Essays about: "roman empire"

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1. 6. Imperial Dignity to Princely Autonomy: a historical-philosophical study on the evolution and meaning of sovereignty in the Holy Roman Empire

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Robin Reimers; [2021]
   Keywords : Sovereignty; political philosophy; Holy Roman Empire; Golden Bull; Westphalia; political theory; European Studies; History and Archaeology; Philosophy and Religion; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis conducts a study in conceptual history into the meaning of sovereignty within the Holy Roman Empire, a European political institution of states that lasted from 962 to 1806 AD. Three classical theorists in sovereignty, namely Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes, and Samuel von Pufendorf comprehend the main philosophical corps of the thesis, which will be operationalised by studying three constitutional documents from the Holy Roman Empire: the Golden Bull, the Treaty of Osnabrück, and the Treaty of Münster. READ MORE

3. 7. Vestiges of Roman Cult Religion and Household Deities in the Northern Barbaricum: A study of statuettes and other anthropomorphic figures from Barbaricum, Britannia Superior and the Roman heartlands

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : David Stuart Parker; [2021]
   Keywords : Lares; penates; genius; anthropomorphic figures; household deities; domestic religion; cult worship; lararium; romanisation; hybridisation; animism; Romans; Roman cults; Roman Britain; Roman Iron Age; tribal societies; classical art.; History and Archaeology;

   Abstract : This text serves as a fresh approach to the study of Roman influence on the Scandinavian region. This is achieved through the medium of various bronze statuettes, both from the Roman Empire itself as well as in the form of locally-produced anthropomorphic figures. READ MORE

4. 8. Narsai & Jacob : A Comparative analysis of two 5-6th century Syriac patristic authors’ hermeneutical interpretation on Christology

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier

   Author : Gabriel Ibrahim; [2021]
   Keywords : Syrian theology; patristics; christology; Narsai of Nisibis; Jacob of Serugh;

   Abstract : During the 5th-6th century multiple clashes of theological debate engulfed the Roman empire after the heated council controversies of Ephesus and Chalcedon. The aftermath sparked factions and formulated alliances dependent on their hermeneutical and dogmatic positions. READ MORE

5. 9. Erotic Tokens and The Business of Prostitution : A study on the monetary value of tokens in Pompeii

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

   Author : Emilia Wall; [2019]
   Keywords : Roman Empire; Pompeii; spintriae; tokens; prostitution; Romerska imperiet; Pompeji; spintriae; polletter; prostitution;

   Abstract : Erotic tokens or the so-called spintriae leave little to the imagination. These coin-like tokens depict acts of love making couples with Roman numerals on the reverse. The tokens are believed to have been in use during the 1st century A.D. READ MORE

6. 10. An Automated Digital Analysis of Depictions of Child Maltreatment in Ancient Roman Writings

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Browne; [2019]
   Keywords : digital humanities; child maltreatment; ancient rome; christianity; sentiment analysis; naive bayes;

   Abstract : Historians, mostly engaging with written evidence, have argued that the Christianisation of the Roman Empire resulted in changes in both attitudes and behaviour towards children, resulting in a decrease in their maltreatment by society. I begin with a working hypothesis that this attitude-change was real and resulted in a reduction in the maltreatment of children; and that this reduction in maltreatment is evident in the literature. READ MORE