Apollo Agyeus in Mesembria

Die Schutzgottheit der Stadt Mesambria war Apollon, dessen Epiklesen hier jedoch unbekannt sind. Ich bringe hier eine Argumentation zur Identifizierung einer solchen Epiklese. Apollon Agyeus, der Torhüter und Übelabwehrer, gilt als dorischer Gott der Einwanderung, Eroberung und Inbesitznahme. Der Agyeus wird auch mittels Steinsymbolen desselben Namens dargestellt (Spitzsäulen oder Spitzpfeiler). In Mesambria fehlt die unmittelbare Bezeugung des Agyeuskultes, es kommen aber Funde aus der Stadt Anchialos zur Hilfe. Diese, ursprünglich ein phrurion der ionischen Nachbarstadt Apollonia, wurde von Mesambria erobert und blieb in der hellenistischen Zeit unter deren Herrschaft oder zumindest Einfluß. Die Kulte in Anchialos wiederspiegeln jene von Mesambria, wie angesichts des Kultes der Demeter Malophoros und jenem der ägyptischen Gottheiten gezeigt werden kann. Aus Anchialos sind Münzen mit der Darstellung des agyeus-Pfeilers bekannt. Das Vorkommen von Symbolen eines ausgesprochen dorischen Kultes läßt sich durch den Einfluß Mesambrias erklären, woraus hervorgeht, daß es den Kult des Apollon Agyeus auch dort gab.The main god of Mesambria was Apollo, whose cult epithets are however unknown here. I bring here arguments for the identification of one such epithet. Apollo Agyeus, the guardian of gates and repeller of evil, was also the Dorian god of immigration, conquest and occupation. The Agyeus was also represented by means of stone symbols of the same name (pointed columns, pointed pillars). At Mesambria, the direct attestation of the Agyeus cult is lacking, but we can use discoveries from the city of Anchialos. This was initially a phrurion of the Ionian neighbour city of Apollonia; it was conquered by Mesambria and during the Hellenistic epoch it remained under Mesambrian rule or at least influence. The cults of Anchialos mirror those of Mesambria, as can be shown based on the cults of Demeter Malophoros and on the cult of the Egyptian gods. From Anchialos come coins with the image of the agyeus-pillar. The appearence of symbols of an explicitly Dorian cult can only be explained by the influence of Mesambria, which means that the cult of Apollo Agyeus was also present there

Nanodrugs for the treatment of ischemic stroke: A systematic review

Ischemic stroke, a significant neurovascular disorder, currently lacks effective restorative medication. However, recently developed nanomedicines bring renewed promise for alleviating ischemia’s effects and facilitating the healing of neurological and physical functions. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the efficacy of nanotherapies in animal models of stroke and their potential impact on future stroke therapies. We also assessed the scientific quality of current research focused on nanoparticle-based treatments for ischemic stroke in animal models. We summarized the effectiveness of nanotherapies in these models, considering multiple factors such as their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and angiogenetic properties, as well as their safety and biodistribution. We conclude that the application of nanomedicines may reduce infarct size and improve neurological function post-stroke without causing significant organ toxicity.University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova ; European Social Fun

THE OFFICE OF THE PROTOS ARCHON IN BITHYNIA AND THRACE

The paper examines the occurrence of the office of the protos archon and of the synarchia in Greek cities of the provinces of Pontus et Bithynia and of Thrace, particularly as it concerns its relevance for the relations and reciprocal influences of the two provinces

A. SOROCEANU, NICETA VON REMESIANA. SEELSORGE UND KIRCHENPOLITIK IM SPÄTANTIKEN UNTEREN DONAURAUM

A. Soroceanu, Niceta von Remesiana. Seelsorge und Kirchenpolitik im spätantiken unteren Donauraum, (Zivilisationen und Geschichte 23), Peter Lang: Frankfurt a. M, 2013, 281 p., ISBN 978-3-631-62157-8

JEREMY MCINERNEY, GREECE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD, THAMES & HUDSON, LONDON 2018, 368 P.

Jeremy McInerney, Greece in the ancient world, Thames & Hudson, London 2018, 368 p., ISBN 978-0-500-25226-

Eine Episode der Beziehungen der westpontischen Griechenstädte zu Mithradates VI. Eupator, König von Pontos

Die Eingliederung der westpontischen Städte ins Schwarzmeerreich des Mithradates Eupator fand zu einem unbekannten Zeitpunkt und unter noch unbekannten Umständen statt

VICTOR COJOCARU, INSTITUŢIA PROXENIEI ÎN SPAŢIUL PONTIC / DIE PROXENIE IM SCHWARZMEERRAUM [PONTICA ET MEDITERRANEA V], CLUJ-NAPOCA, EDITURA MEGA, 338 P., ISBN 978-606-543-717-3.

Victor Cojocaru, Instituţia proxeniei în spaţiul pontic / Die Proxenie im Schwarzmeerraum [Pontica et Mediterranea V], Cluj-Napoca, Editura Mega, 338 p., ISBN 978-606-543-717-3

JOHN MOORHEAD, THE POPES AND THE CHURCH OF ROME IN LATE ANTIQUITY

John Moorhead, The Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity [Routledge Studies in Ancient History 8], Routledge: New York 2015

ABOUT SEX. VIBIUS GALLUS OF AMASTRIS

Sex. Vibius Gallus, trecenarius, primus pilus and praefectus castrorum legionis XIII Geminae, a highly decorated soldier who had served under Domitian and Trajan, chose to settle down in the small Greek polis of Amastris in the province of Pontus et Bithynia. His descendants and wider family are to be found among the elites of this city and at least one other, Abonuteichos, holding high office, sponsoring buildings, granting benefactions. It is generally assumed that Vibius Gallus was an Amastrian by birth and that, after completing his military service, he chose to return and settle in his home city. This paper attempts to disprove this assumption. It discusses his military career, his family, the language of his inscriptions and details of the several monuments set up by himself and his family, in order to show that he was originally from one of the Western provinces and that his choice of Amasra as his home turned him into the ancestor of a new family among the elites of a Greek city