简介:Intwopreviouspaperspublishedintheprecedingvolumesofthisjournal,differentaspectsoftheuseofforeigncourtsbyGreekcitiesintheHellenisticPeriodhavebeenstudied.InJAC7,anattemptwasmadetosettheroleofforeigncourtsagainstthewiderbackgroundofthedevelopmentofpoliticalinstitutionsandpracticesinthecourseoftheHellenisticperiod.InJAC8theuseofforeignjudgesbySeleucidsubjectcitieswasreconsideredinthelightoftherevisionofanimportantinscriptionfromPriene.Inthisthirdpaper,theevolutionoftheuseofforeigncourtsbyGreekcitiesinthecourseofthethirdcenturywillbeconsideredinformaltermsthroughtheanalysisofanotableseriesofinscriptionsfromtheislandofKalymnaintheDodecannesegroup,locatedoffthesouth-westcoastofAsiaMinor.InhisCorpusofinscriptionsfromKalymna(TC),M.Segrecollected,inadditiontotherecordofaKnidianarbitrationbetweenKalymnaanditsKoanprivatecreditors(TC79),fiveinscr
简介:伯里在1903年就任剑桥大学近代史钦定教授的演讲中,提出了"历史是一门科学,不多也不少"的著名论断。另一方面,伯里也清醒地意识到,历史学应有自己的独立性。他以历史偶然性为切入点,探讨历史偶然事件与因果规律之间的关系,以揭示历史思想与自然科学思想之不同。伯里认为,神学和思辨哲学逻辑演绎的路数,无法运用于史学实践。他采用"历史综合"的路数,从历史经验中提出一个具有普遍性意义的假说1(历史思想具有独立性),然后归纳大量的史事来验证。由于体现人类自由意志的极为复杂的历史现象,存在无数的偶然事件,存在无数断裂的因果链条,所以伯里没有也不可能完成对其假说的证明。伯里的历史偶然性研究,对于思考史学理论研究的不同路数及其局限性,具有重要的参考价值。
简介:TheactivitiesofDemetriusPoliorcetes('TheBesiegerofCities')duringtheyears310to308B.C.receivescantattentionfromtheclassicalsources.1AsfarasDiodorusSiculusandPlutarch,ourchiefauthorities,areconcerned,DemetriusislastseenconductingalightningraidonBabylonin311,andappearsnextascommanderoftheAntigonidexpeditiontoGreeceinmid-307.2However,flagrantlacunaeinthehistoricalnarrativecannotbeusedasevidencetoarguethattherewasnothingofimportanceto...
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简介:古迪亚滚筒铭文A和B是迄今所知篇幅最长的苏美尔文献之一,也是古代两河流域历史上少有的详尽描述神庙建筑活动的文献之一。铭文详细记录了拉伽什第二王朝统治者古迪亚主持修建城邦主神宁吉尔苏的埃宁努神庙的经过。根据铭文反映出的苏关尔神庙建筑活动及相关仪式,我们能够深入认识苏美尔王权观念的内容、本质和特征。最后指出苏关尔统治者的建筑神庙活动实际上是一种政治行为,是通过神庙建筑活动强调统治者的统治具有神圣性、正统性和权威性的政治宣传行为。另外,这篇文献中反映出来的统治者的称号和自我描述、统治者的责任和义务等具有一脉相承的苏美尔王权观念特征,也对后世两河流域君主的王权观念产生深远了影响。
简介:InJAC19,IinvestigatedListsofMonthlyBarley-WheatDistributionsandAllowances(se-garziz-garsa-dug4itid-da),withregardtothetypesandamountoffodderprovidedtodonkeysfromtheruleofEnentarzitotheendyearsofUrukagina.Inthispaper,IfoundthatfromUrukaginaYear5,ii(2ndmonth),thedailyfodderfordonkeys,andthenumberoftypesofdonkeys,weregreatlyreduced.EconomicdeclineoccurredinthereignofUrukagina,kingofLagash,fromthefifthyearon,possiblyasaresultofpoliticaldecline.ThefactthatthearchiveoftheHouseofTheLadyendsinUrukagina'sseventhyearmayimplythatitisinthisyearthatLugalzaggesi,kingofUmma,capturedLagashandGirsu.