scholarly journals Tudi stari Slovani so poznali gnomone

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrej Pleterski
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Written Sources

The belief that only written records of ancient Greek science are relevant to our knowledge of past science and that there is nothing outside of that knowledge that is not contained in written sources is misleading. The ancient Slavs were able to develop their knowledge of mathematics and astronomy independently of ancient Greek science. Neglecting the knowledge of the ancient Slavs in comparing it with that of the ancient Greeks is misguided and cannot lead to useful findings.

A view from the Greek side

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Gunnel Ekroth
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Greek Religion ◽  
Bone Material ◽  
Archaeological Material ◽  
Animal Bone ◽  
Animal Bones ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Integrated Study ◽  
Written Sources

This paper addresses the animal bone material from ancient Qumran, from the comparative perspective of zooarchaeological evidence recovered in ancient Greek cult contexts. The article offers an overview of the paramount importance of animal bones for the understanding of ancient Greek religion and sacrificial practices in particular, followed by a review of the Qumran material, taking as its starting point the zooarchaeological evidence and the archaeological find contexts. The methodological complications of letting the written sources guide the interpretation of the archaeological material are explored, and it is suggested that the Qumran bones are to be interpreted as remains of ritual meals following animal sacrifices, as proposed by Jodi Magness. The presence of calcined bones additionally supports the proposal that there was once an altar in area L130, and it is argued that the absence of preserved altar installations in many ancient sanctuaries cannot be used as an argument against their ever having been present. Finally, the similarities between Israelite and Greek sacrificial practices are touched upon, arguing for the advantages of a continued and integrated study of these two sacrificial systems based on the zooarchaeological evidence.

scholarly journals Urbanisme régulier, occupation des campagnes et rapports interethniques en Grande-Grèce

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (29) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Airton Pollini
Keyword(s):  
The South ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Native Populations ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Archaeological Work ◽  
Greek Colonization ◽  
Greek World ◽  
Written Sources

L’Italie du Sud est probablement la région la mieux connue du monde grec antique. Quelques sources écrites mais surtout des études archéologiques menées depuis longtemps ont permis le développement des recherches sur plusieurs aspects au cœur de la thématique de la colonisation grecque. Ce travail se concentre sur trois aspects essentiels : l’appropriation de l’espace colonial, l’interaction avec les populations indigènes et l’urbanisation des nouvelles installations. The South Italy is probably the best known region of the ancient Greek world. Some written sources but especially archaeological work undertaken for a long time allowed the development of research on several aspects at the heart of the issues of Greek colonization. This paper concentrates on three essential aspects: the appropriation of colonial space, the interaction with the native populations, and the urbanization of new establishments.

scholarly journals THEBES IN THE BOIOTIANS’ MYTHOLOGICAL NARRATIVE

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
O. Kiriakov
Keyword(s):  
Main Role ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Greek Society ◽  
The People ◽  
New Tradition ◽  
Written Sources

he article is devoted to the study of the Boiotians’ myths. These legendary stories were a basis of the imagined past. So myths had formed the mentality of the Ancient Greek society. The main for Boiotian people was a myth about the own migration. We can find this tale in the “History” by Thucydides. But it was only a later retelling of the myths of the epic text. The first version of the tale we need to look for in the epic texts such as Homer’s “Iliad” and Hesiod’s poems. So myth about migration of Boiotians was the basis of the imagined past of the people of this region. Main role of the tale was played by Boiotians, who became eponym of the people. The author tried to recover myths about the polis of Thebes. Differences between regional and polis tales may answer the question: what was a real role played by polis of Thebes in the imagined past of Boiotian people. Ancient Greeks created a great number of myths about Thebes. A lot of these tales were a basis for Attic classical tragedy. But none of the earliest mythological narratives of Thebes intersect with myth of the Boiotians origin. The biggest polis of the region didn’t play any role at the imagining past of the Boiotian people. But imagined past could be changed. One of the examples we can find at Corinna’s poems. This source told us that first king of Thebes was a son of Boiotos. It was the newer tradition than an epic migration story. This tale appeared at the period of Thebes’ hegemony. And it has sense only as propaganda of polis of Thebes in the region. Mythological origin genealogy was softly rewriting of the imagined past. A new reality was created by using a poem in ritual. So, Thebes had a political motive to change imagine past and used for that soft mythical genealogy. The repeating through the ritual should have justified this new tradition. This research is based on the ancient written sources and academic studies. The article is an attempt to understand how myths were created and influenced the life of Ancient Greeks.

scholarly journals REFLECTION AND RECTIFICATION OF THE SACRAL PALACE CEREMONIAL "PROSKYNESIS" AT THE COURT OF THE ASSYRIAN AND ACHAEMENID RULERS

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
K. Baulina
Keyword(s):  
Ordinary People ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Achaemenid Empire ◽  
Royal Power ◽  
Royal Court ◽  
Eastern Traditions ◽  
Written Sources

The palace ceremonial "proskynesis" (gr. – προσκύνησις) – which consisted of a kiss and a bow – was considered and interpreted. A comparison of ancient Eastern traditions at the royal court of Assyrian and Achaemenid rulers is highlighted. The author tries to reconstruct the essence and meaning of proskynesis in the lives of kings and ordinary people. The work uses ancient greek written sources and the eastern source heritage, which is represented by reliefs and obelisks from Assyria and the Achaemenid Empire. The pertinence of the topic is an attempt to interpret part of the palace ceremony – proskynesis, and to highlight the royal cult of the ancient Eastern traditions at the court of Achaemenid empire. The purpose of the project is to determine some points in the ceremonial proskynesis, as a reflection of the sacred status of the ruler or as an element of court etiquette. The tradition of the sacralization of royal power was inherent in virtually all the ancient eastern people, but the concrete forms of this sacralization in different states could differ significantly from one another and not always included the "adorable" of the monarch. This ritual from the Persians borrowed from different countries was meant to mean the king's majesty. With his adoration, the ritual had nothing in common. Kings were considered to be the favorites of the gods, their pious choirs and priests. The range of postures to which proskynesis was applied is diverse, and therefore we have to make out the idea which gesture proskynesis can be consist off and we have to interpret this in several different ways, depending on its context, with possibilities ranging between "sending a kiss forward", kneeling down, prostrating oneself, or just a bow. And at all we need to determine is the proskynesis equal to prostration?

scholarly journals TRANSFORMATION OF THE FLEXIA IN THE OSSETIAN LANGUAGE

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Э.Б. САТЦАЕВ
Keyword(s):  
Language Barrier ◽  
The State ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Case System ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
Written Sources

Древнеиранская языковая эпоха охватывает период с VII–VI по IV–III вв. до н.э., сред- неиранская – с IV–III вв. до н.э. по VIII–IX вв. н.э. Новоиранская языковая эпоха начинает- ся с VIII–IX вв. н.э. и продолжается по наше время. К древнеиранским языкам относятся авестийский, древнеперсидский, мидийский и скифский. В число современных иранских входит и современный осетинский язык. Его непосредственным предком считается алан- ский. Ираноязычность аланов является научно установленным фактом. Отсутствие необходимого количества письменных источников, которые бы отражали состояние осетинского языка после древнеиранского периода, значительно усложняет возможности исследования его особенностей. Его отличительные черты принято считать влиянием кавказского субстрата. Осетинский считается одним из хорошо исследованных современ- ных иранских языков. По свидетельствам древнегреческих и китайских источников, все древнеиранские языки были весьма близки, и носители их могли свободно понимать друг друга. Античные авторы сохранили для нас большое количество скифских слов. Научный анализ этих слов не оставляет сомнений в ираноязычности скифов. Принимая во внима- ние значительную близость скифского с другими древнеиранскими языками, можно предпо- лагать и близость флексий этих языков. Процессы разобщения между иранскими языками начались с I тысячелетия до н.э. Осетинская флексия давно стала объектом исследования ученых, по мнению которых, падежная система осетинского языка восходит к древнеи- ранской, некоторые же падежи сформировались из собственных иранских элементов, пре- жде всего послелогов. В отличие от других иранских языков, осетинский язык сохранил ряд рефлексов древнеиранской системы склонений. Среди иранских языков наиболее сходное с осетинским склонение наблюдается в хотано-сакском, согдийском и хорезмийском языках среднеиранского периода. Падежная система кавказских языков, за исключением грузинско- го, значительно отличается от падежной системы осетинского. The ancient Iranian language epoch covers the period from the VII–VIth to the IV–IIIth centuries BC, the Middle Iranian from the IV–IIIrd centuries BC to the VIII–IXth centuries AD, while the New Iranian epoch begins from the VIII–IXth centuries AD and continues to our time. The ancient Iranian languages are Avestan, Ancient Persian, Median and Scythian. The modern Ossetian belongs to the modern Iranian languages. Alanian is considered its immediate ancestor. Considerable data enable to state Iranian nature of the language of the Alans. The lack of the necessary number of written sources that would reflect the state of the Ossetian language after the ancient Iranian period significantly complicates the investigation of its features. Its distinctive features are considered to be the influence of the Caucasian substrate. Ossetian is considered one of the well-studied modern Iranian languages. According to ancient Greek and Chinese sources, all ancient Iranian languages were very close creating no language barrier for speakers of them. Ancient authors fixed a large number of Scythian words. The scientific analysis of these words leaves little doubt about the Iranian ancestry of the Scythians. Bearing in mind the significant affinity of the Scythian with other ancient Iranian languages, it is possible to assert the proximity of the inflections of these languages. The processes of separation between the Iranian languages began from the Ist millennium BC. Ossetian inflections have for long been the object of research by scholars, according to whom a part of the case system of the Ossetian directly goes back to the ancient Iranian cases, while others were formed from their own Iranian elements, primarily postpositions. Unlike other Iranian languages, the Ossetian retained a number of reflexes of the ancient Iranian system of declensions. Among the Iranian languages, the most similar to the Ossetian declension is observed in the Khotan-Saka, Sogdian and Khorezmian languages of the Middle Iranian period. The case system of the Caucasian languages, with the exception of Georgian, is significantly different from the case system of Ossetian.

scholarly journals Un’antica fonte magno-greca nel De musica attribuito a Plutarco: Glauco di Reggio

Ploutarchos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 41-54
Author(s):  
Antonietta Gostoli
Keyword(s):  
Lyric Poetry ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Direct Access ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Musical Notation ◽  
Fellow Citizen ◽  
Magna Graecia ◽  
Musical Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
Written Sources

Glaucus of Rhegium is often cited in Ps. Plutarch’s De musica as an important source for reconstructing the history of ancient Greek music and lyric poetry. The cultural background of Glaucus’ activity was Rhegium and the Magna Graecia at the end of V century B.C. While Theagenes, his fellow citizen, who was a rhapsode, gave rise to the Homeric studies (VI century B.C.), Glaucus, who was a musician, started the classification and historiography of lyric poetry. He is cited by Ps. Plutarch’s De musica mostly in chapters derived from Heraclides Ponticus. It has been widely questioned whether the author of the De Musica had direct access to Glaucus’ work or deduced its content from Heraclides. Nevertheless, Ps. Plutarch underlined a great difference between Glaucus and Heraclides: the latter founded his research on written sources, whereas, when Glaucus compared Terpander’s melodies to Orpheus’, we cannot think he could have used any sources with musical notation for such ancient pieces of music. Evidently, he referred to orally transmitted melodies attributed to Orpheus and Terpander. Indeed, elsewhere in the De musica Glaucus refers to musical knowledge acquired by directly listening to ritual songs.

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