In this review of a book dedicated to the life and work historian late antiquity early Middle Ag-es Vasiliy T. Sirotenko, reviewer emphasizes fundamental positive features study:the use wide range literature sources (many which were first introduced into scientific circulation), well-thought-out methodological position author (no bias in covering hero book), publication letters memories V.T. Si...

HESTIA (the Herodotus Encoded Space-Text-Imaging Archive) employs the latest digital technology to develop an innovative methodology to the study of spatial data in Herodotus’ Histories. Using a digital text of Herodotus, freely available from the Perseus on-line library, to capture all the place-names mentioned in the narrative, we construct a database to house that information and represent i...

amir seyyed fathollah shirazi, a physician, historian and politician of indian mughal empire court, was one of the scholars of shiraz. initially, he served as a teacher at mansurieh school in shiraz. he worked for imamgholi mirza, the brother of king ismaeil ii, from safavid dynasty. after killing imamgholi mirza, by the order of the king, he went to india following the invitation of the muslim...