Mogul Empire--Social life and customs; Drinking of alcoholic beverages--India--History; Drug abuse--India
Intoxicant use in Mughal India was not only widespread, it also represented an important part of the empire's history and culture. The influence of intoxicants - specifically opium and alcohol - has often been overlooked in secondary literature,...
Clement VI, Pope, ca 1291-1352; Popes--Primacy--History; Popes--Temporal power--History
The papacy of Clement VI (1342-1352) was distinguished by
its political activism, its attempt to resurrect the impetus
for crusading, and its efforts to attract the best and
brightest talents to Avignon. The attributes which
characterize his...
St. Irene (Church : Istanbul, Turkey); Irene, Empress of the East, 752?-803; Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of the East, 718-775; Apses (Architecture)--Turkey--Istanbul; Art patronage--Turkey--Istanbul--History--8th century
The mosaic of the cross in the apse of Hagia Eirene in Constantinople is examined in order to determine the imperial patron responsible for it's construction. Key points in this study are Orthodox image veneration, Iconoclast doctrine and the...
This thesis traces the evolution of trends in stucco decoration during the late antique and early Byzantine periods. The focus of the thesis is to identify and explain the transition between the figural stuccowork trends of the fifth century and...
The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
Istanbul (Turkey)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--History
Following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, a new trend in architecture developed that achieved a balance between the traditional Ottoman building practices of Bursa and Edirne with the styles found in Byzantium and the West....
Church architecture--Italy; Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397; Italy--History--To 476
This thesis argues that the architecture of the churches of northern Italy that were constructed during the fifth and sixth centuries reflected the influence and vision of Ambrose, bishop of Milan (374-397), whose spiritual authority, theologically...
The Louvre portrait is of a "young boy wearing a toga praetexta (a purple-bordered toga) and bulla (ornament worn around a child's neck). […] Comparisons with coins bearing the image of Britannicus exclude the possibility that this is a...
Sculpture; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Standing; Hugging; Clothing & dress; Armor; Capes (Clothing);...
“Porphyry sculpture of the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. It shows the four rulers in a cordial embrace intended as an expression of concordia, or agreement. Originally located in Constantinople, the sculpture was plundered during the Crusade of...
Sculpture; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Standing; Hugging; Clothing & dress; Armor; Capes (Clothing);...
“Porphyry sculpture of the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. It shows the four rulers in a cordial embrace intended as an expression of concordia, or agreement. Originally located in Constantinople, the sculpture was plundered during the Crusade of...
Sculpture; Portraits; Emperors; Men; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Sitting
Discovered in Rome on the Aventine Hill.
"In this portrait, Caligula is shown seated. The body does not correspond to the head, which was subjected to numerous repairs over the course of the nineteenth century, when it was part of the Campana...
Yevgeny Yevtushenko wrote five poems that critiqued Soviet society. The poems, on topics as diverse as anti-Semitism, the suppression of humor, the mistreatment of women, state repression, and bureaucracy, were written at separate times and for...
Jin, Ha, 1956-; Masculinity in literature; Chinese literature--20th century; Sex (Psychology) in literature
This dissertation consists of readings of three selected novels by Ha
Jin-Waiting, The Crazed, and A Free Life. These novels cover three historical
periods of Contemporary China under the rule of the Communist Party in
sequence-the Mao's era...
Law and legislation--Kentucky; Constitutions--Kentucky
Kentucky's third constitution, ratified by voters in 1850 is important historically as the first state charter for which complete record of the convention that drafted it was published, making it possible to research the intentions of the framers. ...
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military leadership; Leadership; Standing; Clothing & dress; Military...
