The Book of Kings uses a particular synchronistic framework to present the parallel histories kingdoms Israel and Judah in 1 14–2 17. Some Ancient Near Eastern chronographic compositions (synchronistic king lists, Neo-Babylonian chronicle, so-called Synchronistic History) also record chronological relationships between ruler sequences neighboring kingdoms. This paper distinguishes synchronized ...

A large scholarship claims that states led by women are less conflictual than states led by men. However, it is theoretically unclear why female leaders would favor more conciliatory war policies. And, it is empirically challenging to identify the effect of female rule, since women may gain power disproportionately during periods of peace. We surmount this challenge by exploiting features of he...

Gout is often considered a disease of an excessive lifestyle, a 'malady of kings'. Today, more than 1% of the European and US populations are afflicted with gout, although ulceration over gout tophi remains uncommon. We describe four cases of ulceration associated with gout tophi to highlight the clinical presentation, complications and a management strategy.