(Re)discovering a Rhetorical Genre: Epideictic in Greek and Roman Antiquity

Hermaphroditism in Greek and Roman antiquity.

Since antiquity hermaphrodites have fascinated the mind and excited the imagination. In this paper, such subjects are discussed as legends about the nativity of Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, the social status of these bisexual beings, and their fate in Greek-Roman antiquity.

Medical practice in Graeco-roman antiquity.

The roots of modern medicine can be traced back to the 5th century BC when Hippocratic rational medicine originated on the Greek islands of Cos and Cnidos. In this study we examine the way in which practitioners conducted their profession in Graeco-Roman times, as well as their training. Medical training was by way of apprenticeship with recognized doctors, but no qualifying examinations existe...

Antiquity in Antiquity Jewish and Christian Pasts in the Greco-Roman World

Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times

This most interesting monograph was presented as a thesis which formed part of the examination for the degree of M. D. of the University of Aberdeen, and it gained for its author "Highest Honours." The object of the book is to lay before the student of medical history an account of the various instruments with which the ancient Greeks and Roman surgeons prosecuted their craft. To understand any...

a contrastive study of rhetorical functions of citation in iranian and international elt scopus journals

writing an academic article requires the researchers to provide support for their works by learning how to cite the works of others. various studies regarding the analysis of citation in m.a theses have been done, while little work has been done on comparison of citations among elt scopus journal articles, and so the dearth of research in this area demands for further investigation into citatio...