Varian Studies Volume Two

Varian Studies Volume Two
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9781443873642
ISBN-13 : 1443873640
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Synopsis Varian Studies Volume Two by : Raúl de la Fuente Marcos

Elagabal is the name of the Syrian sun god whose high priest Varius was, at the same time as Roman emperor, AD 218–222. Because of this connexion, Varius was misnamed Heliogabalus or Elagabalus long after his death. Second in the series Varian Studies, this book discusses Elagabal’s architectural and sculptural artefacts in Rome. These are represented by the Palatine site of the Varian Temple of Elagabal in Rome, and by relief sculpture on column capitals found in the Roman Forum, showing Elagabal with other deities, in a scene of sacrifice here reconstructed as Elagabal’s Idyll. The Varian Temple of Elagabal in Rome confirms on topographical grounds an hypothesis regarding the site of that temple on the Palatine, concurring with current archaeological opinion based on other grounds. It also shows that the site in question has definite astronomical implications. Elagabal’s Idyll gives a full account of scholarship concerning the three column capitals and the debate about their origin and function. It then goes on to analyse the iconography of one of them in order to explore the cosmology, theology and ritual of the cult of Elagabal.

Varian Studies Volume One

Varian Studies Volume One
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 575
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ISBN-10 : 9781443893855
ISBN-13 : 1443893854
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Synopsis Varian Studies Volume One by : Leonardo de Arrizabalaga y Prado

Varius is the nomen of the Roman emperor misnamed Elagabalus or Heliogabalus. These are names of the Syrian sun god Elagabal, whose high priest Varius was while emperor. There is no evidence that he was ever so called when alive. Thus named, his posthumous legendary or mythical avatar thrives, in academic prose and popular imagination, as a Semitic monster of cruelty, depravity, fanaticism, mockery and extravagance. Recently, this monster has metamorphosed into an anarchist saint and martyr of gay liberation. This volume explores the historical individual behind Elagabalus and Heliogabalus. Varius was probably born AD 204 in Rome, to Syro-Roman parents linked to the Severan dynasty, and brought up at the imperial court, which spent 208–211 in Britain. After his father’s death in Numidia or Italy, sometime between 214 and 218 Varius went to Syria, where, like a maternal ancestor, he became a priest of Elagabal. In Syria in 217, Macrinus murdered and succeeded the Severan emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, even then known by his nickname, Caracalla. In 218, in a coup against Macrinus, Varius, fourteen, was proclaimed emperor, on the basis of the lie, launched by his grandmother, Caracalla’s aunt, and abetted by his mother, Caracalla’s cousin, that he was Caracalla’s bastard. Varius’ grandmother intended to rule while he reigned. But Varius, now Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, had other ideas. Taking the god Elagabal, a meteorite, to Rome he sought to combine the incompatible personae of Roman emperor and High Priest of Elagabal. He was murdered in 222 before reaching eighteen by his praetorian guards, under the orders of his grandmother and aunt, to make way for his younger, more docile cousin, Alexianus, who reigned as Severus Alexander. Rhetorical invective against Varius was promptly launched to justify his murder. It grew into his mythical or legendary avatar: Elagabalus or Heliogabalus. That avatar came completely to overshadow the historical Varius. This book serves to rescue Varius for history from eighteen centuries spent in fantasy and fiction.

Varian Studies Volume Three

Varian Studies Volume Three
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 440
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ISBN-10 : 9781527505179
ISBN-13 : 1527505170
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Synopsis Varian Studies Volume Three by : Leonardo de Arrizabalaga y Prado

Heliogabalus and Elagabalus are names given since late antiquity to the mythical or legendary avatar of Varius Avitus Bassianus. Varius was Roman emperor AD 218–222, ruling as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. He was simultaneously High Priest of the Syrian sun god Elagabal. Heliogabalus and Elagabalus, names derived from Elagabal, are often used as misnomers for Varius himself, but more properly designate his avatar, who is far better known than Varius. The Varian avatar, under these and other names, survives and thrives in historiography, as well as in more avowedly creative literature, music, dance, the visual arts, and popular culture. This book, the third in Varian Studies, is partly based on the Varian Symposium, held in Cambridge in 2005. It contains studies of the historical Varius, of some of his courtiers, of his god Elagabal, and of his avatar, Heliogabalus or Elagabalus.

The Handbook of Experimental Economics, Volume 2

The Handbook of Experimental Economics, Volume 2
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 771
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ISBN-10 : 9781400883172
ISBN-13 : 1400883172
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Handbook of Experimental Economics, Volume 2 by : John H. Kagel

An indispensable survey of new developments and results in experimental economics When The Handbook of Experimental Economics first came out in 1995, the notion of economists conducting lab experiments to generate data was relatively new. Since then, the field has exploded. This second volume of the Handbook covers some of the most exciting new growth areas in experimental economics, presents the latest results and experimental methods, and identifies promising new directions for future research. Featuring contributions by leading practitioners, the Handbook describes experiments in macroeconomics, charitable giving, neuroeconomics, other-regarding preferences, market design, political economy, subject population effects, gender effects, auctions, and learning and the economics of small decisions. Contributors focus on key developments and report on experiments, highlighting the dialogue between experimenters and theorists. While most of the experiments consist of laboratory studies, the book also includes several chapters that report extensively on field experiments related to the subject area studied. Covers exciting new growth areas in experimental economics Features contributions by leading experts Describes experiments in macroeconomics, charitable giving, neuroeconomics, market design, political economy, gender effects, auctions, and more Highlights the dialogue by experimenters with theorists and each other Includes several chapters covering field experiments related to the subject area studied

The Great Greene Heist

The Great Greene Heist
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 215
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ISBN-10 : 9780545525541
ISBN-13 : 0545525543
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Greene Heist by : Varian Johnson

Saving the school -- one con at a time. "A political heist page-turner set in middle school? Is that even possible? Varian Johnson shows us how it's done." - Gordon Korman, author of SWINDLE "Do yourself a favor and start reading immediately." - Rebecca Stead, author of WHEN YOU REACH ME Jackson Greene swears he's given up scheming. Then school bully Keith Sinclair announces he's running for Student Council president, against Jackson's former friend Gaby de la Cruz. Gaby wants Jackson to stay out of it -- but he knows Keith has "connections" to the principal, which could win him the presidency no matter the vote count. So Jackson assembles a crack team: Hashemi Larijani, tech genius. Victor Cho, bankroll. Megan Feldman, science goddess. Charlie de la Cruz, reporter. Together they devise a plan that will take down Keith, win Gaby's respect, and make sure the election is done right. If they can pull it off, it will be remembered as the school's greatest con ever -- one worthy of the name THE GREAT GREENE HEIST.

Multidisciplinary Research Volume II

Multidisciplinary Research Volume II
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Publisher : Archers & Elevators Publishing House
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9789390996575
ISBN-13 : 9390996570
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Multidisciplinary Research Volume II by : Sruthi.S, Dr. Ravi Kumar Gupta

The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)

The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9780545952798
ISBN-13 : 0545952794
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Parker Inheritance (Scholastic Gold) by : Varian Johnson

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor winner!"Powerful.... Johnson writes about the long shadows of the past with such ambition that any reader with a taste for mystery will appreciate the puzzle Candice and Brandon must solve." -- The New York Times Book ReviewWhen Candice finds a letter in an old attic in Lambert, South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, who left the town in shame. But the letter describes a young woman. An injustice that happened decades ago. A mystery enfolding its writer. And the fortune that awaits the person who solves the puzzle.So with the help of Brandon, the quiet boy across the street, she begins to decipher the clues. The challenge will lead them deep into Lambert's history, full of ugly deeds, forgotten heroes, and one great love; and deeper into their own families, with their own unspoken secrets. Can they find the fortune and fulfill the letter's promise before the answers slip into the past yet again?

Energy Research Abstracts

Energy Research Abstracts
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 508
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000052606045
ISBN-13 :
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ERDA Energy Research Abstracts

ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 756
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015048721693
ISBN-13 :
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Synopsis ERDA Energy Research Abstracts by : United States. Energy Research and Development Administration

Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 32, 2014

Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 32, 2014
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Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9780826128072
ISBN-13 : 0826128076
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Annual Review of Nursing Research, Volume 32, 2014 by : Patricia Watts Kelley

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