1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462401203321

Autore

Collins Rob <1977-, >

Titolo

Hadrian's Wall and the end of empire : the Roman frontier in the 4th and 5th centuries / / Rob Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-58665-7

9786613899101

0-203-11455-8

1-136-29142-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in archaeology ; ; 4

Disciplina

936.2/881

Soggetti

Romans - Great Britain

Fortification, Roman - England

Electronic books.

Great Britain History Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D

Hadrian's Wall (England)

Great Britain History, Military 55 B.C.-449 A.D

England Antiquities, Roman

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Hadrian's Wall and the frontier from construction to collapse -- "Per lineam valli:" the limitanei of the northern frontier -- Interpreting military transformation -- Britons and barbarians -- Frontiers far and wide -- The frontier at the end of empire: decline, collapse, or transformation? -- Appendix 1: Roman forts in northern Britain: key sites and references -- Appendix 2: Pollen sites in the frontier -- Appendix 3: Reconstructing the final frontier.

Sommario/riassunto

There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique period. Examining Hadrian's Wall and the Roman frontier of northern England from the fourth century into the Early Medieval period, this book investigates a late frontier in transition from an imperial border zone to



incorporation into Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, using both archaeological and documentary evidence. With an emphasis on the late Roman occupation and Roman military, it places the frontier in t

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452722603321

Autore

Kuhlmann Meinard

Titolo

The ultimate constituents of the material world [[electronic resource] ] : in search of an ontology for fundamental physics / / Meinard Kuhlmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2010

ISBN

3-11-032612-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (291 p.)

Collana

Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical analysis ; ; Bd. 37

Disciplina

530.14

530.143

Soggetti

Ontology

Physics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Ontology and Quantum Field Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Background -- 3. Ontology and Physics -- 4. History and Basic Structure of QFT -- 5. Alternative Approaches -- 6. The Ontological Significance of QFT and AQFT -- Part II. Classical Ontologies -- 7. Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies -- 8. Particle Interpretation of QFT -- 9. Field Interpretations of QFT -- Part III. Revisionary Ontologies -- 10. Process Ontology -- 11. Trope Ontology I: The Ontological -- 12. Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things -- Part IV. The Trope Bundle Interpretation of QFT: A New Ontology for Fundamental Physics -- 13. Dispositional Trope Ontology -- Part V. Concluding Remarks -- 14. Physics and Philosophy -- 15. Summing Up -- Part VI. Appendices -- Abbreviations and Notation -- A. Special Relativity Theory: Some Notation and Required Results -- B. Ontologically Oriented Survey of Quantum Mechanics -- C. Advanced Foundational Topics in QFT -- D. Assumptions and Results of AQFT -- Bibliography -- Physics (and



Mathematics) Glossary -- Philosophy Glossary -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann's investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, a