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Suicide Triggers Described by Herodotus

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to better understand the triggers of suicide, particularly among the ancient Greek and Persian soldiers and commanders. METHOD 'Herodotus:TheHistories' is a history of the rulers and soldiery who participated in the Greco-Persian wars (492-449 BCE). A new translation (2013) of this manuscript was studied. Accounts of suicide were collected and collated, wit...

The Herodotus paradox

The Babylonian bridal auction, described by Herodotus, is regarded as one of the earliest uses of an auction in history. Yet, to our knowledge, the literature lacks a formal equilibrium analysis of this auction. We provide such an analysis for the twoplayer case with complete and incompete information, and in so doing identify what we call the “Herodotus Paradox.” ∗Correspondent: Michael R. Bay...

Herodotus, Politics and Athenian Democracy

As is widely accepted by scholars, much of the Western philosophies have roots in ancient Greece. Among the most influential ancient Greek figures is the “Father of History,” Herodotus of Halicarnassus, who chronicled the history of the Persian Wars. Herodotus used the Histories as a medium for discussing the political trends of his time, specifically those in Athens. Herodotus shared his views...

Heliogeophysical factors as possible triggers of suicide terroristic acts

Using data on suicide terroristic attacks in Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan (1062 cases 1994-2008) it was found that certain patterns of heliogeophysical factors were similar in all countries studied, and typically accompanied such acts. Geomagnetic activity significantly increased (p<0.0001) at the day of attack and at the next day following attack. Interplanetary magnetic field polarity tends t...

Decays Be Described By Factorization ?

The new measurements of B → J/ψK(K∗) decays by CDF and CLEO indicate that the production ratio R and the fraction of longitudinal polarization ΓL/Γ are smaller than the previous results. In conjunction with the new result of parity-odd transverse polarization in B → J/ψK∗, we found a minimal modification to the factorization hypothesis: While the data of B → J/ψK∗ can be accommodated in the fac...

Appendix S: Trireme Warfare in Herodotus