Essays about: "spoils of war"

Found 2 essays containing the words spoils of war.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. Democratization amidst Violence, Conflict and Wars: The Case of Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emmanuel James Conable Nweke; [2012]
   Keywords : Democratization; electoral authoritarianism; Spoils politics; Nigeria; Violence.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Despite the enthusiasm that greeted democratization in Africa and Nigeria in particular, it has turned out that expectation has run contrary with the reality. The wave of democratization in Africa has turned out to be wave of conflict, violence and war. READ MORE