David Engels
Biographic Data
| ID | 5974122 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Engels |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Engels |
| SIGNATURE | ENGELS D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 28 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Hellenistic Near East
The fusion between East and West operated by the Hellenistic dynasties made Syria one of the most fertile and influential territories of the ancient world. Chapter 2 first sketches the historical origins of the political entities that emerged in the Levant before the Achaimenid conquest, then the rule of the great kings themselves. After reviewing Alexander’s impact on Syria, the chapter assesses the reshaping of northern Syria by the Seleukids a…
Eingegangene Bücher
Zu Jacob Burckhardts Kritischer Gesamtausgabe
Jacob Burckhardt, einer der wichtigsten Historiker des 19. Jh.s, ist wie so viele andere auch zum Opfer seines Erfolgs geworden: Auf einige wenige Hauptwerke reduziert, die zudem teilweise nur posthum herausgegeben wurden, ist der »echte« Burckhardt in den Hintergrund getreten. Die hier besprochene neue Werkausgabe hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, den Burckhardt'schen Urtext zu restituieren und zu kommentieren und die verschiedenen Redaktionsstufen …
Rome and the Seleukid East
"Seleukos I (312-281) was the strongest among the Successors of Alexander the Great, and his territory extended as far as Thrace in the West and Pakistan in the East for over a century. His kingdom reached a new pinnacle under Antiochos III (223-187), who combined military vigour with political skill, but also bears responsibility for its harsh defeat at the hands of the Romans, the ascending superpower in the Mediterranean. This failure did not …
David Engels. Benefactors, kings, rulers
This anthology collects fourteen essays, the majority of which (nine) have previously been published between 2010 and 2017 in various journals and conference volumes. Some of these essays have been translated from German into English. One of Engels’ aims is to look at the Seleucid Empire as a specifically Near Eastern Empire, as heir to the Achaemenid and predecessor of the Parthian Empires. In his view, “the Seleukid dynasty ceased in some way t…
Iranian Identity and Seleukid Allegiance
Pro domo sua
Prodigies, Greece and Rome
Whereas divination through extispicy ( see haruspices ), auguries, and oracles seemed to enable humans or collectivities to question divinities about the future ( auspicia impetrativa ), the gods themselves could also actively communicate with humans ( auspicia oblativa ) thanks to dreams or prodigies.
Cynicism
The philosophical movement (or social attitude) of Cynicism, though its contribution to physics and logic was negligible, proved to be an important inspiration for the elaboration of postclassical Ethics.
Religion, Roman, terminology of
Religio is defined by Cicero as “whatever refers to the care of gods and the ceremonies related to them” (Cic. Inv. rhet . 2.161), a definition showing the essentially formalistic nature of Roman religion (compare also Cic. Nat. D . 2.8, where religio is equated with cultus deorum , “the cultivation of the gods”).
Damascius
Born in 458 or 462 CE in Damascus, the Neoplatonic philosopher Damascius traveled to Alexandria and studied with the Neoplatonists Isidorus, Asclepiodotus, Ammonius, and Heliodorus.
Epictetus
Epictetus was one of the most important exponents of later Stoic philosophy.
Panaitios of Rhodes
Founder of middle Stoicism, Panaitios was born ca. 185 BCE at Rhodes as the eldest son of Nikagoras, member of one of the noblest families of the island, and served as priest of Poseidon Hippios at Lindos.
Obsequens, Iulius
The small book with the (unauthentic) title Iulii Obsequentis ab anno urbis conditae quingentesimo quinto prodigiorum liber (imperfectus) (Iulius Obsequens' [fragmentary] book of prodigies that occurred since the 505th year of the city's foundation) has only been conserved through a 1508 edition by Aldus Manutius, which was then popularized in 1552 by Lycosthenes in an illustrated version including material from other sources to fill gaps in the …
Porphyry
Porphyry, or Porphyrius, one of the foremost Neoplatonic philosophers, was probably born in Tyre around 234 CE and was initially called Malchus.
Musonius Rufus, Gaius
The life of C. Musonius Rufus of Volsinii, Roman eques and Stoic philosopher, is mostly known through the Suda . Born before 30 CE as son of Capito and teaching Stoicism at Rome, he was in the entourage of the senator Rubellius Plautus at his banishment to Asia Minor by Nero about 60.
Dio Chrysostom
Dio Cocceianus, later apostrophized as Chrysostomos (“Golden‐Mouthed”), was a Greek orator and a Stoic philosopher of the Second Sophistic ( see sophists, roman empire ).
Omens, Greece and Rome
Omens – there is no Greek equivalent corresponding precisely to the Latin word omina – designated apparently coincidental events seemingly indicating the future, their specific predictive significance residing only in their extraordinary “à propos” in relation to a certain situation (Val. Max. 1.5.1).
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism was founded by Pythagoras around 530, in southern Italy, and was probably the most important Presocratic philosophical school; it was strongly influenced by Orphic theology ( see Orpheus and Orphism) and itself had a heavy influence on Platonic thought.
Portents
With few exceptions, all ancient historians assigned an important place to heavenly signs in their works.
Religion, Roman
Roman religion was characterized by polytheism, formalism, ritualism, pragmatism, and openness to the (careful) introduction of external elements, domestic and public cults being largely parallel.
Stoicism
The Stoa was one of the most important schools of postclassical philosophical thought, together with Plato's Academy and Epicurus' Garden ( see Epicurus and Epicureanism), and probably the most influential politically.
Ethics
“Ethics” is derived from the Greek adjective ethike ( ethos meaning convention and corresponding roughly to the Roman mos ) and refers to the study and assessment of customary habits characterizing individuals as well as collectivities.
Apollonius of Tyana
Apollonius was a neo‐Pythagorean philosopher, mainly known through his idealized biography by Philostratus, commissioned by julia domna , written between 217 and 238 CE and largely based on the (probably fictional) journal of Damis, Apollonius' companion.
Monstrum , Greek and Roman
Monstra were an important category of prodigies. The word monstrum is etymologically related to monstrare , “to show”, and monere , “to admonish” (Festus Gloss. Lat . 122 L.; Serv. ad Aen . 2.681) and corresponds to the Greek teras. Monstra can globally be understood as synonymous with mostly biological abnormalities, although there are often terminological exceptions.
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Cicéron comme proconsul en Cilicie et la guerre contre les Parthes
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Der Hahn des Honorius und das Hündchen der Aemilia. Zum Fortleben heidnischer Vorzeichenmotivik bei Prokop
Article Der Hahn des Honorius und das Hündchen der Aemilia. Zum Fortleben heidnischer Vorzeichenmotivik bei Prokop was published on December 24, 2009 in the journal Antike und Abendland (volume 55, issue 1)
« Dieu est la vraie mesure de toute chose… ». Platon et le culte grec traditionnel
Si Socrate, condamné pour asébie, semble avoir fait preuve d’une certaine distance face au culte grec traditionnel, la religion a profondément marqué l’œuvre de son élève Platon. Ironique à ses débuts, voulant ensuite réformer le culte pour l’adapter aux exigences de sa philosophie dans ses œuvres de maturité, il finira par se faire l’ardent défenseur d’un conservatisme presque réactionnaire, livrant bon nombre de témoignages sur ce que lui et le…
Prodigies, Greece and Rome
Whereas divination through extispicy ( see haruspices ), auguries, and oracles seemed to enable humans or collectivities to question divinities about the future ( auspicia impetrativa ), the gods themselves could also actively communicate with humans ( auspicia oblativa ) thanks to dreams or prodigies.
Cynicism
The philosophical movement (or social attitude) of Cynicism, though its contribution to physics and logic was negligible, proved to be an important inspiration for the elaboration of postclassical Ethics.
Religion, Roman, terminology of
Religio is defined by Cicero as “whatever refers to the care of gods and the ceremonies related to them” (Cic. Inv. rhet . 2.161), a definition showing the essentially formalistic nature of Roman religion (compare also Cic. Nat. D . 2.8, where religio is equated with cultus deorum , “the cultivation of the gods”).
Damascius
Born in 458 or 462 CE in Damascus, the Neoplatonic philosopher Damascius traveled to Alexandria and studied with the Neoplatonists Isidorus, Asclepiodotus, Ammonius, and Heliodorus.
Epictetus
Epictetus was one of the most important exponents of later Stoic philosophy.
Panaitios of Rhodes
Founder of middle Stoicism, Panaitios was born ca. 185 BCE at Rhodes as the eldest son of Nikagoras, member of one of the noblest families of the island, and served as priest of Poseidon Hippios at Lindos.
Obsequens, Iulius
The small book with the (unauthentic) title Iulii Obsequentis ab anno urbis conditae quingentesimo quinto prodigiorum liber (imperfectus) (Iulius Obsequens' [fragmentary] book of prodigies that occurred since the 505th year of the city's foundation) has only been conserved through a 1508 edition by Aldus Manutius, which was then popularized in 1552 by Lycosthenes in an illustrated version including material from other sources to fill gaps in the …
Porphyry
Porphyry, or Porphyrius, one of the foremost Neoplatonic philosophers, was probably born in Tyre around 234 CE and was initially called Malchus.
Musonius Rufus, Gaius
The life of C. Musonius Rufus of Volsinii, Roman eques and Stoic philosopher, is mostly known through the Suda . Born before 30 CE as son of Capito and teaching Stoicism at Rome, he was in the entourage of the senator Rubellius Plautus at his banishment to Asia Minor by Nero about 60.
Dio Chrysostom
Dio Cocceianus, later apostrophized as Chrysostomos (“Golden‐Mouthed”), was a Greek orator and a Stoic philosopher of the Second Sophistic ( see sophists, roman empire ).
Omens, Greece and Rome
Omens – there is no Greek equivalent corresponding precisely to the Latin word omina – designated apparently coincidental events seemingly indicating the future, their specific predictive significance residing only in their extraordinary “à propos” in relation to a certain situation (Val. Max. 1.5.1).
Pythagoreanism
Pythagoreanism was founded by Pythagoras around 530, in southern Italy, and was probably the most important Presocratic philosophical school; it was strongly influenced by Orphic theology ( see Orpheus and Orphism) and itself had a heavy influence on Platonic thought.
Portents
With few exceptions, all ancient historians assigned an important place to heavenly signs in their works.
Religion, Roman
Roman religion was characterized by polytheism, formalism, ritualism, pragmatism, and openness to the (careful) introduction of external elements, domestic and public cults being largely parallel.
Stoicism
The Stoa was one of the most important schools of postclassical philosophical thought, together with Plato's Academy and Epicurus' Garden ( see Epicurus and Epicureanism), and probably the most influential politically.
Ethics
“Ethics” is derived from the Greek adjective ethike ( ethos meaning convention and corresponding roughly to the Roman mos ) and refers to the study and assessment of customary habits characterizing individuals as well as collectivities.
Apollonius of Tyana
Apollonius was a neo‐Pythagorean philosopher, mainly known through his idealized biography by Philostratus, commissioned by julia domna , written between 217 and 238 CE and largely based on the (probably fictional) journal of Damis, Apollonius' companion.
Monstrum , Greek and Roman
Monstra were an important category of prodigies. The word monstrum is etymologically related to monstrare , “to show”, and monere , “to admonish” (Festus Gloss. Lat . 122 L.; Serv. ad Aen . 2.681) and corresponds to the Greek teras. Monstra can globally be understood as synonymous with mostly biological abnormalities, although there are often terminological exceptions.
Irony and Plato's Menexenus
Few ancient dialogues are more puzzling than Plato's Menexenus. This is certainly not because of the logical complexity or the philosophical depth of the text. Rather, it is because our problems with understanding ancient Greek humour apparently prevent us from assessing the exact role irony is assigned in this text, which is composed of a clearly humoristic introductory dialogue and a puzzlingly serious funeral oration. Since the beginning of th…
Pro domo sua
Iranian Identity and Seleukid Allegiance
Rome and the Seleukid East
"Seleukos I (312-281) was the strongest among the Successors of Alexander the Great, and his territory extended as far as Thrace in the West and Pakistan in the East for over a century. His kingdom reached a new pinnacle under Antiochos III (223-187), who combined military vigour with political skill, but also bears responsibility for its harsh defeat at the hands of the Romans, the ascending superpower in the Mediterranean. This failure did not …
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