The Analgesic Elephant and the Black Rose of India (Achilles Tatius 4.2-5)

Mnemosyne ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 561-584
Author(s):  
John Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Nile Delta ◽  
Human Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Relations ◽  
Achilles Tatius ◽  
Military Commander ◽  
Narrative Context ◽  
The Military

AbstractThis article examines the discourse of Charmides, an army general attempting to suppress the banditry of the boukoloi in the Nile delta, about the analgesic power of the breath of elephants fed on the ‘black rose of India’ in Achilles Tatius’ novel, Leucippe and Clitophon (4.2-5). It explores the narrative context, the characterization of the military commander, the use of elephants as moral exempla for human behaviour, and the sub-text of Charmides’ speech. It considers how the discourse of the general relates to the theme of Plato’s dialogue, Charmides—sōphrosynē (sexual restraint)—and argues that Charmides’ account of the elephant and the ‘black rose of India’ are best understood as extended metaphors that are designed to coerce Leucippe into having sexual relations with him.

The Fustat al-‘adala’s relation to the Siyar al-muluk: textual analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-189
Author(s):  
Alexey A. Khismatulin
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Career Ladder ◽  
High Position ◽  
Military Commander ◽  
The Military ◽  
Administrative Center

The bureaucratic system of the Great Saljuqs (431–552/1040–1157) reached the apogee of its development in connection with extensive conquests and the need to effectively manage the conquered territories. This system was later preserved by their Anatolian successors (c. 483–707/1081–1308), along with the methods of climbing the administrative career ladder. Along with the hereditary succession in government appointments, the making of literary forgeries, hidden plagiarism and the deliberate editing of texts written by other people occupied not the last place among these methods in order to obtain a high position at the Saljuqid сourt. These methods clearly characterize both the genre of administrative literature and the authors who worked in it. The structure and content of their compilations in this genre directly depended on the vacancies they applied for. The Fustat al-‘adala organically fits into a number of other texts written in the genre of administrative literature in the Saljuqid era. As shown by the textual analysis in this article, the Fustat al-‘adala’s compiler resorted to hidden plagiarism of voluminous fragments from sources of different genres, as well as to their deliberate editing in order to get a position at the сourt of Muzaffar al-din b. Alp Yurak (d. 691/1292) who was the military commander and ruler of the Chobanids beylik with its administrative center in Kastamonu. One of the basic sources for this compilation was the first redaction of the Siyar al-muluk (Siyasat-nama), which was fabricated by Amir Mu‘izzi about 185 years before and ascribed by him to Nizam al-mulk also with the aim of obtaining a high position at the Saljuqid сourt.

Division and Conflict in the Partisan Resistance

Modern Italy ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirco Dondi
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Power Struggles ◽  
Christian Democracy ◽  
Political Role ◽  
Military Commander ◽  
Future Success ◽  
Regional Leadership ◽  
Resistance Movement ◽  
The Military

The article sheds light on the power struggles at the heart of the Italian Resistance movement. From June 1944, as the movement grew rapidly, the leadership positions, both at national and local level, became ever more important and contested. The most significant roles in the Resistance, such as the national and regional leadership, but also the provincial commands, depended on the military strength of the various formations and on the power of the anti-Fascist parties. The re-formed political parties attempted to occupy important positions in the Resistance movement, hoping that these roles would help them out in any future settlement. In fact the rules of the game turned out to be far more complex and the political role played by any particular party did not determine its future success. The Anglo-Americans' influence over the power balance within the Resistance movement was to be decisive. The Allies managed to orchestrate the appointment of Raffaele Cadorna, who was not looked on favourably by the parties of the left and the Action Party, as military commander. In this way the Allies fostered the growth of moderate military formations frequently linked to Christian Democracy. In order to understand the Resistance in all its complexity, it is therefore necessary to return to the concept of internal conflict. The power struggles were better managed at national rather than local level, where they frequently led to violence.

Morphological, Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Rhizobia of Faba Bean Plants Grown in North Nile Delta Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 672-679
Author(s):  
Doha M. Fathy ◽  
Ahmed S. Eldomiaty ◽  
Hassan I. Abd El- ◽  
El-Sayed I. Mahgoub ◽  
Abdallah A. Hassani
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
Faba Bean ◽  
Nile Delta ◽  
Bean Plants

Israeli Settlers

2021 ◽  
pp. 217-232
Author(s):  
David Kretzmer ◽  
Yaël Ronen
Keyword(s):  
Local Population ◽  
Military Commander ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Local Law ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Military

As nationals of the occupying power Israeli settlers are not ‘protected persons’ under GCIV. While the Court has recognised this, it has held that for the purposes of the Hague Regulations the settlers are part of the local population in the Occupied Territories for whose benefit the military commander must act. This chapter criticises this view, which runs contrary to the rationale and purposes of the law of occupation. It then examines the implications of this view, evident in the Court’s approach to measures taken to cater to settlers’ interests. It discusses the Court’s decisions on expropriation of land for use of settlers, and on special arrangements for governance of Israeli settlements that involved changes in the local law.

Vlajko Stojiljkovic, the “Military Commander”

2003 ◽  
pp. 24-26
Author(s):  
Dragan Bujosevic ◽  
Ivan Radovanovic
Keyword(s):  
Military Commander ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals Geochemical characterization of recent Nile Delta inner shelf sediments: Tracing natural and human-induced alterations into a deltaic system

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-361
Author(s):  
Ahmed S. Mandour ◽  
Lisa Ghezzi ◽  
Marco Lezzerini ◽  
Ayman A. El-Gamal ◽  
Riccardo Petrini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nile Delta ◽  
Inner Shelf ◽  
Geochemical Characterization ◽  
Shelf Sediments
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