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Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations
Sanitation and intestinal health is something we often take for granted today. However, people living in many regions of the developing world still suffer with debilitating diseases due to the lack of sanitation. Despite its clear impact upon health in modern times, sanitation in past populations is a topic that has received surprisingly little attention. This book brings together key experts from around the world to explore fascinating aspects of life in the past relevant to sanitation, and how that affected our ancestors. By its end readers will realize that toilets were in use in ancient Mesopotamia even before the invention of writing, and that flushing toilets with anatomic seats were a...
Oscan in the Greek Alphabet
By examining Greek-alphabet Oscan inscriptions, this book shines light on the linguistics, bilingualism and epigraphy of ancient Southern Italy.
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Bulletin
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Empress Galla Placidia and the Fall of the Roman Empire
Despite her status as one of history's most important women, the story of Galla Placidia's life has been largely forgotten. Though the Roman empress witnessed the decline and fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century and lived a life of almost constant suffering, her actions helped postpone the fall of Rome and had massive, widespread impact on the empire that can still be felt today. She watched the barbarian king Alaric and his horde of Visigoth warriors sack Rome, slaughter many of the city's inhabitants, and take her hostage. Surviving captivity, Galla Placidia became the queen of the barbarians who had imprisoned her. Eventually, she became the only woman to rule the Roman empire alone. Soldiers obeyed her commands while Popes and Christian saints alike sought her advice. Despite all obstacles and likely suffering from what we now know as PTSD, she lived to an old age by the standards of the time. This book uses the letters and writings of Galla Placidia's contemporaries to reconstruct, in more depth and detail than has previously been attempted, the remarkable story of her life and the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
Raccogliere curiosità nella Roma barocca
N. 26 della collana “Roma. Storia, cultura, immagine” diretta da Marcello Fagiolo La società romana del Seicento non fu solo appassionata dell'Antico e dell'Arte, ma anche attenta ai reperti naturali e agli oggetti provenienti da culture lontane o diverse. Proliferarono cosí collezioni dedicate contemporaneamente alla natura e all'arte nelle quali dominavano i reperti sorprendenti, inediti o rari, “curiosi” insomma. Fra questi musei, spesso appartenuti a borghesi e studiosi, è indagato con particolare cura quello di Carlo Antonio Magnini (1616-1683). Questi creò una celebre raccolta, famosa per le armi non meno che per i reperti naturali e le antichità, fra le quali erano apprez...
