Historians working in the present day, just like their medieval and early modern predecessors, are confronted with difficult choices when they write of human population groups.1 When, if at all, is it reasonable to employ the word race, the word nation, the word tribe ? What collective term best describes, say, the Goths, the English, the Jews? What meaning does the concept “ethnic identity” ha...

Since its existence, mankind has sought various solutions to diseases that his power and knowledge cannot afford, believed in healing of dreams, water, religious objects, icons, votive offerings, murals, saints, etc situations where medical falls short. The aim this study is examine the methods six churches Bithynia region. In context, primarily rituals from ancient times were examined, gods/go...

The present paper deals with the mosaic pavements that embellished public buildings, semi-public and private houses between 80s of 4th c. first two decades 5th in most important cities late antique province Thrace - Philippopolis Augusta Traiana are unearthed so far. This was a period great significance for development both which though developed different way until time, were now united use fu...

.priscianus of lydia’s solutionum ad chosroem is a series of answers to questions asked at a philosophical debate held at the sasanian court c. 530 ce. priscianus of lydia was one of seven non-christian philosophers from the byzantine empire who journeyed to the sasanian empire to take part in the debate. long overlooked in the history of philosophy, priscianus of lydia’s text represents a bran...

objective: this is a study about emotion management among a category of healthcare professional – hospital chaplains – who have hardly been the subject of sociological research about emotions. the aim of the study was to understand how chaplains manage their work-related emotions in order to protect their mental health, whilst also providing spiritual care. methods: using in-depth, semi structu...