I am a student of the University of Malta studying Bachelor of Arts Honors in History with English as my second option. I am a graduated sports coach as well as a graduated tour guide.
My Bachelor of Arts Honors in History Dissertation
The Order of St John, also know as the Order ... more My Bachelor of Arts Honors in History Dissertation
The Order of St John, also know as the Order of the Hospital, was administratively divided into eight different European nationalities or langues, with each langue being in turn composed of a number of priories. The landed estates and other properties of the priory were grouped into preceptories or commanderies. A portion, ranging over the years from one-fifth to one-third, of the revenue earned from these lands went to the Common Treasury at the Order’s conventual headquarters to finance all its various activities. The present dissertation concerns one such commandery, that of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma, a northern Italian city in the region of Emilia- Romagna. This commandery formed part of the Grand Priory of Venice, one of the seven priories constituting the Order’s Langue of Italy. The main focus will be on the eighteenth century, with occasional glimpses into earlier times. The ultimate purpose of the present work is to try and reconstruct the state of the Hospitaller Commandery of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma in the eighteenth century. This has been possible through the close survey of a number of original documents recording the outcome of official visits, known as miglioramenti, prioral, or cabrei, paid at regular intervals to these estates as dictated by the Order’s statutes. Each of these documents reports the state of the estates constituting the Commandery at that particular point in time. My approach to these documents is twofold. The historical document is both a means to an end, but it is also an end in itself. As a primary source of information, it provides insight into the past, essential information, reliable and authentic, that helps the historian reconstruct aspects or segments of the past. It is a vital tool without which this exercise of rebuilding from scratch cannot be adequately performed. This has been one way that I have approached the documents for the present dissertation. The other way is to treat the document as a sacred remnant of the past, a holy relic that has survived the often destructive passage of time. For this reason I have felt it necessary in the present dissertation to discuss the document itself, in its own right, to approach it, in other words, with reverence. I felt it is unfair to simply exploit this historical object, extract the information it offers, and then discard it in a footnote. Without its survival no historical reconstruction can be decently done.
Burial Customs in Malta from Prehistory to Roman Times Institute of Tourism Studies Higher National Diploma in Tour Guiding, 2017
In this dissertation, I have decided to focus on the burial rites and rituals during the periods ... more In this dissertation, I have decided to focus on the burial rites and rituals during the periods of Prehistory up till the Roman era. Being one of the few students to study and combine the different burial rites and practices in one study, my aim is to further understand the way funerary rituals underwent throughout the different periods of the Maltese history. The use of various books, documentaries and studies aid in better appreciating the reasons behind all that occurred thousands of years ago, from the rituals to the places of burial and their architecture. Just like the spirit of the deceased was believed to go on a journey to the underworld, with this dissertation we will be able to accompany them on their journey prior to the afterlife.
My Bachelor of Arts Honors in History Dissertation
The Order of St John, also know as the Order ... more My Bachelor of Arts Honors in History Dissertation
The Order of St John, also know as the Order of the Hospital, was administratively divided into eight different European nationalities or langues, with each langue being in turn composed of a number of priories. The landed estates and other properties of the priory were grouped into preceptories or commanderies. A portion, ranging over the years from one-fifth to one-third, of the revenue earned from these lands went to the Common Treasury at the Order’s conventual headquarters to finance all its various activities. The present dissertation concerns one such commandery, that of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma, a northern Italian city in the region of Emilia- Romagna. This commandery formed part of the Grand Priory of Venice, one of the seven priories constituting the Order’s Langue of Italy. The main focus will be on the eighteenth century, with occasional glimpses into earlier times. The ultimate purpose of the present work is to try and reconstruct the state of the Hospitaller Commandery of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma in the eighteenth century. This has been possible through the close survey of a number of original documents recording the outcome of official visits, known as miglioramenti, prioral, or cabrei, paid at regular intervals to these estates as dictated by the Order’s statutes. Each of these documents reports the state of the estates constituting the Commandery at that particular point in time. My approach to these documents is twofold. The historical document is both a means to an end, but it is also an end in itself. As a primary source of information, it provides insight into the past, essential information, reliable and authentic, that helps the historian reconstruct aspects or segments of the past. It is a vital tool without which this exercise of rebuilding from scratch cannot be adequately performed. This has been one way that I have approached the documents for the present dissertation. The other way is to treat the document as a sacred remnant of the past, a holy relic that has survived the often destructive passage of time. For this reason I have felt it necessary in the present dissertation to discuss the document itself, in its own right, to approach it, in other words, with reverence. I felt it is unfair to simply exploit this historical object, extract the information it offers, and then discard it in a footnote. Without its survival no historical reconstruction can be decently done.
Burial Customs in Malta from Prehistory to Roman Times Institute of Tourism Studies Higher National Diploma in Tour Guiding, 2017
In this dissertation, I have decided to focus on the burial rites and rituals during the periods ... more In this dissertation, I have decided to focus on the burial rites and rituals during the periods of Prehistory up till the Roman era. Being one of the few students to study and combine the different burial rites and practices in one study, my aim is to further understand the way funerary rituals underwent throughout the different periods of the Maltese history. The use of various books, documentaries and studies aid in better appreciating the reasons behind all that occurred thousands of years ago, from the rituals to the places of burial and their architecture. Just like the spirit of the deceased was believed to go on a journey to the underworld, with this dissertation we will be able to accompany them on their journey prior to the afterlife.
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The Order of St John, also know as the Order of the Hospital, was administratively divided into eight different European nationalities or langues, with each langue being in turn composed of a number of priories. The landed estates and other properties of the priory were grouped into preceptories or commanderies. A portion, ranging over the years from one-fifth to one-third, of the revenue earned from these lands went to the Common Treasury at the Order’s conventual headquarters to finance all its various activities. The present dissertation concerns one such commandery, that of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma, a northern Italian city in the region of Emilia- Romagna. This commandery formed part of the Grand Priory of Venice, one of the seven priories constituting the Order’s Langue of Italy. The main focus will be on the eighteenth century, with occasional glimpses into earlier times.
The ultimate purpose of the present work is to try and reconstruct the state of the Hospitaller Commandery of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma in the eighteenth century. This has been possible through the close survey of a number of original documents recording the outcome of official visits, known as miglioramenti, prioral, or cabrei, paid at regular intervals to these estates as dictated by the Order’s statutes. Each of these documents reports the state of the estates constituting the Commandery at that particular point in time. My approach to these documents is twofold. The historical document is both a means to an end, but it is also an end in itself. As a primary source of information, it provides insight into the past, essential information, reliable and authentic, that helps the historian reconstruct aspects or segments of the past. It is a vital tool without which this exercise of rebuilding from scratch cannot be adequately performed. This has been one way that I have approached the documents for the present dissertation. The other way is to treat the document as a sacred remnant of the past, a holy relic that has survived the often destructive passage of time. For this reason I have felt it necessary in the present dissertation to discuss the document itself, in its own right, to approach it, in other words, with reverence. I felt it is unfair to simply exploit this historical object, extract the information it offers, and then discard it in a footnote. Without its survival no historical reconstruction can be decently done.
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The Order of St John, also know as the Order of the Hospital, was administratively divided into eight different European nationalities or langues, with each langue being in turn composed of a number of priories. The landed estates and other properties of the priory were grouped into preceptories or commanderies. A portion, ranging over the years from one-fifth to one-third, of the revenue earned from these lands went to the Common Treasury at the Order’s conventual headquarters to finance all its various activities. The present dissertation concerns one such commandery, that of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma, a northern Italian city in the region of Emilia- Romagna. This commandery formed part of the Grand Priory of Venice, one of the seven priories constituting the Order’s Langue of Italy. The main focus will be on the eighteenth century, with occasional glimpses into earlier times.
The ultimate purpose of the present work is to try and reconstruct the state of the Hospitaller Commandery of Saints Simone and Giuda of Parma in the eighteenth century. This has been possible through the close survey of a number of original documents recording the outcome of official visits, known as miglioramenti, prioral, or cabrei, paid at regular intervals to these estates as dictated by the Order’s statutes. Each of these documents reports the state of the estates constituting the Commandery at that particular point in time. My approach to these documents is twofold. The historical document is both a means to an end, but it is also an end in itself. As a primary source of information, it provides insight into the past, essential information, reliable and authentic, that helps the historian reconstruct aspects or segments of the past. It is a vital tool without which this exercise of rebuilding from scratch cannot be adequately performed. This has been one way that I have approached the documents for the present dissertation. The other way is to treat the document as a sacred remnant of the past, a holy relic that has survived the often destructive passage of time. For this reason I have felt it necessary in the present dissertation to discuss the document itself, in its own right, to approach it, in other words, with reverence. I felt it is unfair to simply exploit this historical object, extract the information it offers, and then discard it in a footnote. Without its survival no historical reconstruction can be decently done.