BRIDGES Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science Mirror curves are present in ethnical art, as Tamil threshold designs or Tchokwe sand drawings. Historically, they are to be found in the art of most peoples surrounding the Mediterranean, the Black and Caspian Seas, in the art of Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Moors, Persians, Turks, Arabs, Syrians, Hebrews and African tribes....

Although known that purebreed cats are more likely to develop feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), previous studies have not examined the prevalence of disease in individual breeds. All cats diagnosed with FIP at a veterinary teaching hospital over a 16-year period were identified. Breed, sex and reproductive status of affected cats were compared to the general cat population and to mixed breed...

This paper explores the ambiguous Persian Achaemenid attitude towards horse and lion. It examines way these animals appear in imperial official presentations, local artifacts throughout empire Greek textual representations. In case of stallion, it looks at imagery riding or place society religion alongside employment steeds chariots. Images lion are addressed instances where appears to be respe...

Abstract Orosius includes a note on the hero Perseus that neglects usually prominent features of his myth, saying little more than led an expedition into Asia and, once victorious, named people he conquered there Persians after himself. He is earliest surviving Latin authors to say either these things about Perseus. And apparently first author combine pieces information – until, is, John Malala...

Some evidence points at the presence of Orientals in late Roman Italy: traders (labelled “Syrians”), petty sellers (the pantapolae Nov. Val. 5), but also students, professors such as Ammianus Marcellinus, or pilgrims. Although being citizens, nonetheless they were considered foreign individuals, subject to special restrictions. The actual strangers made a different case, especially Persians. si...

This article attempts a reinterpretation of Aeschylus’ Persians as primarily warning about the instability democracy following major military victory against an overpowering totalitarian enemy. It discusses historical and our contemporary ideas democratic principles government versus constant tendency towards strongman regime. I argue that play’s underlying philosophy is based on Heraclitan ide...