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Medieval History is the study of the period in European history from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the 15th century, focusing on social, political, economic, and cultural developments during the Middle Ages.
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The article presents and analyzes two Judao-Arabic letters from the Geniza, addressing issues surrounding the appointment of Moses ben Peraḥya as a communal leader (muqaddam) in Minyat Ziftā and Minyat Ghamr under Abraham Maimonides. The... more
Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Analyse des spätmittelalterlichen Wandels in Südosteuropa, der durch das Zusammenspiel von lateinischem Christentum, orthodoxem Christentum und osmanischem Islam geprägt wurde. Es untersucht, wie... more
The subject of this paper is the military routes proposed by the humanist Martin Segon in his anti-Ottoman crusading treatise Quos terrarum limites (1480/81). The study examines Segon’s methods of crusade planning, particularly regarding... more
Criminology and historiography have pointed out that Western societies punish violent women less severely than men. The reasons for this phenomenon are still debated. This paper aims to examine the ways in which violence perpetrated by... more
This monograph, the work of five authors, explores the relationship between objects and peopleagriculturalists, artisans, and others outside the elite-who lived in the countryside and small towns in England between 1370 and 1600. This... more
В статье рассматривается вопрос о применении концепта рыцарства по отношению к русским воинам в контексте русско-ливонских отношений XIII в. Основываясь на текстах Хроники Ливонии Генриха и Ливонской Старшей рифмованной хроники, а также с... more
Автор подає кілька версій тлумачення зображення «півмісяців» на лубочних картинках вигляду Батурина та Глухова орієнтовно початку ХVІІІ століття. Метою його розслідування стало вивчення цього феномену, непритаманного архітектурній... more
This study offers the first analysis of a hitherto unknown Phanariot miscellaneous codex preserved in the collections of Princeton University Library (MS Gr. 112) that contains anti-Islamic Greek polemical texts. Entitled Sarakēnika, it... more
Un relieve fragmentario en mármol blanco, conservado en una colección privada, representa con extrema sutileza los episodios del debate de santa Catalina, su condena y martirio, bordeados por una heráldica inconfundible. Elaborado muy... more
The late medieval urban order in the two Romanian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia underwent two significant transformations in the eighteenth century, both instigated by princes. Initially, they sought to reinforce their power... more
The Latin term populus refers to both the whole population (the People of God) as well as a specific social group (theplebs). This ambiguity allows the term to beused in an ideological manner: it therefore can be used to attribute... more
Принято считать, что первым русским правителем, венчавшимся на царство, был Иван Грозный, и произошло это в 1547 году. Наш собеседник доктор исторических наук Олег Германович УЛЬЯНОВ, специалист по древнерусской и византийской культуре,... more
Resumen: Partiendo de las premisas de la arqueología del paisaje, se muestra una evolución histórica de Aces, parroquia perteneciente al concejo de Candamu, desde los orígenes conocidos del poblamiento de hábitat castreño hasta la... more
edieval noble women and queens are everywhere, aren't they? They appear in illuminated manuscripts, Boccaccio and John Gower and John of Salisbury write about them. Queens process through cities and the countryside and have elaborate... more
מחקר זה מוקדש לתיאור של פרק בתולדות ההלכה באירופה הנוצרית של ימי-הביניים. הוא מתאר מושג הלכתי אחד – 'חזקה שאינה פוסקת'. מושג זה 'נולד' בעמק הריין של ראשית המאה ה-13, בתשובה הלכתית אחת ויחידה פרי עטו של ר' שמחה משפיירא. לטענתי, מושג זה... more
This study examines an obscure chapter in the history of rabbinic law in late medieval Europe. I contend that this concept represents a profound innovation within the history of Halakha. Its adoption would have freed rabbinical courts... more
The arrival of the Slavs in the fifth and sixth centuries to Central, Eastern and Southern Europe became eventually the last big reorganisation of territory in Eurasia after the fall of Rome. Many of these new Europeans engaged in various... more
After the late conversion of Kyivan Rus′ in 988, the Orthodox Church became one of the most relevant institutions in the newly Christian polity. From being heathen traders of Scandinavian origin, they eventually became the new Jerusalem,... more
İslam tarihinde ilk defa vezirlik kurumunu ihdas eden ve mevcut divanlara yenisini ekleyip var olanlarını ise daha da geliştiren Abbâsîler, selefleri Emevîlere kıyasla devleti daha merkezî ve bürokratik bir yapıya kavuşturmuşlardır. İdari... more
Il libro racconta il processo che, a partire dai dati storici reali, ha portato alla costruzione di una leggenda dai tratti particolarissimi, di grande circolazione fino al tardo medioevo e destinata a giungere fino ad oggi con il... more
FrAnCesC-GilAbert de Centelles-riu-seCh i QuerAlt 1 durAnt el reGnAt d'AlFOns el MAGnàniM (1408-1449) Francesc-Gilabert de Centelles, fill de Bernat de Centelles i d'Elionor de Queralt, nasqué el 1408 (Camarena, 1978a, 385). Actualment,... more
En el context sociopolític en què va viure Ramon II de Cardona-Anglesola, cavaller, res era gratuït i tot era, entre cometes, obligatori. En el si d'un dels llinatges més rellevants del Principat de Catalunya, es va enrolar en les... more
The volume Orosius. Seven books of histories against the Pagans (Pisa University Press 2024) by Marco Di Branco won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, one of the world’s most prestigious prizes dedicated to Arabic literature and culture for... more
Binding books “in the Greek manner” (“alla greca”, but also “al greco”, “alla grechessa”), imitating and replicating Byzantine techniques, was one of the practices associated with “Greekness” in Italy and other parts of western Europe in... more
« L'ancienne façon de penser la mesure était concrète, comparative et relative, et non abstraite, normative ou absolue 1 . » L'historien de l'économie Harald Witthöft renvoie ainsi à deux approches distinctes de la mesure et, au-delà, à... more
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Замітка, присвячена інтерпретації римськими хроністами другої половини VI ст. титулу очільника потестарного об'єднання аварів. Останній у історіографії однозначно трактується як каган Баян І (562-602). Основний акцент у тексті... more
Jancsi Kovács' secret mission(s). Confessions of a spy
Discusses the existing editions of the Speculum Maius, which can serve as a ‘manual’ for scholars of the opus magnum of Vincent of Beauvais.
Summary. The brethren Johan and Cornelis de Wyse lived in the town of Breda. John lived from 1636 until 1725, his younger brother Cornelis from 1640 until 1704. John and Cornelis were clever merchants. They spread the risk over different... more
Le duché capétien de Bourgogne est resté dans l’ombre des ducs Valois. La période qui court du principat de Robert II (1272-1306) à celui d’Eudes IV (1315-1349) coïncide pourtant avec une expansion territoriale sans précédent, un... more
On the occasion of the appearance of a new ketubah in the Historical Archive of Girona, this article incorporates its transcription and translation and updates the list of the Catalan ketubot found to the date, delving into their... more
A revisit to how knowledge about Aurangzeb has grown after Sarkar. The paper takes into account a modern assessment of Aurangzeb and his times
This paper considers shipwrecks as a form of disaster and studies historical shipwreck accounts to gain insights into social constructions of disaster. Theoretical debates address global inequalities in disaster experience, response, and... more
DONNEES DE TABULA PEUTINGERIANA POUR LA REGION AUTOUR DE BOURGAS CONTEMPORAIN Konstantin Gospodinov Tabula Peutingeriana marque la distance de 18 milles romain (environ 26,5 km) entre Ancialis (aujourd'hui Pomorie) et Apollonia... more
The representation of the phases that Rhodes has gone through over the Middle Ages, in a synthetic and comparative way, contributes to the knowledge of its heritage, allowing the importance of some elements in urban planning and hierarchy... more
Viatica 12 | 2025 Les compilations et recueils géographiques de la Renaissance aux Lumières Valentim Fernandes et ses compilations de récits de voyages (1502-1510) Valentim Fernandes and his Collections of Travel Accounts (1502-1510
"Royal Inauguration Ceremonies in the Early and High Middle Ages. Commemorating the First Polish Royal Anointing of 1025." This conference, dedicated to coronation rituals in medieval Europe, will bring together scholars specializing... more
Bluetooth was a nickname for Harald Gormsson, who was a 10th-century Danish king who ruled Denmark and parts of Norway from approximately 958 to 986 CE. He's historically significant for a few key reasons, including that he unified... more
Во текот на 2009 и 2010 година, со истражубањата во Блок VIII беа откриени остатоци од два внатрешни монументални бедеми. Тие го преградувале калето по целата негова широчина во правец исток-запад, делејки ја неговата внатрешност на два... more