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Dario Mantovani
fall silent in the face of arms Silent inter arma leges. The voice and scent of laws
Dario Mantovani
fall silent in the face of arms Silent inter arma leges. The voice and scent of laws
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Jules Blanchard, *Bocca della Verità* (1871), Paris, Luxembourg Gardens. Abstract Rome did not reduce its law to a mere concept of linearity or rigidity. The legal order as a whole was conceived as possessing a voice, radiating light, and, even more …
14:30 to 15:30
Touraj Daryaee
History and Memory: In Search of Lost Time
Touraj Daryaee
History and Memory: In Search of Lost Time
Guest lecturer
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Abstract Memory of past does not reveal itself to all people in the same manner. For the Sasanians in Late Antiquity (200-651 CE), what they came to profess was their ancient past and for the people they were ruling over, was drastically different from …
17:00 to 18:30
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11:30 to 12:45
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09:30 to 11:15
Cécile Albert
Is Habitat Connectivity Good for Biodiversity? Recent Progresses on an Ongoing Debate
Cécile Albert
Is Habitat Connectivity Good for Biodiversity? Recent Progresses on an Ongoing Debate
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Abstract Understanding the ecological responses of organisms to habitat loss and fragmentation is essential for spatially explicit nature conservation plans in human-dominated landscapes. It is recognized that the greater the amount of habitat in a …
09:15 to 09:45
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Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract This course will explore the latest research on the effects of landscape structure on their multiple functions. After providing an abstract of the effects of landscape composition, it will focus …
14:00 to 15:30
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Abstract Life is animated by a secret life of encounters, interactions and associations that are sometimes unsuspected. These biotic interactions can be beneficial, ineffective or harmful. On the whole, interactions are most often mutually beneficial …
10:00 to 11:00
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Abstract In the Egyptian context of the first millennium B.C., where gods and goddesses were frequently named king or queen , and where a plethoric and highly hierarchical clergy was at their service, the expression " court of the god ", which constitutes …
16:50 to 17:25
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Résumé Pendant les XXI e et XXII e dynasties égyptiennes (1069-730 av. J.-C.), la tendance théocratique de l'état pharaonique est à son apogée. L'affichage de la royauté terrestre du dieu Amon, d'une part, et du pharaon comme son premier serviteur, …
16:15 to 16:50
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Abstract The teeming multiplicity of Chinese gods, constantly nourished by the decentralized promotion and canonization of the deceased and other entities, requires principles of order. These principles establish modes of relationship between these gods, …
15:10 to 15:45
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Abstract Mammisi theology in Greco-Roman temples is centered on the image of the child-god. Son of the temple's divine couple, whether Horsamtous at Edfu, Harsiésis at Philae or Ihy at Dendera, the divine child is considered to be his father's successor. …
14:35 to 15:10
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Abstract In the rich corpus of Demotic narrative texts, there are a considerable number set in the court of a king. The best-known cases are the cycle of Inaros and Petoubastis and the cycle of Setne, but there are many others, such as the story on …
14:00 to 14:35
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Abstract The royal court of Jerusalem plays a minor role in the Old Testament ; only that of Solomon is described in greater detail (one king ten). By contrast, the Old Testament takes us to foreign royal courts, those of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar and …
11:55 to 12:30
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Résumé Suivant les avancées de la sociologie historique, l’étude de la cour pharaonique en tant qu’institution sociale distincte a introduit, depuis quelques années, un courant nouveau dans les recherches égyptologiques. Basés sur le concept de société de …
11:20 to 11:55
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Abstract For a long time, Egyptology has argued for the existence of a system of appropriateness (decorum), mainly following John Baines. While the existence of this system has been deduced from the very form(s) of artistic representation itself, the …
10:15 to 10:50
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Saint Luke as a copyist (BnF, Coislin 195 f° 240 v°, 10th century) © Gallica. Presentation The seminar offers complementary Spotlights on the lecture or discussions on new texts. This year, in addition to a presentation of a new ERC project on Greco-Roman …
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Abstract This lecture asks whether Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Islam and Judaism) have played an important role in economic development and technological progress and to what extent it has held back growth in the past. The answers, it turns out are …
17:00 to 18:00
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A single blow and everything collapses , excerpt from the book Histoire des deux carrés : conte suprématiste en six figures , El Lissitzky, 1922. Public domain. Presentation The aim of this year's lectures is to re-elaborate the concept of moral socialism …
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Left: a monk learning the craft of copyist practises drawing book decorations (7th century). © Coptic Museum, Cairo. Right: an apprentice copyist practises his scales (5th/7th century). © IFAO. Presentation Our investigations of monastic and Coptic …
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Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract Entanglement is a fundamental resource in quantum technologies. Since it has no classical equivalent, it theoretically guarantees superior performance compared to classical systems, provided it …
17:15 to 18:00