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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Estudo de desempenho dos espaços públicos para o pedestre : um estudo de caso no centro de Taguatinga

Azevedo, Heloisa Pereira Lima January 1992 (has links)
Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, Departamento de Urbanismo, 1992. / Submitted by Jaqueline Ferreira de Souza (jaquefs.braz@gmail.com) on 2013-11-12T11:58:17Z No. of bitstreams: 2 1992_HeloisaPereiraLimaAzevedo_V1.pdf: 2461885 bytes, checksum: 0848324cc5e2bc21aa834c46792530ec (MD5) 1992_HeloisaPereiraLimaAzevedo_V2.pdf: 2395481 bytes, checksum: 6c0ac1af11c9af64adbb99f1a4325461 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jaqueline Ferreira de Souza(jaquefs.braz@gmail.com) on 2013-11-12T12:07:34Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 1992_HeloisaPereiraLimaAzevedo_V1.pdf: 2461885 bytes, checksum: 0848324cc5e2bc21aa834c46792530ec (MD5) 1992_HeloisaPereiraLimaAzevedo_V2.pdf: 2395481 bytes, checksum: 6c0ac1af11c9af64adbb99f1a4325461 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-11-12T12:07:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 1992_HeloisaPereiraLimaAzevedo_V1.pdf: 2461885 bytes, checksum: 0848324cc5e2bc21aa834c46792530ec (MD5) 1992_HeloisaPereiraLimaAzevedo_V2.pdf: 2395481 bytes, checksum: 6c0ac1af11c9af64adbb99f1a4325461 (MD5) / Este trabalho, apresentado ao Curso de Mestrado em Desenho Urbano, do Departamento de Urbanismo da Universidade de Brasília, como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do titulo de Mestre em Desenho Urbano, consiste numa primeira aproximação na busca de uma metodologia para uma efetiva avaliação do desempenho dos espaços públicos para o pedestre. O Estudo de Caso aplicado ao centro de Taguatinga, cidade satélite do DF que apresenta um centro bastante semelhante as cidades medias brasileiras, poderá ser vir de base para a analise de outras partes da cidade ou ate mesmo de outras cidades satélites e, a partir dessas analises, se planejaras intervenções necessárias a obtenção de espaços mais adequados aos pedestres. Este trabalho ressalta a importância de se resgatar em nossas cidades os espaços adequados a escala do homem que se desloca a pé, espaços que sejam agradáveis e estimulantes Para caminhar e a convivência publica, recuperando a função social da rua. Evidencia, também a necessidade da coexistência nesses espaços de veículos e pedestres de forma harmônica Privilegiando os pedestres quando for o caso. Essas características, congruentes com o paradigma da urbanidade, devem estar associadas a características de Funcionalidades Deve se levar em conta que os pedestres necessitam de uma cidade funcional onde possam realizar toda a gama de atividades, que vão exigir deslocamentos,inclusive , motorizados. Nesse sentido, torna-se fundamental nos processos de planejamento e intervenção nos espaços de circulação, se trabalhar com mais de uma dimensão do espaço e de forma integrada as disciplinas ou áreas de atuação afins. Mesmo não sendo um trabalho que esgotou o tema, buscou a associação de técnicas de avaliação dos espaços urbanos provenientes do urbanismo e técnicas de avaliação da circulação da Engenharia de Trafego, especialmente das vias de pedestres, envolvendo duas dimensões de analise morfológica, a funcional e a que estuda os sistemas de co-presença. / This work, presented to the masters Degree in Urban Drawing, of the Urbanism Department of the University os Brasilia, as part of the requirements for the achivement os the title of Master in Urban Drawing, consists in afirst approach of the Performance of the public spaces for the pedestrians. The Study of the applied case of the center of the city of Taguatinga, a satellite-city of DF which presents a center very like to the medium brasilian cities, will be able to serve as a base for the analisys of other parts os the city or even of other satelit e-cities and, from these analisys, plan the necessary interventions for the achievement of more adequated spaces for the pedestrians. This work stands out the importance of rasomming in our cities the adequated spaces to the scale of the man Who deslocate himself by foot, spaces wich hapen to be pleasant and stimulats for walking and the public acquaintance, repairing the social function of the street, Evidence, also, the necessity of the coexistence in these spaces fo vehicle and pedestrians in a harmonic way, favoured to the pedestrians when it happens to be the case. These characteriscs, conguents with the paradigm of urbanity, must be associated to characteristics of functionality. It shouId be considered that that the pedestrians need a functional city where they m ay realize all sources of activities, wich will demand they may realize all sources of by a motorized vehicle. In this sense, it becomes fundamental in the processos planning and intervention in the spaces of circulation, work with more than one dimension of the space and in a integrated way the disciplines or areas of relative actuation. Even not being a work that exhausted the subject, it searched the association of evaluation tecniques of the urban areas deriving from urbanism and tecniques of circulation evaluation of the traffic Enginnering, especially the pedestrian routes, involving two dimensions of morphologic analisys, the functional and the one witch studies the sistems of co-presence.
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O circular por Brasília : o caminhar do pedestre na cidade moderna

Pêgo, Ana Carolina Milhomens 23 August 2013 (has links)
Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Programa de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, 2013. / Submitted by Alaíde Gonçalves dos Santos (alaide@unb.br) on 2014-01-15T13:52:29Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_AnaCarolinaMilhomensPego.pdf: 20897532 bytes, checksum: c6d1f400c5a99c7d7a22ae54fc672728 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Guimaraes Jacqueline(jacqueline.guimaraes@bce.unb.br) on 2014-02-11T13:50:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_AnaCarolinaMilhomensPego.pdf: 20897532 bytes, checksum: c6d1f400c5a99c7d7a22ae54fc672728 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-02-11T13:50:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2013_AnaCarolinaMilhomensPego.pdf: 20897532 bytes, checksum: c6d1f400c5a99c7d7a22ae54fc672728 (MD5) / Brasília, como um dos exemplos mais concretos do Movimento Moderno no século XX, foi alvo de críticas como, por exemplo, a de que a cidade não foi planejada para o pedestre. O ordenamento de seu tecido urbano por meio da setorização das atividades sociais e da separação das vias de circulação entre veículos e pedestres foi apontado pela crítica como causador da desorientação do habitante, por contrapor às experiências em sua cidade de origem. Grande parte dessas críticas considerou esses aspectos apenas no âmbito do projeto e que, ao serem implantados, definiram por completo a realidade da cidade. Leituras como essas, entretanto, deixam de considerar a vivência cotidiana dos espaços da capital, que foram pensados com base no ideário moderno da liberação do solo urbano para o uso público. Será, portanto, que essa liberação espacial, implantada na concepção urbana de Brasília, significa, necessariamente, um livre circular para o pedestre? Como que este “uso livre do chão” reflete no dia a dia de quem circula e se apropria dos setores urbanos da capital? O objetivo desta dissertação é propor uma leitura na qual Brasília, em vez de ser vista apenas pelo viés de setores bem delimitados que são percorridos pelas vias de velocidade, seja analisada pela percepção de quem caminha por seus espaços, o pedestre. Ao verificar a apropriação do espaço pelas práticas cotidianas por meio de observações sistemáticas em percursos na área central até o Setor Residencial, é possível verificar o que de fato ocorre no “chão” da cidade e que não pode ser percebido por uma visão totalizante do conjunto urbano ou por quem está apenas dentro do carro. _______________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / Brasília, as one of the most concrete examples of the 20th Century's Modern Movement, has been target of criticism since its conception. The capital, for example, has being considered by many theorists a badly planned city because of the way it accommodates pedestrians. According to the literature, the planning of its urban tissue through the establishment of sectors according to social activities, as well as the separation of its traffic routes between vehicles and pedestrians, are the main cause of its residents' disorientation in comparison to the cities they have resided previously. Such criticism was constructed in relation to Brasília's project. Project which, when implemented, defined the reality of the city as a whole. Such literature, however, does not consider the lively routine of the capital's space, thoroughly planned based on modern ideas of publicly providing Brasília's urban space to its citizens, so they could explore it the most in their day to day life. What is in question here, however, is if such idea of free space for all, rooted in Brasília's conception, results, precisely, in a free democratic traffic of pedestrians. In this sense, how does this "free ground" affect not only it's citizen's day to day lives, but also those who privately own sectors of the capital? Through the analysis of such paradox, this thesis offers a new reading of Brasília. Rather than being seeing through lenses which define its sectors as limited narrow motorways, this work will examine Brasília through the perspective of its pedestrians - people that actually walk through it - providing a research method which offers a clear view of what happens in the capital's floor. This alternative analysis of the appropriation of the city's urban space, through empirical and systematic observations from central to the residential areas, shows that the "free floor" effect does/does not, in fact, offer the citizens of Brasilia a free democratic use of public space. _______________________________________________________________________________________ RESUMEN / Brasilia, como uno de los ejemplos más concretos del movimiento moderno en el siglo XX, fue criticada como una ciudad no estaba prevista para el peatón. El orden de su tejido urbano a través de la compartimentación de las actividades sociales y la separación de las rutas de tráfico entre vehículos y peatones fue considerado por la crítica como causar desorientación en el habitante por contrarrestar con las experiencias en su ciudad de origen. La mayoría de estos críticos consideran estas cuestiones sólo en el contexto del proyecto que, cuando se despliega, se define por completo la realidad de la ciudad. Las lecturas de este tipo, sin embargo, no tienen en cuenta la experiencia de los espacios cotidianos de la capital, que fueron diseñados en base a las ideas modernas de la liberación de suelo urbano para el uso público. Por tanto, este espacio de liberación, que se encuentra en el diseño urbano de Brasilia, ¿significa necesariamente una circular gratis a los peatones? ¿Cómo este "libre uso del suelo" refleja en el diario de quien circula y se apropia de los sectores urbanos de la capital? El objetivo de esta disertación es proponer una lectura en la que Brasilia, en lugar de ser vista sólo por el sesgo de los sectores que están bien definidos y recorridos por las rutas con la velocidad, sea analizada por la percepción de quien camina a través de los espacios, los peatones. Tras un análisis de la apropiación del espacio por las prácticas cotidianas a través de observaciones sistemáticas, en las rutas de la zona central para el sector residencial, es posible ver lo que realmente sucede en el "suelo" de la ciudad y no puede ser percibido por una visión del conjunto de toda la ciudad o por la persona que se encuentra en el interior del coche.
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Memórias, tramas e espaços = a história de Brasília construída pela fala dos moradores de Sobradinho - DF / Memories, plots and spaces : Brasilia's history by the memories of Sobradinho's inhabitants

Ceballos, Viviane Gomes de, 1975- 26 August 2018 (has links)
Orientador: Maria Stella Martins Bresciani / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humana / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T05:17:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ceballos_VivianeGomesde_D.pdf: 4327500 bytes, checksum: 87438d56f995e668a24acf39ddec0772 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Considerada por muitos como "A Petrópolis Brasiliente" por seu clima ameno e serrano, Sobradinho, cidade satélite de Brasília, ganha as páginas desse trabalho como cenário onde se desenrolam diversas e peculiares histórias. Personagens como Nelson Tieman, Teodoro Freire, Maria Aparecida e outros, aparecem aqui como colaboradores na construção de uma imagem de Brasília que extrapola as fronteiras físicas e simbólicas do seu plano piloto. O objetivo deste trabalho é esgarçar o tecido construído pela historiografia para a cidade e possibilitar que outras imagens ganhem visibilidade, que outras cidades, outros fios constitutivos de seu desenho, possam aparecer e dar contornos outros para essa história. Entender o processo de ocupação urbana do Distrito Federal e como a opção pela divisão em Regiões Administrativas constituem uma peculiaridade deste espaço e como ela interfere na elaboração de uma imagem para Brasília. A cidade pode ser entendida apenas como o espaço que constitui seu plano piloto? As cidades satélites são consideradas bairros de Brasília? Como entender a relação entre o Plano Piloto (Brasília) e esses núcleos satélites? Sobradinho aparece em sua relação com o Plano Piloto (Brasília), mas não desaparece nessa relação. Imprime nela suas marcas e toma pra si o lugar de produção e de cristalização de uma memória que lhe é própria ¿ de seu crescimento e consolidação urbanos e da memória dos seus moradores / Abstract: Considered to many as "Petrópolis Brasiliense" because of its pleasant weather, Sobradinho, one of Brasilia¿s satellite cities, appears at the pages of this work as a scenario where many peculiar stories are uncovered. Characters as Nelson Tieman, Teodoro Freire, Maria Aparecida and others, appear here as contributors to the creation of an image of Brasilia that overcomes its physical and symbolic frontiers of its Project. The purpose of this work is to expand the image constructed by the city¿s historiography so is possible that other cities, other constructive lines can show and outline the stories differently. Understand the process of urban occupation of the Distrito Federal, and how the choice of its political division in Administrative Regions interferes in Brasilia¿s image. Can the city be considered only as the space that consists in its Project? Are the satellite cities considered as neighborhoods of Brasilia? How can we understand the relationship in between the Project(Brasilia) and these satellite cities? Sobradinho appears in its relation with the Project (Brasilia), but doesn¿t disappear in that relation. Prints on it its marks and takes the place of production and crystallization of a memory of its own ¿ its growth and urban consolidation and the memory of its inhabitants / Doutorado / Politica, Memoria e Cidade / Doutora em História
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The pursuit of power and security : the influence of natural resources and geography on Athenian foreign policy

Sergidis, Kristis January 2012 (has links)
The aim of this thesis is to define and explore the role of natural resources and the strategic value of geography for Athenian foreign policy, focussing particularly on the fifth and fourth centuries. In spite of the established position of natural resources in studies of Greek economic and political history, there remains no comprehensive treatment of the interrelationship between natural resources and the formulation of Athenian foreign policy. The thesis exploits the approaches established by previous scholarship, advances in epigraphy, modern studies of geography and classical philology to examine these two aspects, focussing primarily on the role of timber, grain, precious metals, red ochre, sea-routes and islands within Athenian foreign policy. Chapter One examines the above resources, always with an eye on their strategic utility for the Athenian state, and identifies a number of regions of Athenian interest. Chapter Two explores the public political discourse within the Athenian polity regarding the nexus between strategic natural resources and foreign policy. Chapter Three continues this theme, considering acquisition through war and diplomacy as methods of access to natural resources. Chapter Four focuses on the ways in which Athens ensured that the necessary cargo did reach safely its harbours. Chapter Five shifts emphasis from natural resources to geography and strategy. Taking Rhodes as a case study it aims to explain how these elements affected the way in which natural resources came into Athens and what this could mean to foreign policy. Chapter Six puts together the various factors discussed in the previous chapters, and examines them within a set period of time.
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Cooking, space and the formation of social identities in Neolithic Northern Greece : evidence of thermal structure assemblages from Avgi and Dispilio in Kastoria

Kalogiropoulou, Evanthia January 2013 (has links)
This dissertation analyses the spatial and contextual organisation of thermal structures (hearths and ovens) on thirty excavated Neolithic sites from Macedonia and Western Thrace throughout the Neolithic period in Greece in diverse habitation environments (tells, flat-extended sites and lake-side sites). Unpublished material from two settlements, Avgi and Dispilio in Kastoria, will also complement this study. This dissertation raises the question of how communities were organised and how different forms of habitus or different kinds of entanglements tell us something of daily life and the formation of social identities. My principal field of research lies in the social interfaces developed around consumption practices in diverse spatial contexts in the course of everyday life. Key questions of this study involve the overall emergence and dispersal of social and cultural traditions in time and in space through the examination of different spatial and material entanglements. My analysis clarifies that intra-site spatial organisation in the area studied does not directly correspond with settlement types. The examination of archaeological data showed that similar configurations of social space can be found in dissimilar settlement types. My study demonstrates that cultural ‘assemblages’ in prehistory do not correspond to geographically broad united community groups but instead they show local diversity and social complexity. Instead of being modelled as unified, monolithic ‘cultures’, people seem to have come together around a sequence of chronologically and geographically focused forms of local identities. A local-scale examination of intra-site spatial patterns from Neolithic Macedonia and Western Thrace demonstrated that, although different settlement types are recorded within particular geographical regions, comparable organisation of space among contemporary sites indicates the development of similar social structures.
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British and American policy with regard to Greece 1943-1947 : the transition from British to American patronage

Frazier, Robert January 1989 (has links)
British Foreign Office efforts during World War II to ensure the peaceful restoration of the King and his Government-in-Exile after Greece was liberated were frustrated by the King's refusal, with Churchill's support, to submit himself to a plebiscite. The United States refused to become involved (except for an unwarranted interference by Roosevelt) and generally disapproved of British policies. The return of the Government-in-Exile to Greece without a firm commitment by the King concerning his future resulted in a Communist-led revolt which was ended only by British military intervention and by Churchill finally forcing the King to accept a regency and the plebisicite. In post-war Greece, Britain continued to use her influence and support in an effort to establish stability in the face of serious economic difficulties and a right-wing reaction to the Communists, which led to a new civil war. Britain's own financial difficulties made it impossible to solve the economic problems or to bring order to political chaos. In autumn 1946, the United States perceived in the Greek situation a strategic threat to its interests, but its capacity to assist Greece was severely limited by a hostile Congress and neo-isolationism. In early 1947, Britain's financial situation and its doubts as to the strategic value of Greece resulted in a sudden decision to abandon all aid. The American administration was forced to resort to an idealogical crusade in order to obtain the funds necessary to prevent the fall of the Greek Government and a probable Communist-led victory in the new civil war. The proclamation of the American policy was the initial action of the Cold War, and a direct result of the policies which the British and Americans had been pursuing towards Greece since 1943.
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A historical biography of Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425)

Celik, Siren January 2016 (has links)
This dissertation offers a new biography of Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425), attempting to depict him as a ruler, writer and personality. The dissertation is organized as a chronological narrative, each chapter dealing with a time period in Manuel’s life. For the first time, this study offers an in-depth analysis of Manuel’s complete literary, philosophical and theological oeuvre. Some of the key discussions are Manuel’s self-representation and how he adopts various stances and personas under specific conditions, his literary style, the innovations he introduces to topoi and the allusions he makes to Classical authors in order to display his wit and to give different layers of meaning. An attempt is made to gain an insight into Manuel’s thoughts and feelings, his pastimes and his relationships with the literati, family members and foes. This study also strives to envisage Manuel’s surroundings and everyday life, such as his environment in Constantinople and other cities, his travels, the conditions in the campaigns in which he participated, his daily life in the palace, fashions and food. Finally, through an analysis of Byzantine, Western and Ottoman sources, the dissertation studies the political history of the period.
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Análise e modelagem estrutural do Domo de Brasília

Kumaira, Sissa January 2016 (has links)
O Domo de Brasília aflora em uma janela estrutural onde ocorrem as unidades do Grupo Paranoá na região central da Faixa de Dobramentos Brasília. A estruturação regional do domo é relacionada com encurtamentos progressivos de direção NE-SW e NW-SE, que resultaram em diferentes estilos de dobramentos e padrões de interferência entre dobras. Neste trabalho é proposta uma metodologia de análise e modelagem estrutural de superfícies deposicionais dobradas em ambiente tridimensional. Os procedimentos envolvem a obtenção de dados estruturais em superfície em três escalas de observação. As etapas de trabalho consistem em: i) obtenção de dados através de medidas de orientação de camadas em campo e digitalização de linhas de afloramento de estruturas geológicas em dados de sensoriamento remoto; ii) análise estrutural através de projeções estereográficas, mapas e perfis geológicos; iii) modelagem 2D e 3D dos dados estruturais de campo e sensoriamento remoto, representando estruturas de escala local a intermediária; e iv) integração dos dados coletados e modelados para a construção do modelo geológico regional do Domo de Brasília. A modelagem geológica baseada em dados da superfície é realizada pela integração de linhas de significado geológico digitalizadas em 3D sobre modelos digitais do terreno (fotografias aéreas ortorretificadas sobrepostas a modelos digitais de elevação) e dados de campo, como limites entre unidades geológicas e orientação de planos e linhas. A análise estrutural permitiu a delimitação de domínios de mergulho e caimento consistentes, que definem limbos de dobras separados por planos axiais. Seguindo o conceito geométrico de domínios de mergulho e caimento, foram gerados modelos 2D a partir da projeção dos dados em perfis down-plunge e reconstrução de horizontes estratigráficos a partir da interpolação dos dados de campo pelo método Kink-band. As linhas estruturais digitalizadas foram modeladas em 3D pelo método 3D Dip Domain-Ribbon resultando na geometria 3D de dobras de escala intermediária. Os modelos gerados foram integrados para a criação do modelo regional, que se baseou na extrapolação em 3D das linhas de contato estratigráfico extraídas do mapa geológico do Domo de Brasília seguindo a geometria observada nas dobras de menor escala. Os modelos propostos neste trabalho forneceram informações coerentes sobre a geometria 2D e 3D das dobras de 3ª, 2ª e 1ª ordens no Domo de Brasília, além de permitir a interpretação das relações angulares entre as fases de deformação e os mecanismos de dobramento. / The Brasília Dome outcrop in a structural window where occur units of the Paranoá Group in central Brasilia Belt. The dome regional structure is related to progressive shortening oriented NE-SW and NW-SE, which resulted in different folding styles and folds interference pattern. This work proposes a methodology of structural analysis and modeling of folded depositional surfaces in three-dimensional environment. Procedures involve acquisition of structural data in Earth’s surface in three scales of observation. Working steps consist of: i) obtaining data through bedding orientation measures in the field and digitalization of geological structures outcropping lines over remote sensing data; ii) structural analysis through stereographic projections, maps and geological cross-sections; iii) 2D and 3D modeling of structural field and remote sensing data, representing structures at local and intermediate scale; and iv) integration of data collected and modeled for the construction of the regional geological model of Brasília Dome. 3D geological modeling based on surface data is built by the integration of geological significance lines digitalized over digital terrain models (aerial orthophotographs draped over digital elevation models) and field data, as boundaries between geological units and orientation of planes and lines. Structural analysis allowed the definition of consistent dip and plunge domains that define limbs of folds separated by axial planes. Following the geometric concept of dip and plunge domains, 2D models were generated from the projection of data in down-plunge cross-sections and reconstruction of stratigraphic horizons from the interpolation of field data by the Kink-band method. Digitalized structural lines were modeled in 3D by the 3D Dip Domain-Ribbon method resulting in the 3D geometry of intermediate scale folds. Generated models were integrated for the creation of regional model, which was based on extrapolation in 3D of stratigraphic contact lines extracted of the Brasília Dome geological map following the geometry observed in minor scale folds. The models proposed provide coherent information on the 2D and 3D geometry of the 3rd, 2nd and 1st order folds in the Brasília Dome, and allows the interpretation of the angular relationships between deformation phases of and folding mechanisms.
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Boiotian games : festivals, agōnes, and the development of Boiotian identity

Grigsby, Paul R. January 2017 (has links)
This thesis takes as its theme Boiotian identity as expressed and disseminated through Boiotian games and festivals. It provides a complete chronological record of the evidence for Boiotian agōnes from the seventh century BC through to the end of the third century AD - alongside that of the most important collective Boiotian festivals – and discusses the role played by these games and festivals in the creation, development, and promotion of a unified Boiotian identity, thus contributing to the wider debates on identity and Boiotian ethnogenesis. In contrast to recent studies - which by the nature of their methodology focus on the development of a unified Boiotian identity through shared traditions - this thesis emphasises the role of the separate Boiotian poleis in the creation of a multifaceted Boiotian identity, reflecting the federal nature of the Boiotian political system. This thesis also highlights three important roles played by festivals and agōnes in the formation and development of Boiotian identity: firstly, in the development of a unified Boiotian identity (Boiotian ethnogenesis proper) through cult interactions at local - often liminal - sanctuaries during the Geometric, Archaic, and early Classical periods; secondly, in the promotion through agōnes of Boiotian identity to the wider-Hellenic world especially during the later Classical, Hellenistic, and early-Roman periods; and thirdly, in maintaining a Boiotian community following the coming of Rome and the dissolution of the Boiotian koinon after 171BC, where participation in pan-Boiotian agonistic festivals was a crucial factor in the regeneration of a quasi-political Boiotian koinon just before the Imperial era. Games and festivals, so this thesis argues, were integral in the creation, dissemination, and survival of Boiotian identity.
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How the citizen-warrior was created in Classical Athens and Sparta

McConnell, Nicola Alexandria January 2015 (has links)
This study explores how Classical Athens and Sparta created the warrior citizen and continued to motivate citizens to fight throughout their lives. It engages with the issues of the 'hoplite ideal', exploring the extent to which it existed in practice and the implications of hoplite ideology for other types of warrior. This study also considers various methods of training and proliferation of state ideology, both formal modes of training such as the Spartan agoge and also informal modes of training such as hunting. Modern sociological and psychological evidence regarding military training and the fostering of aggression are also considered. The important role of religious beliefs and mythology are examined with both the role of gods in battle (for example, in pre-battle sacrifices) and also the depiction of gods and heroes as military figures are considered as potential motivating factors. The potential for inter-state rivalries as played out during Panhellenic festivals and as displayed in Panhellenic sanctuaries is also explored as a motivating factor for individuals and for the state as a whole.

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