Curses, crime detection and conflict resolution at the festival of Demeter Thesmophoros

2011 ◽  
Vol 131 ◽  
pp. 25-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Faraone
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Crime Detection ◽  
Sanctuary Of Demeter ◽  
The City

AbstractAt the heart of the Thesmophoria festival lies the story of Persephone and the promise of agricultural fertility, but scholars point out that more seems to be at stake, suggesting that the scene of women ‘camping out’ in the sanctuary under the control of the female archons recalls a primitive time when women, perhaps, ruled the city or that the festival creates a place where women are at least beyond the control of men. There are hints, moreover, that during the Thesmophoria women were also actively involved in some kind of juridical activity, especially on the second day of the festival, when they fasted in imitation of Demeter's grief over the abduction of Persephone and the injustice perpetrated against her. Indeed, the epithet Thesmophoros was understood already in ancient times to have some connection with human law. This paper argues that on the second day of the festival women engaged in some kind of impromptu juridical procedure aimed at solving crimes and punishing anonymous wrongdoers and it uses as evidence Aristophanes' Thesmophoriazusae and a series of curse inscriptions deposited in late Hellenistic times at the Sanctuary of Demeter at Cnidus, as well as a few single examples from Locri, Amorgos and elsewhere.

scholarly journals La escuela como escenario para la resolución de conflictos y el fortalecimiento de una cultura de paz desde el desarrollo de las inteligencias múltiples cinestésica, intrapersonal, interpersonal y musical

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Gladys Cecilia Coronel García ◽  
Evelyn Julio De Avila ◽  
Mayra Marimón Flórez ◽  
Angélica Bellido Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Musical Intelligence ◽  
School Work ◽  
The People ◽  
Culture Of Peace ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
The City ◽  
Implementing Strategies

El hombre como ser social, está inmerso en muchos contextos como es el familiar, escolar,laboral, deportivo entre otros, por tanto puede estar expuesto a tener conflictos con las personas que lo rodean. La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo general Fomentar la resolución de conflictos y el fortalecimiento de una cultura de paz en los niños y las niñas del Colegio Mixto Nuevo Porvenir del barrio El Pozón de la ciudad de Cartagena mediante la implementación de estrategias desde las inteligencias múltiples (inteligencia musical, cinestésica, interpersonal e intrapersonal). Las distintas estrategias utilizadas permitieron unir más a los educandos y conocer otras formas de resolver sus diferencias ,además, ser agentes activos en este proceso implica una mayor comprensión de la situación, no juzgar y diseñar actividades que les permitieran internalizar la teoría y la práctica y por lo tanto la transferencia a su propio contexto familiar y social.ABSTRACT:Man as a social being, is immersed in many contexts such as family, school, work, sports among others, and may therefore be exposed to conflict with the people around him. This research aimed to promote general conflict resolution and strengthening a culture of peace in the children of the College Board's New Future of the neighborhood pools of the city of Cartagena by implementing strategies from multiple intelligences (musical intelligence, kinesthetic, interpersonal and intrapersonal). The different strategies used led to further unite the students and other ways to resolve their differences, also be active in this process involves a greater understanding of the situation, not try and design activities that allow them to internalize the theory and practice and therefore the transfer to your own family and social context.  

scholarly journals THE EMERGENCE AND IMPACT OF MONEY IN GREECE AND LIFE BACK THEN

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (07) ◽  
pp. 187-192
Author(s):  
Haifa Abdul Rahman AL SHAAFI
Keyword(s):  
Historical Review ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
The City ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
Greek Civilization

The Greek civilization is one of the basic elements of the so-called civilization conflict in ancient times, and history has preserved the echo of that conflict, but historians have been limited to describing and evaluating the conflict without focusing on the role of money in managing the movement of the conflict, which had an influential nature in the politics of Greece in general , especially after Macedonia entered the line of conflict and took control of the city of Krindes at the foot of Mount Pangios, which is distinguished by its richness of gold, as it made it richer than the rest of the Greek states,Philip took out from it thousands of gold every year, which enabled him to bribe the opposition politicians, and this is where the researchs' importance is marked with the emergence of money in the Greek countries and its impact on life back then. Based on this importance, the reason for choosing this particular topic is of the axes of the historical review conference - Ancient history- as the study aims to find similarities and differences between the money spread in that period since this topic was studied according to the historical method.

The originality of the “estate topos” in the A.N. Tolstoy’s novel “Peter the First”

2020 ◽  
pp. 262-272
Author(s):  
Anna S. Akimova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Childhood Memories ◽  
Research History ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Peasant Household ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Poor Peasant ◽  
The City

Moscow is the city which united the characters of A.N. Tolstoy’s novel “Peter the First”. Kitay-Gorod is the space where the action of the first book is mainly set. In the novel Tolstoy showed in great detail the everyday life of the city and its inhabi- tants. According to the I.E. Zabelin’s research (“History of the city of Moscow”) in late 17 — early 18 th centuries Moscow was like a big village that is why Tolstoy relied on his childhood memories about the life in the small village Sosnovka (Samara Region) describing the streets of Moscow. The novel begins with the description of a poor peasant household of Brovkin near Moscow, then Volkov’s noble estate is depicted and Menshikov’s house. The space of the city is expanding with each new “address”. Moscow estates, and in particular, connected with the figure of “guardian, lover of the Princess-ruler” V.V. Golitsyn, in Tolstoy’s novel are inextricably linked with the character’s living and with the life of the country. The description of the palace built by Golitsyn at the peak of his career is based on the Sergei Solovyov’s “History of Russia in ancient times”. Golitsyn left it and went to his estate outside Moscow Medvedkovo and from there in exile.

Sardis

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clyde E. Fant ◽  
Mitchell G. Reddish
Keyword(s):  
Biblical Studies ◽  
Roman Period ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
Christian Community ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Gediz River ◽  
The City ◽  
The Temple ◽  
Western Half

A city with a strong and vibrant Jewish community during the Roman period, as well as a center for the worship of Artemis and home to a significant Christian community, Sardis is an intriguing place to visit for anyone interested in biblical studies or ancient religious history. The partially restored 3rd-century-C.E. synagogue in the city is the largest known synagogue outside Palestine from ancient times. Ancient shops, a bath-gymnasium complex, and the Temple of Artemis provide glimpses of the life of this ancient city. Once the capital of the ancient Lydian Kingdom, Sardis (Sart) lies approximately 60 miles east of Izmir along the modern highway (E96/300) connecting Izmir to Ankara in the Hermus River valley (today called the Gediz River). Portions of the ruins of Sardis are situated adjacent to the highway and are easily accessible. The ancient city was built along the Pactolus River, a tributary of the Hermus, and at the foothills of the Tmolus Mountains. The city’s acropolis was strategically located atop a spur of the Tmolus Mountains. The Tmolus Mountains (or Mt. Tmolus) were, according to some ancient traditions, the birthplace of the gods Dionysus and Zeus. Sardis first came to prominence during the 1st millennium B.C.E. when it served as the center of the powerful Lydian kingdom, which encompassed most of the western half of Asia Minor. The Lydians supposedly were the first to develop a technique to dye wool and also to invent dice games, knucklebones, and other games. (Interestingly, archaeologists found a terra-cotta die in the ruins at Sardis.) Legend says that Midas, the mythical Phrygian king, was able to rid himself of his golden touch by bathing in the Pactolus River. As a result, the sands of the river turned to gold. Though legendary, this account points nonetheless to the enormous wealth enjoyed by the Lydian kingdom. The earliest Lydian rulers belonged to the Heraclid dynasty, which according to Herodotus (5th-century-B.C.E. Greek historian) lasted 505 years. They were succeeded by the Mermnad dynasty, of which the first king was Gyges (r. ca. 680–ca. 652 B.C.E.).

scholarly journals Geoarchaeological Characterisation of Sites of Iberian and Roman Cordoba Using LiDAR Data Acquisitions

Geosciences ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Monterroso-Checa
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Information ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Lidar Data ◽  
National Geographic ◽  
Urban Structures ◽  
Surface Models ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Diachronic Analysis ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities

The National Geographic Institute of Spain (IGN) carried out a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) flight for the entire region of Andalusia between 2013 and 2014, which completed the general LiDAR acquisitions obtained for all of Spain since 2010. Recently, successive updates of orthoimages of Spain and Andalusia have also been acquired. This geographic documentation allows several applications for the aerial detection of archaeological sites. In recent years, numerous discoveries have been made in Spain, especially in non-built-up areas located outside urban enclaves. Less attention, however, has been paid to the use of this geographical information in historic cities because, apparently, they do not preserve their historical micro relief. This study analyses the city of Cordoba (southern Spain) by processing LiDAR data of the Plan Nacional de Ortofotografía Aérea (PNOA-LiDAR). Digital Surface Models (DSM) obtained for the entire city, in combination with geological and archaeological records, provide evidence of the geomorphological reconstruction of the city in ancient times. Using Cordoba as an example, the main purpose of this article is to highlight the fact that LiDAR data are also useful for the diachronic analysis of ancient urban structures buried some metres deep in current historic cities.

scholarly journals Tata letak tanaman pada rumah berkonsep arsitektur tradisional Bali di Kota Bangli, Kabupaten Bangli Provinsi Bali

2018 ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
I Dewa Gede Agung Surya Pranditha ◽  
Anak Agung Gede Sugiantara ◽  
Ni Luh Made Pradnyawathi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Traditional Architecture ◽  
Know How ◽  
Cultural Philosophy ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The City

The plants layout on Balinese traditional architecture concept houses in Bangli City, Bangli Regency, Bali Province. Bangli Regency is one of the regency that located in the central part of Bali island and only one of regency do not have sea. Balinese Traditional Architecture can be interpreted as the spatial from the life place of Balinese community that has developed through generations with all the rules are inherited from ancient times, until the development of a form with the physical characteristics are revealed on the Lontar Asta Kosala-Kosali. The traditional Balinese park is not only involved the architectural, functional, aesthetic, but also used Balinese cultural philosophy in every placement of it landscape components. The purpose of this research were to understand the effect of land to the application Balinese Traditional Architecture, to understand the concept are using on development house in the city of Bangli regency and then to know how the sense of Balinese traditional architecture on the houses in Bangli city, Bangli regency. The result of the study was that the land area is very influential on the implementation of Traditional Balinese Architecture because there are rules that should be applied that is Asta Kosala-Kosali, the concept applied is Tri Hita Karana, Tri Mandala dan Tri Angga. Plants layout on Balinese people’s knowing is very less, so in plant layouting people only accentuate the aesthetic without a Balinese cultural philosophy.

scholarly journals Co-seismic luminescence in Lima, 150 km from the epicenter of the Pisco, Peru earthquake of 15 August 2007

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Heraud ◽  
J. A. Lira
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Peruvian Coast ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The City ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Earthquake Lights

Abstract. The first photographs of Co-seismic Luminescence, commonly known as Earthquake lights (EQLs), were reported in 1968 in Japan. However, there have been documented reports of luminescence associated with earthquakes since ancient times in different parts of the world. Besides this, there is modern scientific work dealing with evidence of and models for the production of such lights. During the Peru 15 August 2007 Mw=8.0 earthquake which occurred at 06:40 p.m. LT, hence dark in the southern wintertime, several EQLs were observed along the Peruvian coast and extensively reported in the capital city of Lima, about 150 km northwest of the epicenter. These lights were video-recorded by a security camera installed at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) campus and time-correlated with seismic ground accelerations registered at the seismological station on campus, analyzed and related to highly qualified eyewitness observations of the phenomena from other parts of the city and to other video recordings. We believe the evidence presented here contributes significantly to sustain the hypothesis that electromagnetic phenomena related to seismic activity can occur, at least during an earthquake. It is highly probable that continued research in luminescence and the use of magnetometers in studying electromagnetic activity and radon gas emanation detectors will contribute even more towards determining their occurrence during and probably prior to seismic activity.

The Ford Site, a Protohistoric Station in Norton, Massachusetts

1946 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Indian Population ◽  
Large Area ◽  
The North ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Local Tradition ◽  
Garden Plot ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town

Within the town of Norton, Massachusetts, close by the boundary between it and the city of Taunton, lies the beautiful little body of water known to this day by its Indian name of Winneconnet. This lake, fed by a system of streams from the north and west and draining southward through a complicated network of ponds, swamps, and streams into the Taunton River, seems to have been the center of a large area of Indian population in ancient times. Cultivation and other disturbances of the earth surfaces have demonstrated the existence of many sites of former Indian habitation, while numerous items in local tradition point to the fact that many Indians lived and died within the township. Hardly a garden plot that has not yielded its quota of stone implements to the collections of local “relic hunters” exists in this vicinity.

scholarly journals The development of the architectural form of a tower derived from a traditional and philosophical symbol, realized by solutions of high-class technologies. The case of the Bitexco Financial Tower

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 01018
Author(s):  
Tran Van Khai
Keyword(s):  
Ho Chi Minh City ◽  
Architectural Form ◽  
High Class ◽  
Lotus Flower ◽  
System Solution ◽  
Innovative Idea ◽  
Group A ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Contemporary Architecture ◽  
The City

The Bitexco Financial Tower, majestically standing tall in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, rejects the box-shaped, abstract forms of modernism, incorporating an innovative idea of contemporary architecture. Based on the inspiration from the Bitexco Group, a renowned architect designedthe tower that became an iconic landmark of the city in the form of a lotus bud, one of the most iconic symbols of Vietnamese culture since ancient times. High class structural system solution designed by top international professional teams enable the building to rise high with its graceful, statuesque design of the lotus flower shape. CNNGo recently ranked the Bitexco Financial Tower fifth in their listing of the world’s 20 most-iconic skyscrapers.

scholarly journals FORMATION AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC SPACES IN THE PROCESS OF CITY EVOLUTION - FROM ANCIENT TIMES TO MODERNISM

2021 ◽  
pp. 345-368
Author(s):  
Olena Oliynyk
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Imperial Power ◽  
Direction Of Movement ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The City ◽  
Modern Era

The processes of historical development of cities and formation of public spaces are considered. It is established that open public spaces have always been the basis for the formation of cities. In ancient times (Greece), the network of open-closed spaces was interpreted as the only public space of the city and was a sign of its democracy. With the strengthening of imperial power (Rome), the structure of public spaces becomes deterministic, with a certain direction of movement. In the Middle Ages there is a sacralization of space, which is replaced by its formalization in the Renaissance; further aestheticization of spaces intensifies, their new types appear. The era of modernism changed the spatial paradigm of the traditional city, which led to the loss of historically composed types of public spaces. At the same time, the modern era is characterized by the gradual convergence of external and internal space and their democratization.   

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