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The Andokides' speech On the mysteries. Translation, commentary and introductory study
Novotný, Matěj ; Souček, Jan (advisor) ; Marek, Václav (referee)
In the end of the 5th century B.C., the Andokides' speech On the mysteries represents an interesting source of information. It focuses on the processes with impious criminals who mutilated herms and profaned Eleusinian mysteries in 415 B.C., and the revision of Athenian laws in 403 B.C. This thesis attempts to present this speech in historical context, to evaluate critically its credibility, and to point out general problems concerning the use of the corpus of the Attic orators as a source of information regarding political and legal history. Thus the centre of the thesis lies in the commentary attached to a completely new Czech translation of Andokides' speech.
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The coinage in the period of Iustinian
Drápelová, Pavla ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Ondřejová, Iva (referee)
Cílem této práce je nastínit vývoj mincovníctví a změny na mincovních vyobrazeních v období vlády císaře Justiniána I, tedy období, které se ještě aktivně hlásí k odkazu antiky, ale většinou soudobých historiků je pokládáno již za počátek středověku. Mou hlavní snahou bylo postihnout změny, ke kterým v mincovnictví v této době došlo, a to především změny v ikonografii. Chtěla jsem popsat prvky, kterými Justiniánovy mince navazují na pozdně nmskou tradici, a také charakterizovat ty motivy, které již není v žádném pnpadě možné považovat za antické. Císař Justinián se aktivně hlásil k odkazu římského impéria a jeho mateřským jazykem byla zřejmě latina. Na druhé straně to byl křesťanský panovník, pro kterého se spíše než imperátor hodí označení autokrátor. Byl to císař, který se nezajímal o antickou filozofii, uzavřel Platónovu Akademii, zabýval se teologickými otázkami a nechal kodifikovat nmské právo. Byzantská říše byla ve své době chápána jako pokračovatel říše římské. Označení "Byzanc" bylo formulováno teprve humanisty a samotní "byzantinci" sami sebe označovali jako Romaioi. Ačkoli řečtina byla jazykem lidových vrstev, na úřadech a ve vojsku v raném období Byzance stále ještě byla hlavním jazykem latina. K naprosté převaze řečtiny došlo až v 7. století. Samozřejmě je také otázkou, do jakého období je...
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The Greek Colonies in Hispania
Gočová, Veronika ; Souček, Jan (advisor) ; Marek, Václav (referee)
The Greek colonization of the West Mediterranean and specifically Iberian Peninsula is within the scope of Greek colonization rather kind of peripheral subject. However, it is the principal subject of our work. The Greeks not by a long sight were the only merchants, settlers, visitors and discoverers of the West world at that times. They were taken over by the Phoenicians and is evident, that they were the protagonists of the Iberian Peninsula at that times. Based on the modern scientists the Phoenicians should not be seen as the only ones and charge to the account of the Greeks just the merchants's role. The new epigraphic aknowledgements and archeological research in "Contestania" are in witness of the essential presence of the Greeks in this area. The reflection of the historical sources is completed by the archeological remains. We would like to join all the new aknowledgements based on comparison of various sources that are at our disposal. Keywords Iberian Peninsula - colonization - Greeks - Contestania
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The Oligarchy of the Four Hundred in Athens in 411 B. C. E.
Nývlt, Pavel ; Souček, Jan (advisor) ; Marek, Václav (referee) ; Bednaříková, Jarmila (referee)
Before 1891, it was commonly accepted that the most important source for the rule of the Four Hundred in Athens in 411 BCE was Thucydides' description. The situation changed thanks to the publication of the Aristotelian treatise On the Athenian Constitution, whose version of events differed markedly from Thucydides' one. There followed many attempts at determining which of the two versions was most reliable, or at combining the two versions. These controversies are the focal point of this thesis, but its ambitions are not limited to them: its ambition is also to reconstruct the chronology of the rule of the Four Hundred as precisely as is possible in context of the Peloponnesian war; and to formulate the limitations that are imposed on us by the character of sources at our disposal. Continuity of the coup with earlier developments and its impact on subsequent events are dealt with more briefly.
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Elogia Scipionum. Translation, grammatical and historical commentary.
Buláková, Jana ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Pultrová, Lucie (referee)
This bachelor's thesis focuses on a group of Latin inscriptions from the period of the Roman republic which have survived in the Tomb of the Scipios in Rome and are called the "elogia Scipionum". The thesis first shortly characterises the tomb itself as well as the Saturnian verse, in which some of the inscriptions are written. The core of the thesis is a Czech translation of the inscriptions, including close interpretation of their content. The thesis also focuses on the specifics of archaic Latin and the historical backgrounds of the deceased, their deeds and other details that are presented by the inscriptions.
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Cicero and Caesar in 46 B. C
Bříza, Daniel ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Ctibor, Michal (referee)
The task of this bachelor's thesis is to describe the situation on the Roman political scene in 46 B.C. and to present an annotated translation of selected Cicero's letters addressed to his friends and in some way related to one of the events of that year, namely to pardon for Marcellus.
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: Moral Aspects of War in the Work of Tacitus.
Brebera, Jan ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Prchlík, Ivan (referee)
The Bachelor's thesis is concerned with Tacitus' view of Roman waging of war, evaluation of the impacts of Roman imperialism and his consideration of the actions of emperors and other important actors of the Roman Empire and their performance in war. Tacitus and his work, namely his two lesser monographies, will be briefly delineated in the introduction. Next, a description will be given of the Roman doctrine of bellum iustum. Calgalus' speech and his criticism of Roman politics of aggression will follow. Tacitus' description of barbarians and their wars will then be interpreted so that the final part of analysis would focus on Tacitus' evaluation of the Roman side and Roman figures associated with warfare. In the conclusion, the presented evidence will lead to an interpretation of Tacitus's view of the Roman military sector of his time and this interpretation will be confronted with the opinions of modern researchers. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Office Building
Marek, Václav ; Ostrý, Milan (referee) ; Struhala, Karel (advisor)
The thesis describes design of an L-shaped two-storey office building in Chotěboř, which can work with saving energy and be careful to nature. Using renewable materials and new technical equipments. At the end of the design, there should be a building that will be architecturally interesting, energy-efficient and use renewable resources. It is a two-storey building, which is designed for office working and one part of building can be used for teaching science. Main roof on administration part has saddle shape, second roof on part which science centre has flat roof. Both roofs are intensive green roof overgrown with plants. For day illumination, there are design French windows with openings parts. Most of the first floor and the whole second floor belongs to offices and auxiliary staff rooms, toilets, etc. First floor also includes a small training centre with one classroom and necessary facilities (toilet, staff room, etc.). The load-bearing structures (foundations, walls, columns, floor and roof slabs, etc.) are designed from cast-in-place reinforced concrete. Load bearing vertical elements are walls, columns, and posts. Part of the first floor exceeding the layout of the second floor is covered with a flat green roof. Second floor is covered with a saddle green roof. All drawings and 3D rendering were done using ArchiCAD software.
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Virtus as a value concept in the books XXI - XXX of Livius
Maixnerová, Monika ; Marek, Václav (advisor) ; Ctibor, Michal (referee)
This bachelor's thesis investigates one of the essential values of the ancient Roman society called virtus. It gives concised summary of the development of the concept of this value during the Roman republic based on the analysis of passages from the chosen ancient sources. Besides it shows the variable meaning of virtus, which depends on the stressed aspect of this value. The main subject of this bachelor's thesis is the interpretation of virtus in the books XXI-XXX of Livy based on the analysis of the author's original text. It focuses on Livy's motivation in the use of this value: it explores which aspect of virtus he accentuates, whom he ascribes it, and studies concrete manifestations of this value. This interpretation might help to understand ancient Roman mentality, which regarded virtus as its fundamental value during the entire Roman history.
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Peisistratidai
Salavová, Lucie ; Souček, Jan (advisor) ; Marek, Václav (referee)
The main subject of my bachelor thesis is a treatise about Peisistratos, first tyrant of Athens, and about his family, particularly about his most famous sons Hippias and Hipparchos. This family ruled over Athens during the 6th century BC and was important for the development of this city. Their rule significantly weakened the political influence of nobility and unified all of Attica, whose political center became Athens. During their rule the city experienced economic expansion as well as religious and cultural growth. In the opening part of my bachelor thesis I will briefly describe primary sources, especially works of Herodotus, Thucydides and The Athenian constitution. Apart from this crucial writing I will describe another works in which we can find some mentions about Peisistratidai. These are for example works of Aristotle or Plutarch or dialogue Hipparchos. I will describe their literary work and present issues and positives, which they bring for research purposes. In addition, I will describe secondary sources very briefly. In the following section of the thesis I will summarise all the knowledge we have about the Peisistratidai family. I will focus both on generally accepted findings from their lives and on their political, cultural and religious activity. My endeavour will be to...
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