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Cesare Battisti, nato a Trento nel 1875 come cittadino asburgico e li morto nel 1916, fu geografo, giornalista, socialista e irredentista italiano. Scelse di combattere …

Demokratie ist das am weitesten verbreitete gesellschaftspolitische Modell in der Welt, und es wird lebhaft daruber diskutiert. Wir leben mit allerlei Vorstellungen von dem, was …

Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality - provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how …

As a speechwriter, orator, and politician, Demosthenes captured, embodied, and shaped his time. He was a key player in Athens in the twilight of the city's independence, and is …

The aim of the investigation is to throw light on the adoption institution. Much attention has been devoted to the contractual nature of the adoption which was carried out inter …

‘A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture’ The Times‘A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery’ …

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "e;Father of History"e;, and was the first historian …

The master of mythological retellings strikes again.Mary Shelley’s ‘Midas’ (1922) is a mythological verse drama originally written for children. It is considered to be the romantic …

A recurring and significant theme in ancient Greek literature is that of returns and returning, chiefly - but by no means only - of mythical Greek heroes from Troy. One main, and …

The Roman emperor Julian (r. 361-363 CE) was a man of action and of letters, which he employed in an effort to return the Empire to the light of the pagan gods, and reverse the …