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Les demandes d’asylie nous permettent de nous interroger sur la relation entre Grecs et prêtres égyptiens à travers l’évolution de l’octroi de l’asylie en Égypte, sur la présence étonnamment prépondérante de soldats dans le milieu des... more
Ogni nazione con delle forze armate oppure di polizia organizzate possiede al suo interno dei corpi speciali, meglio organizzati, meglio equipaggiati o comunque considerati d’élite oppure special force...
This thesis has the subject of the Apulo-Corinthian Helmet, a south-east Italian helmet type and what it can say about the culture in which it was used. After establishing what an apulo-Corinthian helmet exactly is and which Type’s there... more
Abstract: The Roman centurion was perhaps the most important officer in the Roman army. This article argues that during the Republican period, Roman soldiers elected their own centurions, based on a confluence of literary, philological,... more
This is an essay for describe an inventory of weapons and objects of the Castellammare in Palermo. The inventory was written in 1478, for the death of Antonio Fuxa warden of the castle, and shows defensive power of the city. Can you look... more
In 2002 a rare Thracian iron weapon was donated for the holdings of Historical Museum at Pernik (Inv. no. A-5466). Reportedly it was discovered previous year by treasure-hunters in a certain Thracian stone built tomb near the village of... more
This chapter marks the beginning of a three stage revision of my original thesis chapter on Alexander the Great's battle against the Persians at Gaugamela. When the original Honour's thesis was written I did not have time to adequately... more
The use of elephants for military purposes was, for centuries, one of the most important military arms of the armies in the Antiquity. Although, these could get to suppose so many advantages as drawbacks and, for this reason, they were... more
Trough the analysis of the documentary sources, as well as of the most significant bibliography, we studied the origin and the first known events of the army of Carthage in the century VI b. C. We studied the initial formation of... more
This is the first of two chapters looking at the battle of the Hydaspes. The chapter looks at Alexander’s entry into Taxila and his journey to the Hydaspes River. In this chapter I will discuss issues such as the cause of the battle, the... more
Este trabajo se enmarca en las nuevas investigaciones en torno al fin de la Britania romana y pretende aportar algunas consideraciones de carácter militar centradas en la vigilancia, inteligencia y exploración, elementos de vital... more
The references in Arrian’s Anabasis to asthetairoi is under consideration in the article. It defines that at least four taxeis are called asthetairoi. Initially only Coenus’ and Perdiccas’ taxeis were designated as asthetairoi. These... more
This article discusses the presence of Celtic mercenaries in the army of the King of Judea – Herod the Great. Representatives of this people are present in the army of this ruler from 30 BC. In the same year Octavian Augustus, in return... more
Chapter 10 studies Hellenistic and Roman military epitaphs, and addresses a number of interconnected issues: the unpopularity of epitaphs for individual soldiers in the Greek Anthology; the near absence of inscribed epitaphs in literary... more
Desde el asesinato del joven Gordiano III hasta el advenimiento final de Diocleciano, una larga y turbulenta secuencia de gobernantes caídos, pretendientes asesinados, dinastías fallidas e incluso imperios paralelos secesionados anegó los... more
A vase in Oxford depicting probably citizen officers of the Athenian mounted archers unit mentioned in ancient texts.
Le Cernide o Ordinanze, erano una milizia territoriale creata all’inizio del ‘500, allo scopo di far fronte all’offensiva dell’Imperatore Massimiliano I d’Asburgo contro la Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia. Questi reparti formati da... more
W antycznym świecie profesora Aleksandra Krawczuka - z okazji 100 rocznicy jego urodzin (Kraków, 6 czerwiec 2022 r.)
This study is an excellent up-to-date examination of the cavalry-settlers in Egypt under the Ptolemies. Scheuble-Reiter gathered all the documentation, mainly papyrological but also epigraphic, literary and at times archaeological on the... more
Summary: Three helmets and a pair of leg guards which were previously thought of to be Etruscan in origin have been reexamined. It turned out that neither of the objects is purely Etruscan. The first helmet, of the Belmonte type, comes... more
Polemikà. Identity in context in verse epitaphs for Hellenistic soldiers.
The book collects the results of a decade of studies on Hellenistic military epitaphs.
The book collects the results of a decade of studies on Hellenistic military epitaphs.
Throughout the human history ilnessess and the injuries have always been caused critical danger. Thus,humankind have tried hard to find a way to overcome the factors that threatening life like ilnessess, injuries and disabilities. In the... more