This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and show the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the British Isles and Europe and…
Prosopographia Imperii Romani saec. I. II. III
by Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin, Eck, Werner, Groag, Edmund, Heil, Matthäus, Heinrichs, Johannes, Petersen, Leiva, Stein, Arthur, Wachtel, Klaus
Prosopographia Imperii Romani
by Horster, Marietta, Krieckhaus, Andreas, Strobach, Anika
The Prosopographia Imperii Romani (PIR) is a dictionary of names containing the biographical data of Roman officials. The prosopography's main objective is to present a comprehensive listing of the ruling classes in the Roman Empire in its early and high stages. It covers the pe…
Double names and elite strategy in roman Egypt
From a popular writer on the LaineyGossip.com blog comes a book about first names, what they really mean, and how learning to get comfortable with an awkward name can become a search for identity. In this book readers will find fascinating name stories that showcase tastes, perc…
Der Sammelband vereint Beiträge von Sprachwissenschaftlern und Historikern zu Phänomenen des Sprach- und Kulturkontaktes in europäischen Personennamen des Mittelalters. Im Mittelpunkt stehen kulturhistorische, historische und philologische Fragestellungen, insbesondere in den Be…