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On March 1, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled several new nuclear technologies in his annual address to Russia's Federal Assembly, including systems such as a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), nuclear-armed unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), and nuclear-powered cruise missile that would be the first such weapons deployed in the world.1 These systems, according to Putin, would ensure the invincibility of Russia's nuclear arsenal.During the speech, Putin played a video showing one of the new systems-the Sarmat ICBM striking targets in Florida, the home state of then-President Donald Trump.2 Four years later,Russia would use the conventional variant of one of their novel systems-the Kinzhal hypersonicaeroballistic missile-to strike an underground arms depot in Western Ukraine.3 The use of Kinzhal as part of Russia's war on Ukraine came after deploying it to Kaliningrad and Syria-placing it near the borders of multiple NATO members.4

La quête des signes 4Reconnaissants - quoique surpris par la rapidité de la célébration de leur mariage - Zia et Kadmeron débutent une nouvelle vie pleine de promesses dans la ginte du Rocher Fendu. Unis l'un à l'autre mais loin de chez eux, ils trouvent petit à petit leurs marques dans cette existence rude au milieu des montagnes. La saison des neiges approchant à grand pas, ils participent avec courage aux efforts de la communauté pour constituer des réserves de nourriture. Mais la Matriarche a une tout autre ambition pour ce couple prometteur dont elle veut se faire des alliés indéfectibles. À tout prix. Le Patriarche quant à lui a bien senti la faiblesse du jeune Marteron pour les secrets de l'or et tente de l'exploiter à son profit. Alarmée, la prêtresse Haganita cherche désespérément à avertir son homme du piège qu'on leur tend, quand la découverte d'un terrible secret au cours d'une chasse remet tout en question.Lorsque l'horrible crime commis par une tribu amie est découvert, la ginte est obligée de réagir énergiquement face à la menace imminente de sa destruction. Tous les villageois doivent se rassembler et dépasser leurs craintes pour affronter le danger malgré la terreur et le découragement. En pleine tourmente climatique, affrontant des pluies torrentielles et la raréfaction des sources de nourriture, les deux jeunes mariés doivent alors partir pour remplir une quête ne visant pas moins que l'existence même de leur village. Néanmoins, Zia jouit désormais d'un tout nouveau prestige, inattendu, qui l'aidera peut-être à forger elle-même son destin. Kadmeron est en revanche saisi par le doute, partagé entre ses envies, sa loyauté et son amour. Traversant la contrée, le couple et ses amis doivent forger des alliances pour résister tant bien que mal à l'avènement irrésistible d'une terrible menace causée par les humains eux-mêmes : la guerre.Leurs pas les amènent au bord de l'imposante Grande Rivière Mère, où ils font des rencontres bouleversantes. De nouvelles croyances, les animaux-étoiles et d'incroyables révélations sur les signes-mots les poussent à avancer encore plus loin malgré l'angoisse de l'inconnu. C'est là que, lové au creux des vertigineuses gorges du fleuve nourricier, le Peuple du Poisson et son étonnante culture amènent inexorablement chacun des deux partenaires à se poser des questions fondamentales. Et à affronter le pire. Sauront-ils trouver la force de réaliser ce qui compte vraiment pour chacun ? Pourront-ils déterminer quelle quête choisir, aussi bien individuellement que pour leur couple, en danger, qu'ils doivent sauvegarder ? Héritiers de l'Âge de pierre - une série qui explore les défis du MésolithiqueIl y a plus de six millénaires avant notre ère, l'Europe du Mésolithique est ébranlée par des cataclysmes climatiques. Des pluies diluviennes s'abattent sur le monde, la Mer Méditerranée envahit les côtes. Les eaux de l'Océan Atlantique montent de plusieurs mètres à cause de la fonte massive des glaciers polaires, détruisant des villages et chassant des populations terrifiées. Bien que la partie orientale du continent semble moins touchée, la Mer Noire ne cesse de se remplir et de gagner du terrain sur le littoral.C'est le début d'une période de migrations forcées qui placent l'humanité dans une situation terrible. Paradoxalement peu documentée et controversée, cette époque méconnue de notre préhistoire ouvre cependant les perspectives de la fabuleuse révolution de l'agriculture et des changements profonds qui suivront dans les sociétés humaines du Néolithique. Et en vérité, les extraordinaires contraintes climatiques, sociologiques et culturelles obligeront nos ancêtres à prendre des mesures drastiques et courageuses. Profondément... humaines. Un message du passé pour les profondes

Rom blev den 21. april 753 f.Kr. grundlagt i vold og har gennem kongetid, republik og kejsertid været skueplads for store voldsomheder.De første romerske kejseres historie under Augustus og Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius og slutteligNero er en fortælling, der er malet i såvel blod som guld, og som altid vil vække både imponeret undren og utrolig rædsel. Det må siges om disse kejsere, at skønt de ikke var guddommelige, har de gennem deres gerninger gjort sig udødelige.Naturligvis var samfundets struktur i Romerriget meget anderledes end i vore dage med slaver og manglende demokrati. Det store romerske samfund stillede rigdom og fattigdom overfor hinanden på en utiltalende måde.De første fem kejsere, der som efterfølgere til Julius Cæsar kom af den samme familie, evnede på hver sin måde at skabe en legende om sig selv og løftede derved såvel Julius Cæsars hus som det store Romerrige til en højere anseelse end den rent dødelige, skønt deres liv var både dramatisk og i mange henseender frastødende med kejsere, der i høj grad må betragtes som galninge og stakler.

Divine Conflicts in Early Christianity: Revelation, RomanImperial Visions, and the Province of Asia's Cosmology" is acompelling scholarly work that delves deep into the intricacies ofearly Christian history. It meticulously examines the clash ofdivine forces, the enigmatic book of Revelation, and the cosmicbeliefs of the Province of Asia. This book provides acomprehensive understanding of the religious and politicallandscape of the time, shedding light on the complex interactionsbetween Christianity and the Roman Empire.Through meticulous research and insightful analysis, the authorunravels the threads of religious syncretism, revealing how theburgeoning Christian faith navigated the challenges posed by theimperial cults and the prevailing cosmological beliefs. Thisexploration offers readers a nuanced perspective on how thesedivine conflicts influenced the development of early Christianity.The book is a treasure trove of historical context and scholarlyperspectives, offering readers a profound insight into theevolving religious dynamics of the era. It is an essential read foranyone interested in the intersection of religion, politics, andcosmology in the early Christian world. With its rich content andacademic rigor, "Divine Conflicts in Early Christianity" is avaluable resource that deepens our understanding of theformative years of Christianity and its place within the RomanEmpire.

Siberia To-Day, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of History General and Eastern Hemisphere Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland

A Short History of Russia, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of History General and Eastern Hemisphere Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland

Roundabout to Moscow: An Epicurean Journey, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of History General and Eastern Hemisphere Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland

Das Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde trägt den Namen seines Begründers, des Anglisten und Naturwissenschaftlers Johannes Hoops. Zwischen 1972 und 2008 erschienen in zweiter, vollkommen veränderter Auflage 35 Bände sowie zwei Registerbände. Konzipiert als Handbuch, steht der Hoops in der Tradition umfangreicher Enzyklopädien: Ziel ist es, den gesamten Kenntnisstand zur Germanischen Altertumskunde umfassend und kritisch zu präsentieren. Sein interdisziplinärer Ansatz schließt Ergebnisse aus den Bereichen Kunstgeschichte, Rechtsgeschichte, Volkskunde und Religionswissenschaft mit ein.

The volume presents 20 contributions from two colloquia held as part of the DAAD Southern European Dialogue in Göttingen in June 2022 and Palermo in October 2022 under the direction of the editors and Aurelio Burgio. An introduction by the editors is followed by papers on an overview of demography and archaeology, methods and problems of archaeological proxy data for population dynamics, archaeological demography north and south of the Alps, a diachronic comparison of early populations, three case studies on the demography of Sicily, population estimates for Boeotia, and Attic funeral reliefs as a source for the demography of Athens. Other topics include extra-urban settlement structures and demography, demographic change in Lycia, the research project "Roman Empire of 2000 cities", population numbers and proportions in Republican colonies in Italy, the demography of Roman rural landscapes, the demographic crisis in Early Medieval Northern France, the demography of Halaesa and its surrounding area, the population of Soluntum in the 6th/5th century B.C., and the demography of the Carini Plain in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods.

Round About the Carpathians, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of History General and Eastern Hemisphere Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia

The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work, and hence their text is clear and readable. This remarkable volume falls within the genres of History General and Eastern Hemisphere Russia, Former Soviet Republics, Poland

The formation of modern European states during the long 19th century was complicated and challenged by the integration of completely different territories and populations. The Science of State Power in the Habsburg Monarchy, 1790-1880 builds on recent research to investigate the means of administrative, legal, and educational structures overlooked as part of the German sciences of the state. Integral to shaping imperial power for the process of Habsburg state-building, the science of Statistik (statistics) dissected and translated the states disparate territories it into empirically perceptible components.

"The first large-scale comparative study of epinikian song and epigram in English. Integrates these genres into the context of ancient Greek athletics, particularly the rituals associated with victory and competition, and will be invaluable for students and scholars of Pindar, ancient Greek lyric, and epigram"--

"A riotous adventure through the ages of Greek mythology, populated by a cast of vivid, glittering characters. Luna McNamara strikes the perfect note of irreverent humor and furious emotion in this fabulous novel. An absolute joy!" ? JENNIFER SAINT, bestselling author of Ariadne and ElektraThe god of desire is cursed to fall for a spirited young mortal woman, but if she looks upon his face they will be parted forever in this utterly transporting reimagining of Greek mythology?an epic adventure and love story for the ages, sure to satisfy fans of Madeline Miller and V.E. SchwabWho said true love is a myth?A prophecy claims that Psyche, princess of Mycenae, will defeat a monster feared even by the gods. Rebelling against her society's expectations for women, Psyche spends her youth mastering blade and bow, preparing to meet her destiny.When Psyche angers the love goddess Aphrodite, she sends Eros, god of desire, to deliver a cruel curse. After eons watching humanity twist his gifts, the last thing Eros wants is to become involved in the chaos of the mortal world. But when he pricks himself with the arrow intended for Psyche, Eros finds himself doomed to yearn for a woman who will be torn from him the moment their eyes meet.Thrown together by fate, headstrong Psyche and world-weary Eros will face challenges greater than they could have ever imagined. And as the Trojan War begins and divine powers try to keep them apart, the pair must determine if the curse could become something more . . . before it's too late.A joyous and subversive tale of gods, monsters, and the human heart and soul, Psyche and Eros dazzles the senses while exploring notions of trust, sacrifice, and what it truly means to be a hero. With unforgettably vivid characters, spellbinding prose, and delicious tension, Luna McNamara has crafted a shimmering and propulsive debut novel about a love so strong it defies the will of Olympus."An enthralling tale of adventure, romance, and star-crossed lovers.? ? SUE LYNN TAN, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess"Startlingly lovely. This is Greek mythology as it's meant to be told?witty, indulgent, deeply felt." ? GRACE D. LI, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief"Every page is a breathless, swoonworthy adventure." ? ROSHANI CHOKSHI, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tale of the Flower Bride

This is a study of sea power and maritime strategy in the Classical Greek world. More than just a study of navies and battles, it examines how the sea was used to influence events ashore and how the use of naval power combined with land power had a defining impact on the period. After an examination of the oft-overlooked practical issues of navigation and administration, the book explores the idea of a 'maritime consciousness' in Greece and how this shaped the way the Greeks engaged in war. Naval operations from the Persian Wars down to the rise of Thebes are examined at the operational and strategic level, including a catalogue of the hundreds of different maritime operations from the 5 th and 4 th centuries BCE. Further, while the great sea power Athens is most prominent, it looks at other city-states to examine how they utilised sea power. This new approach uses modern theory to highlight some enduring lessons of sea power. It demonstrates that Classical scholars should embrace sea power as an important concept in the Greek world. Modern scholars of naval and strategic studies should cast their gaze further back in time when looking for lessons in sea power. This book helps to bridge the scholarship between these two disciplines.

This study explores tropes concerned with the Middle Ages in Imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet Russia, seeking to explain why an often romanticized medieval past remains potent in Russian politics, society, and culture today.

Aleksandr Men¿ (1935¿1990) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten orthodoxen russischsprachigen Theologen des 20. Jahrhunderts, jedoch wurde sein Konzept einer theologischen Erlösungslehre bisher nicht systematisch untersucht. Bei der Entwicklung seiner theologischen Ideen beteiligt sich Men¿ einerseits an den orthodoxen Debatten um eine Auslegung der Erlösungstat Jesu Christi. Andererseits lässt sich aber in seinem Werk auch eine intensive Auseinandersetzung mit der westlichen (vor allem der protestantischen) Exegese nachweisen. Die Autorin nutzt einen innovativen methodischen Ansatz, der in der bisherigen Forschung zu seiner Person und seinem theologischen Denken wenig beachtet wurde. Es handelt sich dabei um eine Systematisierung von Men¿s Beschäftigung mit den Fragen und Themen, die die orthodoxe Theologie am Ende des 19. und zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts geprägt haben. Damit wird Men¿s kritisches Gespräch mit den theologischen Entwürfen in Ost und West rekonstruiert und das eigenständige Konzept seiner orthodoxen Erlösungslehre innerhalb einer gesamteuropäischen christlichen Theologie verdeutlicht.

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1532 reist der holländische Maler Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574) von Haarlem nach Rom. Mit dem Zeichenstift in der Hand entdeckt er Antike und Renaissance. Seine faszinierenden Zeichnungen führen uns durch das Rom des 16. Jahrhunderts. Eine Reise in virtuosen Bildern durch die Zeit.Kolosseum - Forum Romanum - Kapitolsplatz: Er war überall. Als einer der ersten nordalpinen Künstler unternahm Maarten van Heemskerck eine reine Künstlerreise nach Italien. Seine Skizzen zeigen bewunderte antike Bau- und Bildwerke, aber auch die zeitgenössische Kunst Raffaels und Michelangelos. Der prächtige Band lädt ein, Van Heemskercks Zeichenpraxis, die römische Topographie und die sozialen Netzwerke des 16. Jahrhunderts sowie die spannende Restaurierungsgeschichte seines römischen Skizzenbuchs kennen zu lernen.

A Swordmaiden's hand is not easily won Theseus, king of the Court of Knowledge, is desperate. With the barrier to the Realm of Monsters wearing thin and the chaos of Midsummer Night approaching, he needs to do something drastic to save his Court. If he doesn't secure warriors to protect his Court from the monsters, his people, the Great Library, and all the knowledge of the Fae Realm that it contains could be destroyed. That leaves him with the choice to either bargain with another Court and hope the price isn't too steep or face deadly trials to win the hand of Queen Hippolyta of the Court of Swordmaidens, a court of mysterious warrior women. Marriage seems like the better option, but the trials prove to be trickier than Theseus feared. Even worse, he finds himself drawn to Ariadne, the serving maid, instead of the cold-hearted Queen Hippolyta. Will he have to choose between his heart and saving his Court?