Contraception and Abortion in the Greco-Roman World
The author discusses the validity of the claim that, in Antiquity, effective contraceptives and abortifacients were available, were widely used, and their use was responsible for the decline of population in certain periods.
The development of the cult of Mithras in the western Roman Empire: a socio-archaeological perspective
The origins and early development of the cult of Mithras in the Roman Empire, however, have remained a perpetual subject of dispute.
Some reflections on ancient Greek attitudes to children as revealed in selected literature of the pre-Christian era
This study examines the ancient Greeks’ attitudes to children during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. The investigation is limited to literary sources in selected pre-Christian texts.
Children as Office Holders and Benefactors in the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire
One of the most striking features of euergetism in the Román imperial period was the participation in public Ufe of individuáis belonging to previously «marginal» groups: women, children even -to a certain extent- «freed slaves» and their descendants.
Alexander the Great and West Nile Virus Encephalitis
Alexander the Great died in Babylon in 323 BC. His death at age 32 followed a 2-week febrile illness. Speculated causes of death have included poisoning, assassination, and a number of infectious diseases.
Aqueducts and Euergetism in the Roman Republic
The role of public benefaction, known in scholarly literature as euergetism (from the Greek for “good deeds”), has long been recognised as being of utmost importance in the relationship between the aristocratic and lower castes of Roman society.
Greek images of monarchy and their influence on Rome from Alexander to Augustus
This inter-disciplinary thesis traces the influence of Greek images of monarchy on Rome, between 323 B.C. and A.D. 14.
The Olympic Games of 324 B.C. and the unification of lands under Alexander’s sway
In August 324 B.C. at the Olympic Games a herald read to more than 20.000 exiles from Greek poleis a declaration by the Macedonian king which was brought from his headquarters in Asia by his special envoy Nicanor of Stagira…
Building materials and techniques in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Hellenistic period to the fourth century AD
This thesis deals primarily with the materials and techniques found in the Eastern Empire up to the 4th century AD, putting them into their proper historical and developmental context. The first chapter examines the development of architecture in general from the very earliest times until the beginning of the Roman Empire, with particular attention to the architecture in Roman Italy.
The healing hand: the role of women in Graeco-Roman medicine
This paper provides a detailed examination of the role played by women in ancient medicine. The period under discussion extends from the height of Greek civilisation (the 5th century BC) to the Roman Empire of the 4th century AD.