Ancient philosophical theories of taste are attempts to explain how people, as humans, are
able to gain an understanding of the self and the world. Xenophanes of Colophon is the first …

This contribution will explore how emperors could exploit the symbolic potential of palace
and city gates as highly visible locations for the display of programmes in art, text and …

This chapter focuses on the persistent “liminality” of Ostia from the Roman period to the
present day. The term derives from the Latin word limen, meaning threshold, boundary …

Abstract Hedlund, R. 2008.“... achieved nothing worthy of memory”. Coinage and authority in
the Roman empire c. AD 260-295. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Studia Numismatica …

Like the imperial residence on the Palatine in the Old Rome, which was extended
successively alongside the Circus Maximus, so did Constantine's new palace–the Great …

La question de l'alimentation est au centre de nombreux enjeux actuels (politiques,
écologiques, nutritionnels et de santé, religieux, etc.). Si l'alimentation peut aujourd'hui être …

In the Mediterranean world in the Hellenistic and Roman period, the transformation of
religious practices and beliefs “led to the formation of boundary-conscious and knowledge …

Pope Leo III (795-816) built two monumental representative rooms for banquets, court
hearings and ceremonies in the Lateran. These, called triclinia, were inspired by ancient …

Meetings with other politicians, business people and NGO representatives, and the
discussion of ideas on how to formulate new policies constitute a major part of politicians' …

A banquet is a formal dinner involving many people. The ancient words for “banquet,” Greek
symposion “to drink together,” or Latin convivium “to live together,” stress its importance for …