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ИКОНОМИКАТА НА РАЦИАРИЯ

| 26.11.2009

ПЛОВДИВСКИ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ”ПАИСИЙХИЛЕНДАРСКИ” – ФИЛИАЛ СМОЛЯН С Т У Д Е Н Т С К А Н А У Ч Н А С Е С И Я 2006 СМОЛЯН ИКОНОМИКАТА НА РАЦИАРИЯ (106 – 271 Г.) Йордан Ал. Илиев ІV курс, История и география Научен ръководител: проф. д.и.н. Маргарита Тачева Въз основа на настъпващите промени в социално-икономическото развитие и политическото значение на римския град Рациария, в историята му могат ясно да се различат три хронологични периода, както следва: 1. От възникването на първоначалното римско селище до получаването на статут на колония по времето на император Траян (през или малко след 106 [...]

ВЪЗНИКВАНЕ И РАЗВИТИЕ НА COLONIA ULPIA RATIARIA

| 26.11.2009

ПЛОВДИВСКИ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ „ПАИСИЙХИЛЕНДАРСКИ” – ФИЛИАЛ СМОЛЯН С Т У Д Е Н Т С К А Н А У Ч Н А С Е С И Я Сборник доклади Смолян 21 май 2004   ВЪЗНИКВАНЕ И РАЗВИТИЕ НА COLONIA ULPIA RATIARIA Йордан Ал. Илиев ІІ курс, История и география Научен ръководител: проф. дин Маргарита Тачева   Проучванията върху историята на римския град Рациария започват малко след средата на ХІХ в., когато Ф. Каниц локализира местоположението на града и съобщава за намерени при с. Арчар антични находки1. След освобождението градът е посетен последователно от В. Добруски, който събира доста надписи и [...]

ИНФОРМАЦИОННИ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ В ПРОУЧВАНЕТОИ ОПАЗВАНЕТО НА АРХИТЕКТУРНИ И АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ПАМЕТНИЦИ НА КУЛТУРАТА

| 25.11.2009

ИНФОРМАЦИОННИ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ В ПРОУЧВАНЕТО И ОПАЗВАНЕТО НА АРХИТЕКТУРНИ И АРХЕОЛОГИЧЕСКИ ПАМЕТНИЦИ НА КУЛТУРАТА Йорданка Кандулкова Ако има нещо, което бележи обществения прогрес в сложната, превратна и хилядолетна история на човечеството, това са преди всичко научно-техническите иновации. Именно чрез тях съзидателната дейност във всичките й направления се извежда на ново, по-високо стъпало в спиралата на прогреса. Нека си представим само какъв скок в цивилизационното развитие поражда откриването на електричеството… Днес имаме шанса да сме свидетели на явление със същата еволюционна значимост – информационните технологии. Те буквално „нахлуха“ във всички области на съвременния живот, включително и в сферата на изучаване и опазване [...]

Double-sided zoomorphic figurines from Tell Yunatsite

| 25.11.2009

Double-sided zoomorphic figurines from Tell Yunatsite Stoilka Terziyska-Ignatova             There are particular artifacts among the numerous ceramic finds discovered at prehistoric sites, whose function or affiliation to a specific group of artifacts is difficult to define. The difficulties are often due to the fragmentary condition of the artifacts. Thus in the publications their function is often defined as unknown or related to ritual practices (a sphere in which real and irrational interlace). In other cases there are different interpretations of very similar finds. This is normal when non-utilitarian artifacts with schematic depiction are concerned. The lack of obvious practical use [...]

Chapter Seven – The Roman Emperors

| 20.11.2009

Chapter Seven – The Roman Emperors   The Appian Way To-Day Named after the magistrate who began it, the censor Appius Claudius, it was the first and most important of the great Roman roads. It ran from Rome southeast to Capua and Brindisi. A. Rome Under The Caesars Octavian was descended from a middle-class Italian family, and held the moderate views to be expected from such an origin. He did not altogether agree with his uncle’s drastic changes. It seemed wrong to him to have men from the provinces sitting in the Senate, and for officers of humble birth, and [...]

Chapter Six – The Roman Republic

| 18.11.2009

Chapter Six – The Roman Republic The Romans Were Fond Of Pork A. The City On Seven Hills Rome to-day is still the centre of an empire and the capital of a great country. It is still a crowded and most interesting city; but though there are some impressive relics left of its ancient grandeur, we cannot expect a town that has always had a large population to remain anything like it was two thousand years ago. Yet there are some things that do not change. The natural boundary of the city on its western side is still the yellow-green [...]

Chapter Five – Hellas

| 17.11.2009

Chapter Five – Hellas A. The Revolt Of Ionia Let us look more closely at the vast empire which the Persians had acquired within a generation. As we have said, it lasted for two hundred years, and it gave millions of people better government than the world had hitherto seen. It took one of the greatest conquerors in the history of the world, Alexander the Great, to overthrow it. It is therefore entitled to a certain amount of respect. The subject races of the empire were expected to pay a certain sum in taxation each year, to send recruits to [...]

Chapter Four – The Rise And Fall Of Israel

| 09.11.2009

Chapter Four – The Rise And Fall Of Israel   A Phoenician Warship A. The Early Hebrews, The Philistines And The Phoenicians From what we have just been reading, we gather that between the years 1200 and 1150 B.C. the Hittite Empire vanished, and the Egyptian Empire, though it escaped disaster, had exhausted itself. We also find that during this period the long Kassite rule at Babylon (p. 48) came to an end and was followed by anarchy, while what was left of Cretan civilisation after the disaster of 1400 (p. 58) died out completely. We might therefore expect that [...]

Chapter Three – The Egyptian Empire

| 09.11.2009

Chapter Three – The Egyptian Empire A. The Conquering Pharaohs The Hyksos reigned in Egypt about two hundred years (1800-1600 B.C.). Then the Egyptians rose and expelled them, and native Pharaohs sat on the throne again. But this was not enough. They seem to have been furiously determined to make sure against future invasion from any direction, and they acted on the principle that attack is the best defence. The boundaries of Egypt were pushed westwards to guard against invasion from Libya, southwards up the Nile as a protection against Nubia and Punt. The greatest danger, however, was from the [...]

Chapter Two – The Egyptians, The Babylonians, The Cretans, The Hittites

| 03.11.2009

Chapter Two – The Egyptians, The Babylonians, The Cretans, The Hittites   Making Pottery In Ancient Egypt – A wall-painting in a pyramid. A. The Early Egyptians We have already dropped a hint that the man who first grew corn regularly, took a great step towards civilisation. Let us discuss this a little further. When a man found a patch of fertile soil he would want to settle there. Unlike the wandering shepherds or hunters, he would think it worth his while to build a solid house, and his wife would do her best to make it comfortable. He would [...]