Ancient Royal Research Articles

Investigations and stability analysis of San Marcellino cavities in the historical centre of Naples

The historical centre of the city of Naples is characterised by a network of underground anthropogenic cavities. Most of these cavities are stable and safe but sometimes for several reasons they are at least partially responsible of the occurrence of instability phenomena such as sinkholes and collapses. The opening of a sinkhole in the cloister of the Ancient Royal Boarding School (known as Educandato Reale of San Marcellino) led to fears of instability in the known underlying cavities. Therefore, a site investigation program was carried out to ascertain the causes of the event. The investigation concluded that the sinkhole was not related to the underneath cavities, located in tuff between 12 and 20 m beneath the main building. Nevertheless, due to the interest raised by the preliminary safety assessment, such a cavity system was selected within the MOSCAS project for further studies. The results of the site investigations and the stability of the cavities determined via FEM code Plaxis 2D are presented and discussed in this paper.

Subsidence model of the ancient Alexandria Royal port linked to sea-level rise and natural hazards using integrated geophysical methods

Marine geophysical methods are quite valuable in geoarchaeological investigations and remote seabed classifications due to their capability to cover vast areas in a short time and reveal fine details of the seafloor and subsurface features in unexcavated sites. The present study aimed to reconstruct the depositional history of the uppermost sediment sequence of the ancient Royal port of Alexandria during different historical periods, and point out the impact of the post-glacial eustatic sea-level rises and natural hazards that took place through the last 2000 years. To resolve this riddle, seismic and geomorphologic surveys were conducted by using a sub-bottom profiler and side scan sonar respectively in integration with previous sediment core data, to extrapolate the vertical extent of the strata and monitor the recent seafloor situation. The results of this study confirmed the subsidence of the ancient port mainly as a result of sea-level rises and the 365 AD tsunami. Seismic interpretations suggested a depositional scenario through successive stages from the Royal port’s construction until its abandonment, also the detailed analyses of backscatter images showed significant variations on the seafloor geomorphology that took place through the recent years which in turns give prominence to the impact of the short-term winds and storms as well.

Nossa Senhora do Desterro de Lisboa: depois de convento e hospital, que futuro?

O Hospital do Desterro, situado na Colina de Santana, em Lisboa, foi desativado em 2007, depois de ter sido um hospital de referência no domínio das doenças venéreas e da dermatologia durante mais de 150 anos.
 O edifício, concebido como mosteiro da ordem de Cister, em finais do século XVI, transporta consigo vários séculos de história, mas cuja coerência arquitetónica, as suas múltiplas utilizações tenderam a diluir.
 Alvo de um recente projeto de reutilização multifuncional de habitação, turismo, lazer e saúde, depois de largas décadas de discussão sobre a inadequabilidade das instalações para uso hospitalar, o debate voltou-se para a salvaguarda do edifício, com novas funções, e para a defesa dos seus valores históricos e patrimoniais.
 O presente estudo procura trazer novos dados históricos e novas leituras sobre o edifício do antigo Real Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora do Desterro, em particular para as duas últimas centúrias, enquanto as obras se mantêm suspensas e o seu futuro em aberto.

Decoration On Bricks And Tiles (15th- 18th Century) In Ancient Royal Architecture In Northern Vietnam

The paper discusses decorations on the bricks and tiles from the 15th to 18th centuries which were found in the ancient royal architectural relics in Northern Vietnam. The aim of this paper is to learn the production and technical process of, as well as decorative patterns on, the bricks and tiles in this period. Based on archaeological documentary sources discovered from French scholars, and the findings and studies of Vietnamese scholars, royal bricks and tiles dated from the 15th to 18th century have been discovered in the northern Vietnamese sites, including Thăng Long-Đông Kinh- Eastern capital (Hà Nội), Lam Kinh site-Tây Kinh-Western capital (Thanh Hóa province) dated from the 15th to 18th century, and the second capital of the Mạc dynasty in Dương Kinh capital (Hải Phòng province) dated from the 16th century. The contents of the paper delve into the characteristics and evolution of the decoration on the bricks and tiles progression over time in terms of materials, colour, form, decorative pattern and techniques. The form and function of the types of ornamental bricks and tiles are also covered in this study. The study is also compared, in a broader context, with the bricks and tiles in the royal architecture of the Ming and Qing periods of China and some Southeast Asian countries. The research shows continuous development through the decoration on the bricks and tiles in the ancient royal architecture in Northern Vietnam as well as cultural exchanges, and Vietnam’s unique character in the East and Southeast Asian region.This paper was presented at the 2nd SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archaeology on 30 May - 2 June 2016 at the Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. This paper has been peer reviewed.

東아시아 古代王權의 婚姻과 國際關係 : 百濟와 倭를 중심으로

東아시아 古代王權의 婚姻과 國際關係 : 百濟와 倭를 중심으로

일본 국가양도신화의 타자인식 : 고대왕권의 해양성을 중심으로

일본 국가양도신화의 타자인식 : 고대왕권의 해양성을 중심으로

The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary

The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary

Looking at History through the Prism of Mythology: can the Osirian Myth Shed any Light on Ancient Egyptian Royal Succession Patterns?

AbstractThe Osirian Myth is testimony to the importance Egyptians put on royal succession. In this paper, we wish to show how the distinction between Myth and History can sometimes be blurred. We will examine two case studies in which the traditional focus on the orderly transmission of royal power from Osiris to his son Horus is altered in order to fit in extraordinary political circumstances or unusual cultural features. We will first look at the Great Abydene Stela of Ramesses IV to examine how the tumultuous succession of Ramesses III changed the angle from which the Osirian Myth is alluded to. We will then deal with the Stela of Taharqa on the High Nile in Year 6 to see how the myth is reshaped in order to encompass the new reality of an Egyptian dynasty of Nubian origin, where the king’s mother played a major role in the royal investiture.

Study to Ancient Royal Bureaucracies in Indonesian Archipelago

There are many royal states ever been established in this region, spread across the Nusantara archipelago from northern Sumatra to inland Papua, since its early history. However, beside of their various sizes, Indonesian ancient royals having various model of governmental system which is featured in its bureaucratic structure. As the artifact of ancient human organization, the ancient royal bureaucracies is emerging structures that represent how the people organizing their life as an attempt to fit with its environment as well as their cognitive concept about power. In this work, we outline a network analytical framework for the study the ancient bureaucracies and showing some empirical finding related to network characteristic of Indonesian ancient royal bureaucracies. However, by suggest some interesting direction for further research; we open the door for the study of ancient royal government in more quantified way that can be giving new insight to governmental studies.

ANCIENT MAYA ROYAL STRATEGIES: Creating power and identity through art

Ancient Maya monumental art was designed to enact the physical, social, and ritual hierarchy. Physically, sculpture created barriers and access patterns that altered movement through sites. Monumental architecture separated ritual participants in buildings from audiences in the plazas below. Access to monuments and portrayals on monuments in part defined social and power hierarchies. Motifs were altered to communicate various forms of power appropriate to each context and audience. Complex supernatural themes and ritual roles demonstrated hierarchical differences among the ruler and other nobles, while more simplistic representations of a powerful ruler demonstrated the separation of the ruler from commoners.

Princely Pieties: the I598-I6I7 accessions of the Royal Library in Brussels

This article is concerned with one particular phase of the history of the ancient Royal Library in Brussels. It investigates how the Library developed during the first two decades of the reign of the Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella; an investigation permitted by the existence of an inventory compiled between 1614 and 1617. A substantial part of the article thus consists of an annotated transcript of the relevant parts of this inventory. On this basis, the article demonstrates that the accessions policy of the Royal Library in Brussels went through a significant transformation during the period in question: the Library changed from being a wide-ranging academic resource towards a more narrowly religious and recreational scope. However, as the article argues, this change was probably not caused by the Brussels Court of Albert and Isabella. Rather, it was due to the suppliers of the Library, the chief printing-houses and authors of the Southern Netherlands. Thus, whilst the 1614-17 inventory is of historical interest itself, it also offers important evidence of how a certain social group perceived the Brussels Court.

Princely Pieties: the 1598-1617 accessions of the Royal Library in Brussels

AbstractThis article is concerned with one particular phase of the history of the ancient Royal Library in Brussels. It investigates how the Library developed during the first two decades of the reign of the Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella; an investigation permitted by the existence of an inventory compiled between 1614 and 1617. A substantial part of the article thus consists of an annotated transcript of the relevant parts of this inventory. On this basis, the article demonstrates that the accessions policy of the Royal Library in Brussels went through a significant transformation during the period in question: the Library changed from being a wide-ranging academic resource towards a more narrowly religious and recreational scope. However, as the article argues, this change was probably not caused by the Brussels Court of Albert and Isabella. Rather, it was due to the suppliers of the Library, the chief printing-houses and authors of the Southern Netherlands. Thus, whilst the 1614-17 inventory is of historical interest itself, it also offers important evidence of how a certain social group perceived the Brussels Court.

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Journal Article REVIEWS Get access The Older Testament. The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity. By MARGARET BARKER. Pp. xi + 314. London: SPCK, 1987. £40. ANDREW CHESTER ANDREW CHESTER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 44, Issue 1, April 1993, Pages 214–216, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/44.1.214 Published: 01 April 1993

The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early ChristianityBarkerMargaret The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity SPCKLondon, 1987, 314, £40.00

The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early ChristianityBarkerMargaret <i>The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity</i> SPCKLondon, 1987, 314, £40.00

Book Reviews: Margaret Barker, The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes From the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity. London: SPCK, 1987. Pp. 314. Hardcover, n.p

Book Reviews: Margaret Barker, The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes From the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity. London: SPCK, 1987. Pp. 314. Hardcover, n.p

The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity

The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity

The Older Testament. The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity by Margaret Barker, SPCK. 1987. 314pp. £40.

THE OLDER TESTAMENT. THE SURVIVAL OF THEMES FROM THE ANCIENT ROYAL CULT IN SECTARIAN JUDAISM AND EARLY CHRISTIANITY by Margaret BarkerTHE RELIGION OF THE INCARNATION: ANGLICAN ESSAYS IN COMMEMORATION OF LUX MUNDI edited by Robert MorganEASTER IN ORDINARY: REFLECTIONS ON HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD, by Nicholas LashICONOGRAFIA Dl SANTA CATERINA DA SIENA, I: L'IMMAGINE by Lidia Bianchi &amp; Diega GiuntaGOD IN SOUTH AFRICA by Albert Nolan OP

The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity. By Margaret Barker. London, SPCK, 1987. Pp. xii + 314. £40·00.

The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity. By Margaret Barker. London, SPCK, 1987. Pp. xii + 314. £40·00.

Book Review: The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity

Book Review: The Older Testament: The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity

The Older Testament. The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity

The Older Testament. The Survival of Themes from the Ancient Royal Cult in Sectarian Judaism and Early Christianity