The role of the chantress in ancient Egypt
The goal of this study is to determine what it meant to be a Sm-r, or chantress, in ancient
Egypt. Very little is known about the specifics of the title or the types of people who held it. Surprisingly, there is also a male version of the title, Smr, but the female version is by far the more prevalent. It is the women who held this title that will be the focus of this study.
Egypt
The following thesis developed out of a desire to understand the process behind identity formation in the ancient world.
A socio-historical analysis of Jewish banditry in first century Palestine 6 to 70 CE
These protests were mainly instigated by and initially led by Jewish peasants who experienced the worst aspects of becoming a part of the larger Roman world.
Mehen, God of the Board Games
Ancient Egyptian boardgames normally have a religious symbolism, although it is often very difficult to find the exact meaning. One cannot examine the subject of Egyptian boardgames without taking into account this background.
Inca Dice and Board Games
Very little is known of the games played in Precolumbian Andean cultures. Significantly none is mentioned in H. Murray
The Shield of Divine Protection
I argue that the antecedent of the relative clause here is the word ‘shield’, and that Butehamun referred to how soldiers, when they were engaged in an activity which demanded both hands, such as climbing a ladder, would sling their shield over their back, so that it would protect them automatically without their having to wield it. I suggest that Butehamun invokes this type of protection for his father.”
Constantius and the Visigothic Settlement in Gaul
More significant, perhaps, is the fact that he was elevated to the position of Augustus by Honorius after he had temporarily pacified the region of Gaul. A major part o f Constantius’s program ofpacificaiion had been moving the powerful Visigoths into the region.
Speculations of the Death of Roman Theatre
These mimes were centered around themes of murder and adultery: the amount of indecency was incredible. In a warped sense of Realism, emperors could command a real sex act to take place on stage.
Power and status. Administration, appointment policies, and social hierarchies in the Roman Empire (193-284 AD)
In this study, I explore administration, appointment policies and social hierarchies in the period between AD 193 to 284, in order to define changing status and power relations between the highest ranking representatives of imperial power at the central level.
Ancient Egyptian astronomy: timekeeping and cosmography in the new kingdom
The study of astronomy in Ancient Egypt has traditionally fallen between the fields of Egyptology, astronomy, archaeoastronomy,and history of science. Researchersfrom all four disciplines have looked at the area from different perspectives. In addition however, there have been reasonswhy researchershave not tackled the field: Egyptologists have felt it required too much technical knowledge while other researchershave believed that those capable of reading the texts are most suited to studying the material.