted in John Williams’ Augustus

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Artem Rakov; [2017]
    Keywords : Augustus; Julia; John Williams; The Roman Empire; storytelling techniques; the feminine identity; the masculine identity;

    Abstract : Upon being announced as one of the winners of the 1973 National Book Award, John Williams’ novel Augustus (1972) was classified as a book of a supposedly more traditional form compared to John Barth’s experimental work Chimera (1972) that Augustus shared the prize with that year. This essay will examine John Williams’ novel Augustus, with the purpose of analysing two of the novel’s main characters, Augustus and his daughter Julia. READ MORE

  6. 15. The limes of Roman Dacia near the auxiliary fort of Bologa. An application of GIS viewshed analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Edmond Nagy; [2017]
    Keywords : Roman frontiers; limes; Roman army; watchtowers; signaling; Roman Dacia; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the frontier defensive system found in the vicinity of the Roman auxiliary fort near modern-day Bologa, Cluj County, Romania. The goal is to study the visual relationship between the more certain watchtowers and the other military installations (the auxiliary fort and other fortlets) to understand how arrangements and visibility might have contributed to the functioning of the local and the provincial defensive system. READ MORE