The Venetian Dukes in Early- and High-Medieval Historical Texts: A Reader Cover eBook

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This volume contains ten articles dedicated to the comparative study of emotions in literature, addressing emotions relating to ‘Fringes’ in both Old English and Old Norse-Icelandic literature, but also consider historical accounts, correspondences, and epic poetry from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern Period.

Isotopes reveal how social status shaped diet in medieval England

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Isotope analysis reveals that social status and wealth had a profound impact on diet in medieval England, showing that people from different social groups in medieval Cambridge ate markedly different food. The research, carried out as part of the "After the Plague" project at the University of Cambridge and published in the journal Antiquity, analyzed carbon and nitrogen isotopes preserved in bone collagen from individuals buried in Cambridge between the 10th and 16th centuries AD.

Israelhass und Geldsorgen: Flachkarätertreffen in Stuttgart

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Mitte März wird Stuttgart zum Zürich Schwabens: Nachdem die Elite der schmollenden Intellektuellen im Dezember in der Schweiz zusammenkam, um sich darüber zu beklagen, dass sie angeblich in ihrer Freiheit eingeschränkt sind, Israel zu kritisieren, treffen sich nun die B-Hörnchen in der Landeshauptstadt Baden-Württembergs. Wie üblich bei der schnorrenden Klasse geht es auch um Geld. […]

Detained Russian archaeologist wanted in Ukraine for crimes in occupied Crimea could be tried in Poland

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Russian academics are being advised not to visit ‘unfriendly’ countries – like Poland which has heeded Ukraine’s request and detained Alexander Butyagin for his involvement in Russia’s illegal excavations and looting in occupied Crimea

Blog #117: Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age: an NEH-Funded Institute for Ancient Mediterranean Studies Educators with Christine Johnston and Leigh Anne Lieberman – Peopling the Past

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In this week’s blog post, Drs Christine Johnston and Leigh Anne Lieberman introduce us to their new NEH-funded project, “Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age.” This institute aims to…
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Talking points from Moscow: How RT and the GRU set the agenda on German-language Telegram

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The Insider and Novaya Gazeta Europe have found that half of all sociopolitical content in the German-language segment of Telegram is controlled by the RT (formerly Russia Today) media network, which continues to spread pro-Kremlin disinformation. The channels began rapidly building their audience immediately after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, and they are actively promoting fake news to this day, undeterred by European sanctions. Some of the public page owners within this network are linked to a GRU unit engaged in disinformation operations.