“…Le présent volume rassemble seize auteurs autour d'une thématique qui a fait l'objet de deux années de séminaire à l'Université Paris I (Panthéon- Sorbonne) dans le cadre de l'équipe doctorale d'Histoire byzantine et s'est inscrite dans tout un courant de recherches sur la spatialisation du sacré. …”

“…Volume I (IAA Reports 65) includes an introduction to the excavations, the geographical and geomorphological setting, the stratigraphy, architecture and settlement planning, radiocarbon (14C) dating and an appendix concerning Byzantine remains. Volume II , the finds, is comprised of thirteen chapters and includes a full presentation of the ceramic assemblage, its petrographic analysis, the flint and groundstone assemblages, the metal objects, the bone tool industry, small finds of ceramic and stone, human skeletal remains and mortuary practices, the faunal, fish, mollusc and archaeobotanical remains as well as a full summary and discussion of the excavation and its finds…”

“…The poems of Metochites, both in their entirety and each one of them separately, are a curious mixture of various genres (autobiography, ekphrasis, letter, hagiographical praise), which testify to their author's wide range of interests and his bold attempt to renovate the traditional patterns of Byzantine poetry. Some poems are addressed to his friends (e.g. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…C-A.D.146; Roman: 753 B. C-A.D. 476; Byzantine: 324-1453; Romanesque: 900-1200; 1200-1620; Early Gothic: 1200-1325; Middle Gothic: 1325-1425; Late Gothic: 1425-1485; Early Renaissance (Italian): 1485-1520; Late Renaissance: 1520-1560; Elizabethan: 1560-1590; Late Elizabethan and Jacobean: 1590-1620; 1600-1700; Cavalier: 1620-1660; Restoration: 1660-1680; Baroque: 1680-1715; 1700-1800; Rococo: 1715-1774; Neo classic: 1775-1789; Directoire: 1790-1799; 1800-1900; Empire: 1800-1815…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Byzantium -- ‎Chapter 2. An Orthodox and Byzantine Reception of the Elements of Theology (Lauritzen) -- ‎Chapter 3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Types of blockchains -- Public blockchain -- Semi-private blockchain -- Private blockchain -- Consortium blockchain -- Byzantine generals problem -- Consensus -- Blockchain in a nutshell -- Benefits -- Banking records -- Medical records -- Government records -- Creative and copyright records -- University degree records -- Challenges -- Complexity -- Network scalability -- Speed and cost -- Double spending -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Components and Structure of Blockchain -- Blocks -- The chain between blocks -- Hashing and signatures -- Digital signatures -- What are digital keys? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewer -- www.PacktPub.com -- Customer Feedback -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Blockchain 101 -- Distributed systems -- CAP theorem -- Byzantine Generals problem -- Consensus -- Consensus mechanisms -- Types of consensus mechanism -- The history of blockchain -- Electronic cash -- The concept of electronic cash -- Introduction to blockchain -- Various technical definitions of blockchains -- Generic elements of a blockchain -- Addresses -- Transaction -- Block -- Peer-to-peer network -- Scripting or programming language -- Virtual machine -- State machine -- Nodes -- Smart contracts -- Features of a blockchain -- Distributed consensus -- Transaction verification -- Platforms for smart contracts -- Transferring value between peers -- Generating cryptocurrency -- Smart property -- Provider of security -- Immutability -- Uniqueness -- Smart contracts -- Applications of blockchain technology -- How blockchains accumulate blocks -- Tiers of blockchain technology -- Blockchain 1.0 -- Blockchain 2.0 -- Blockchain 3.0 -- Generation X (Blockchain X) -- Types of blockchain -- Public blockchains -- Private blockchains -- Semi-private blockchains -- Sidechains -- Permissioned ledger -- Distributed ledger -- Shared ledger -- Fully private and proprietary blockchains -- Tokenized blockchains -- Tokenless blockchains -- Consensus in blockchain -- Proof of Work -- Proof of Stake -- Delegated Proof of Stake -- Proof of Elapsed Time -- Deposit-based consensus -- Proof of importance -- Federated consensus or federated Byzantine consensus -- Reputation-based mechanisms -- Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance -- CAP theorem and blockchain -- Benefits and limitations of blockchain -- Decentralization -- Transparency and trust -- Immutability -- High availability -- Highly secure…”

“…During the VII-VIII centuries Byzantine historiography is supposed to have remained silent, since no source dating to that period has come down to us. …”

“…Demand for African tribal art has surpassed that for antiquities of Roman, Byzantine, and Egyptian origin, and in African countries currently experiencing conflicts, this activity invariably attracts looters, traffickers and criminal networks. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “….) -- 7: Slavery in the Byzantine Empire; Youval Rotman -- 8: Slavery in Medieval Arabia; Magdalena Moorthy-Kloss -- 9: Slavery in the Black Sea Region; Hannah Barker -- 10: Slavery in the Western Mediterranean; Juliane Schiel -- 11: The Question of Slavery in the Inca State; Karoline Noack and Kerstin Nowack -- 12: Injection: A Gender Perspective on Domestic Slavery; Ruth Karras -- Part 3: Early Modern Societies (1500-1800 C.E.) -- 13: Slavery in the Mediterranean; Giulia Bonazza -- 14: Slavery in the Ottoman Empire; Hayri Gökşin Özkoray -- 15: Slavery in the Holy Roman Empire; Josef Köstlbauer -- 16: Slavery and Serfdom in Muscovy and the Russian Empire; Hans-Heinrich Nolte and Elena Smolarz -- 17: Slavery in Late Ming China; Claude Chevaleyre -- 18: Slavery in Chosŏn Korea; Sun Joo Kim -- 19: Slavery in the Indian Ocean World; Titas Chakraborty -- 20: Maritime Passages in the Indian Ocean Slave Trade; Pedro Machado -- 21: The Rise of Atlantic Slavery in the Americas; Michael Zeuske -- 22: Plantation Slavery in the British Caribbean; Trevor Burnard -- 23: Injection: Atlantic Slavery and Commodity Chains; Klaus Weber -- Part 4: Modern Societies (1800-1900 C.E.) -- 24: The Second Slavery in the Americas; Michael Zeuske -- 25: Slavery in the US South; Damian A. …”

“…Finally, the apparatus of the fontes will also mention the most patent imitations of the poem of Constantine by later Byzantine poets. The book will be a useful tool for all students of Byzantine literature. - New edition of Constantine of Rhodes' description of the Holy Apostles and of his satyrical verses - A critical edition with detailed introduction and full indexes -- Editor…”

“…Son commentaire à la Métaphysique a servi à la fois de modèle et de source à la tradition ultérieure, des Néoplatoniciens grecs à la pensée médiévale byzantine, arabe et latine. Le livre Petit alpha de la Métaphysique lui donne l’occasion de revenir sur le projet général de la « sagesse » ou « philosophie première », qui guide l’ouvrage en son entier. …”

“…"This volume examines the Byzantine manuscripts which transmit unique collections of Greek exegetical extracts on the Gospel of Luke. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Hogeterp -- Philosophical criticism of genealogical claims and stoic depoliticization of politics : Greco-Roman strategies in Paul's allegorical interpretation of Hagar and Sarah (Gal 4:21-31) / George H. van Kooten -- Children of the slave woman : the gnostic Christian reinterpretation of Paul's allegory of Hagar and Sarah / Bas van Os -- "Come out of your country and your kinsfolk" : Abraham's command and ascent of the soul in the Exegesis on the soul (NHC II,6) / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta -- Ishmaelites, Hagarenes, Saracens / Anthony Hilhorst -- After Philo and Paul : Hagar in the writings of the Church Fathers / Johan Leemans -- The call of God and the response of Abraham : perspectives from a fifth-century Christian debate / Augustine Casiday -- Hagar in the so-called Daniel-Diegesis and in other Byzantine writings / W.J. Aerts -- Islam. The religion of Abrahm and Islam / Gerald Hawting -- Hājar in the Qur'ān and its early commentaries / Fred Leemhuis -- Epilogue / Martin Goodman…”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Wandering Jews before Marco Polo ; Jewish migration within the Muslim caliphates ; Migration of Byzantine Jewry ; Jewish migration to and within Christian Europe ; Migration of the Jewish religious center ; Summary -- Segregation or choice? …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Gas, Ether, and GWei -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work -- Proof of Work -- Proof of Stake (PoS) -- Delegated Proof of Stake (dPoS) -- Proof of Authority -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12: Ethereum's Casper: Ghostbusting Proof of Stake Problems -- Byzantine Fault Tolerance -- Consensus Mechanisms -- Ethereum Consensus Algorithms -- Casper, the "Friendly Ghost" -- Advantages of Proof Of Stake -- Problems with PoS -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13: Decentralized Storage and Publication with IPFS and Swarm -- Decentralized Storage and Publication -- IPFS -- Swarm -- Commonalities -- Conclusion -- Chapter 14: Ethereum Messaging: Explaining Whisper and Status.im -- Whisper -- Protocol Elements -- Status.im -- The Ecosystem -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15: Ethereum: Internal Transactions &amp -- Token Transfers Explained -- External and Internal Addresses -- Transaction Types -- Token Transfers -- Conclusion -- Chapter 16: BigchainDB: Blockchain and Data Storage -- Other Alternatives -- Part of a Decentralized Future…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Fault Tolerance against Byzantine Failures in Cloud Computing7. Fault Tolerance as a Service in Cloud Computing; 8. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Zwahlen) -- Is It All the Greeks' Fault? Reconsidering the Byzantine Legacy in Sergius Bulgakov's By the Walls of Cherson (Nikos Kouremenos) -- "The Sophia Dispute" in the Context of Political Ontology (Alexei P. …”

“…This book proposes to describe the laborious creation of the concept of the middle voice, tracing the evolution of the concept from the ancient Hellenistic philologists to modern humanists, including a discussion of the Byzantine scholars, especially those of the diaspora of the 15th century, who transplanted their concept of Greek grammar to Italy. …”