Bernhard Palme – Angelika Zdiarsky (Hrsg.),Die Macht der Worte. Herrschaft und kulturelle Vielfalt im antiken Ägypten(Nilus 29)Wien 2025ISBN 978-3-85161-324-7161 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; englisch Broschur / softcover Sprache ist die zentrale Ausdrucksform des Menschen, Schrift die wichtigste Kulturtechnik zur Kommunikation und Wissensvermittlung. Eine gemeinsame Sprache stiftet Identität und fördert Zusammengehörigkeit, Schrift verbreitet Gedanken und bewahrt ein kulturelles Gedächtnis. Die Ausstellung zum multilingualen Ägypten zeigt anhand zahlreicher Papyri die verschiedenen Sprachen, die von ca. 1500 v. Chr. bis 1000 n. Chr. im Land am Nil gesprochen und geschrieben wurden, sowie deren Einfluss auf Verwaltung, Kultur und Gesellschaft, wie etwa die Kommunikation zwischen Herrschern und Beherrschten oder die Rolle der Priester und Kulte bei der Bewahrung der religiösen Identität.

Zsusanna Szántó,From Ioudaioi to Hebraioi.The Evolution of Ethnic Designations in Late Antique Egypt(István Hahn Lecturers IX)Budapest 2025ISBN 978-963-489-778-1ISSN 2061-734898 S./pp., 20 x 13 cm; broschiert/softcover

Tamás Góczon,Death as Image-Building.Cato's Suicide and the Evolution of a Legend(István Hahn Lecturers X)Budapest 2025ISBN 978-963-489-798-9ISSN 2061-7348132 S./pp., 20 x 13 cm; broschiert/softcover

Bilyana Marinova Torbatova, Pagan Cult Sites in the Lands Between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains (early-1st – late-4th Century AD) /Езически култови обекти в земите между Дунава и Балкана (началото на I - края на IV в.)Sofia 2024ISBN 978-619-7712-19-3 836 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./ num. colour and b/w-figs., 28 x 20 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverin bulgarischer Sprache mit einer englischen Zusammenfassungin Bulgarian with summary in English The appearance of this work is due to the absence in the previous historiography of a generalized study on the pagan cult infrastructure from the period 1st - 4th century AD in the lands between the Danube and the Balkan Mountains, and is based on the availability of sufficient information in the scientific literature and museum funds, allowing identification according to established criteria of a very large number of temples, shrines and cult places. The available information includes data from archaeological excavations, finds of votive reliefs and other votive monuments, epigraphic evidence, numismatic data and a limited number of ancient written records. In different periods of time, the lands covered in this study included parts of (or, less commonly, entirely) different Roman administrative units: in the first half of the 1st century AD – parts of the province of Moesia and the client kingdom of Thrace; from the end of the 1st century AD – part of the provinces of Upper Moesia and Thrace, as well as the entire province of Lower Moesia; from the second half of the 3rd century – part of Riparian Dacia province and the entire Lower Moesia; from the very end of the 3rd/beginning of the 4th century these lands were already divided between the provinces of Riparian Dacia, Second Moesia and Scythia. Several cases of changing the route of the borders between the different provinces were also documented, with a tendency in the 2nd century to expand Lower Moesia at the expense of Upper Moesia (to the west) and Thrace (to the south), and in the 3rd century – to reduce the territory of this administrative unit in order to create initially one, and subsequently two new provinces in its lands. The purpose of this work is to present as complete a picture as possible of the pagan cult infrastructure in the lands between the Danube and the Balkan mountain range during the 1st - 4th century. The study covers sites of all types, located in cities, military camps, settlements of different ranks, villa mansions and individual rural households, as well as those with roadside character and isolated location in the then settlement system. The fulfilment of the set goal implies in the first place the identification of the sites of pagan cult ritual. The aim is to present as much information as possible about each of the recognized cult sites, and this also determines the direction of the specific research tasks: ۰ accurate location data, with particular attention to the topographic characteristics of the terrain; ۰ clarification of the location in the settlement system, with a brief overview of the main points in the development of the settlement unit to which some of the sites are related; ۰ data on the organization of the cult space; ۰ typological definition; ۰ history of use; ۰ analysis of the votive material in order to establish the revered cults and attempt to determine the leading one among them, as well as the ethnic and social composition of the users of each particular cult site.

Lyudmil Vagalinski – Milena Raycheva (eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Roman and Late Antique Thrace Conference “Conflicts and Catastrophes in Roman and Late Antique Thrace” (Burgas, 12th – 16th October 2020)(Bulletin of the National Archaeological Institute, vol. 50) Sofia 2024ISBN 978-619-254-041-8 218 S./pp., zahlr. Farb. und S/W-Abb./ num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover The fourth edition of the International “Roman and Late Аntique Thrace” (RaLATh) Conference was carried out in a hybrid format in Burgas, Bulgaria, in 2020. It proved a challenging undertaking in a year marked by COVID-19 restrictions, which was nevertheless fulfilled successfully thanks to the traditionally excellent partnership between Burgas Municipality and the National Archaeological Institute with Museum (Sofia). This time, the conference theme focused on conflicts and catastrophes – a rather thought-provoking topic in our opinion, the discussion of which is crucial for the deeper understanding of turbulent events that shaped the fate of ancient Thrace, and for the establishment of chronologies. We are grateful to all participants who contributed to this discussion in various ways and especially to those who submitted their manuscripts for publication in the present volume.

Kostadin Rabadijev (ed.), The Apogee of the Triballian Dynasty: The Triballoi and Their Neighbours in the Classical and Early Hellenistic TimesProceedings of the conferences “The apogee of the Triballian dynasty. 50 years since the discovery of the Mogilanska Mogila and Vratsa Tombs”, Vratsa, 12th-13th November 2015 and “The Rogozen Treasure in the Ancient world. 30 years later”, Vratsa, 3rd-4th November 2016(Studia Archaeologica Universitatis Serdicensis. Supplementum VII / 2024) Sofia 2024ISBN 978-954-07-6047-6 264 S./pp., zahlr. Farb. und S/W-Abb./ num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

The Lords of Salt: Provadia-Solnitsata 5600-4350 BC.(National Archaeological Museum. Catalogues, volume 39)Sofia 2025ISBN 978-619-254-045-6 ISSN 2367-8860 200 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 25 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover The exhibition catalogue presents over 530 finds discovered during the excavations of the salt-production and urban centre. The exhibits date from Late Prehistory, Late Hellenistic period and Antiquity.

Iliana Borisova-Katsarova / Илиана Борисова-Кацарова,The Western Gate of Serdica. Archaeological survey and socialization / Западната порта на Сердика. археологическо проучване и социализацияSofia 2024ISBN 978-954-07-5994-4 336 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./ num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverin bulgarischer Sprache mit einer englischen Zusammenfassungin Bulgarian with summary in EnglishThe monograph presents the results of the archaeological excavations of the Western Gate of Serdica in 2011-2016 and the subsequent establishment of the archaeological park. The first part of the study adds new insights and discussion to what is known so far about Serdica in the Roman and Late Antique periods. The second part focuses on the management of archaeological monuments in the city and seeks to locate the archaeological park in the context of Sofia's ancient heritage.

Alper Yılmaz – Cevat Başaran – Hasan Kasapoğlu – Kasım Oyarçin – Vedat Keleş (eds.),Parion Kazıları 20. Yıl Armağanı(Parion Studies IX)Istanbul 2025ISBN 978-625-6212-14-5400 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover Vedat KELEŞ / Önsöz  Cevat BAŞARAN  / 2005’ten 2025’e Parion Kazılarında 20 Yıl Emel ACAR ACABEY - Ayşegül ŞARBAK - Mustafa Tolga ÇIRAK / Parion OM5 İnsanlarının Paleopatalojik Yapısı İsmail AKKAŞ / Amphora Buluntuları Işığında Kuzey Afrika (Tunus) ile Parion Antik Kenti Arasındaki Ticari İlişkiler Ali Akın AKYOL - Yusuf Kağan KADIOĞLU  / Magarsus Tiyatrosu Yapı Malzemelerinde Arkeometrik Analizler  Ayla BAŞ / Önasya Devlet Yönetiminde Politik Bir Strateji: Krali Evlilikler Maria BODROVA - Alexandra KOKIEVA / The Parion Crouching Aphrodite Antonio CORSO / Peregrinus Protheus and the Eros of Parion by Praxiteles  Ersin ÇELİKBAŞ / A Late Classical Strigil from Parion  Şengül Dilek FUL / Epigrafik Buluntular Işığında Tokat’ta Theos Hypsistos Kültü Askold IVANTCHIK - Roman STOYANOV / History of One City Quarter: North-Western Part of the Agora Sector of Parion Büşra Elif KASAPOĞLU - Mehmet AYAZ / Parion’dan Ölü Hediyesi Olarak Arkaik Tek Renkli Mutfak ve Pişirme Kapları Hasan KASAPOĞLU - Cevat BAŞARAN / Parion Odeionu Doğu Roma - Bizans Evresi Mimari, Faaliyet Sürecinde Devşirme Olarak Kullanılmış Bir Oturan Kadın (?) Heykeli Üzerinde İlk Değerlendirme  Dora KATSONOPOULOU / Paros at the Time of the Foundation of Parion Elif KELEŞ / Biga’nın Kemer Köyündeki Küçük Ölçekli Bir Osmanlı Hamamı Hakkında İlk Gözlemler   Vedat KELEŞ / Parion’un Klasik Dönem Gümüş Sikkelerindeki İkincil Semboller Üzerine Bir Ön Değerlendirme  Fatma KIZILYALÇIN OYARÇİN / 2021 Yılı Parion Kazılarında Bulunan Roma Eyalet Sikkeleri   İdil MALGİL - Alper YILMAZ / Intensive 3D Topographic Documentation of the City of Parion: Preliminary Analysis  Serhan MUCUR - Tolga ÇIRAK - Ayşegül ŞARBAK / Parion Toplumunda Olası Bir Tüberküloz Örneği Kasım OYARÇİN / Parion Roma Hamamı Bizans Sikkeleri (2019-2023) Soner ÖZMEN / 16. ve 17. Yüzyıllarda Fransız Seyyahların Gözünden Parion ve Çevresi  Salih PEKGÖZ / Parion’un Geç Roma Dönemi Diskusu Eros Figürlü Kandilleri  Mustafa Hamdi SAYAR / Parion’da Bulunmuş Bir Köpeğin Merzar Taşı Hakkında Düşünceler Lada SEMENTCHENKO / Pilgrim Ampullae from the Excavations of Parion  Anna SMOKOTINA / Rare Finds of Knidian Relief Ware from the Excavations of Parion Agora in 2023  Selman TAMYÜREK - Ahmet BİLİR / 2024 Yılı Sualtı ve Yüzey Araştırmaları Kapsamında Parion Limanları Ön Değerlendirmesi Yaşar Selçuk ŞENER - Zafer KARAHAN - Melike DİKMENLİ / Parion Antik Kenti Kazıları Mimari Kalıntılarında 2016-2018 Yılı Koruma Uygulamaları Billur TEKKÖK KARAÖZ / Local Pottery Types from Hellenistic to Roman Periods at Troia (Ilion)  Akın TEMÜR / Personification of Evil in Ancient Art: Gorgo-Medusa and its Iconography  Zeynep YILMAZ - İdil MALGİL / Biga Yarımadası İklim Şartlarında Kültür Varlıklarının İdeal Depolama Koşulları  Michael D. YILMAZ / Roma Dönemi Parion’unda Su Yönetimi 

Βασιλική Μαχαίρα / Vasiliki Machaira, Λισός. Το ιερό του Ασκληπιού. Τα γλυπτά και οι βάσεις τους / Lisos. To Hiero tou Asklepiou. Ta glipta kai oi Baseis tous(Ακαδημία Αθηνών, Εκδόσεις Κέντρου Ερεύνης της Αρχαιότητος. Σειρά Μονογραφιών 10)Athens 2024ISBN 978-960-404-434-4ISSN 1106-926092 S./pp., 87 S/W-Taf. / 87 b/w-pls., 28 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover

Kairos. Anatolian Numismatic Studies 2/2024Istanbul 2024ISSN 3023-7068IV + 143 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb. / num. b/w-figs., 27,5 x 19,5 cm; broschiert / softcover

Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl,The Mosaic of the Great Palace of Constantinople. Meaning, technique and conservation = Mozaicul Marelui Palat din Constantinopol. Semnificatie, tehnica si conservare Bukarest 2024ISBN 978-606-8922-29-4 358 S./pp., Farb- und S/W-Abb./colour and b/w-figs., 23 x 17 cm; kartoniert/hardcover Through his book, Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl invites us to a captivating journey in the world of the mosaic. History, tradition, and iconography – the book puts together an extremely valuable material for both mosaic artists and restorers, as well as the wider public. For all of them, it is only a detailed and deep understanding of the techniques and materials used in the past that can ensure the selection of the most suitable and correct methods of conservation of a work of art, regardless of its nature. In his professional milieu, Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl is a widely-known restorer of mural painting and historic plaster with an emphasis on mosaics, having a remarkable professional experience. He was the main coordinator of the international projects of conservation for the mosaics of the Great Palace of Constantinople and Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, as well as a visiting professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Peter Berzobohaty-Gastl is extremely passionate about the production technique of Late-Antique and Byzantine mosaics, and this book presents the results of his research spanning over more than 30 years.

Michael Herzfeld, Cultural continuity and the Materialization of the Past / Η πολιτισμική συνέχεια και η υλικοποίηση του παρελθόντος(Annual Lecture "Angelos Delivorrias") Athen 2025ISBN 978-960-476-340-5 208 S./pp., 14 Farbabb. / 14 colour figs., 20 x 15,5 cm; broschiert/softcoverzweisprachig griechisch - englischbilingual greek - english The study of the important social anthropologist Michael Herzfeld (an extended version of the lecture he gave in the context of the annual “Delivorrias Lecture” in 2024) starts from the decoding of the “monumentalization” of the oral evidence of Folklore and the use of the latter, together with Archaeology, for the strengthen of the national discourse, in order to lead to broader reflections on the notions of “cultural continuity”, the limitations and distortions implied by methodological nationalism in the understanding of history, and finally to proposals for alternative interpretations of continuity.

Despina Kotzamani (ed.), Benaki Museum Late Antique Copper-Alloy Utensils. Metallurgical and Conservation ResearchAthen 2025ISBN 978-960-476-341-2  208 S./pp., 443 Farb- und S/W-Abb. / 443 colour and b/w-figs., 27 x 24 cm; broschiert/softcover The publication, edited by Despoina Kotzamani, presents the study of 132 copper alloy utensils for everyday use, belonging to the Byzantine Collection of the Benaki Museum, dating from the 4th to the 8th century AD. Advanced analytical methods were combined to investigate the objects, the results of which are presented in four chapters, enriched with images, archaeological data, reconstruction experiments and elements from the science of materials, highlighting the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of cultural heritage. The publication is a valuable tool for conservators, archaeologists and historians, and offers important information on the needs, habits and cultural choices of the people of Late Antiquity. The publication is dedicated to the memory of Costas Apostolidis, founder of Raycap, for his contribution to the Benaki Museum and to culture in general.

John Bennet – Artemis Karnava – Torsten Meißner (eds.), KO-RO-NO-WE-SA. Proceedings of the 15th international colloquium on Mycenaean studies, September 2021 (Αριάδνη Παράρτημα / Ariadne Supplement 5)Rethymnon 2024ISBN 978-618-85496-9-2 ISSN 2623-4726634 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 27,9 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover The volume contains 33 articles, the proceedings of the 15th International Colloquium of Mycenaean Studies, a colloquium that is organized every five years since 1956 and focuses on Linear B texts, as well as texts of related scripts (Cretan Hieroglyphic, Linear A, the Cyprominoan scripts and the Cypriot syllabary). The title of the volume (ko-ro-no-we-sa, κορωνόϝεσσα) is a word documented in Linear B and means «crowned». It was chosen as an indirect reference to the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 onwards.

Χαράλαμπος Β. Κριτζάς / Charalambos V. Kritsas, Κρητολογικά Σύμμεικτα / Kretologika Symmeikta(Αριάδνη Παράρτημα / Ariadne Supplement 4)Rethymnon 2024ISBN 978-618-5762-02-5 ISSN 2623-4726464 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 27,9 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover Die vorliegende Ausgabe enthält eine Reihe bereits veröffentlichter epigraphischer Studien aus dem großen wissenschaftlichen Werk des gebürtigen Kreters Charalambos Kritzas, die sich ausschließlich auf Kreta beziehen und zum ersten Mal in einem Ehrenband zusammengefasst sind. Die thematisch breit gefächerten Veröffentlichungen beziehen sich insbesondere auf: A) zu Stadtverträgen, öffentlichem Leben und Institutionen, B) zu Religion und lokalen Kulten, C) zu Sprache und Dialekten, D) zu Inschriften und Grabmälern, und schließlich E) zur Forschungsgeschichte. Die ausgewählten Studien von Ch. Kritzas, die sich durch eine umfassende Kenntnis Kretas, eine erschöpfende Analyse, eine tiefgründige Reflexion und eine gründliche Interpretation von Texten und Denkmälern auszeichnen, zeigen gleichzeitig einen seltenen und sensiblen Liebhaber von Worten und Bräuchen, der in einem kreativen Dialog mit der französischen epigraphischen Schule von Louis Robert steht.

M. Sacit Pekak – Nergis Ataç,Kappadokia'da Kapalı Yunan Haçı Planlı Kiliselerde Apsis, Doğu Haç Kolu ve Doğu Köşe Mekanları Resim ProgramıIstanbul 2022ISBN 978-605-396-561-9256 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour- and b/w-figs., 23,5 x 16,5 cm; kartoniert/hardcover 

Gephyra 29, 2025Wien 2025ISBN 978-3-85161-325-4ISSN 1309-3924203 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover

Tümay Hazinedar Coşkun, Kuşadası Kadıkalesi Anaia Kazısı Cam BuluntularıAnkara 2024ISBN 978-975-17-5598-8179 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,5 x 21 cm, broschiert/softcover

İlkan Hasdağlı, Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiği(Eski Smyrna Araştırmaları II)Istanbul 2025ISBN 978-625-8056-97-6VI + 288 S., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover Önsöz ve Teşekkür I. Giriş II. 6. Yüzyıldan Hellenistik Dönem'e Kadar Eski Smyrna III. Siyah Seramiğin Temel Unsurları IV. Batı Anadolu’da Attika Seramiği ve Attika Taklidi Seramik V. Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiği V.1. Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiğinde Hamurlar ve Palmet Baskılar V.2. Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiği V.2.1. Krater V.2.2. Maşrapa V.2.3. Skyphos V.2.4. Kyliks V.2.5. Bolsal V.2.6. Tek Kulplu Kase V.2.7. Dışa Çekik Ağızlı Kase V.2.8. İnce Kuşaklı Kase V.2.9. Cup-Skyphos V.2.10. Sessile Kantharos V.2.11. Cup-Kantharos ve Kantharos V.2.12. İçe Kıvrık Ağızlı Kase V.2.13. Küçük Kase V.2.14. Tuzluk ve Kaideli Tuzluk V.2.15. Konveks-Konkav Profilli Kase V.2.16. Ayaklı Tabak V.2.17. Balık Tabağı V.2.18. Tabak V.2.19. Kapalı Kap V.2.20. Amphoriskos V.2.21. Lekanis V.2.22. Özel İşlevli (?) Kaseler V.2.23. Kalyks Kase V.2.24. Çeşitli Siyah Parçalar V.2.25. Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiğinde Yazı ve İşaretler V.3. Hellenistik Dönem Seramikleri V.4. Beşinci Yüzyılda Eski Smyrna’daki Attika Siyah Seramiği V.5. Dördüncü Yüzyılda Eski Smyrna’daki Siyah Seramik V.6. Siyah Seramik Verileriyle Eski Smyrna’nın Terk Tarihi Meselesi V.7. Klazomenai Ticari Amphoraları V.8. Bardak Biçimli Kantharos ve Günlük Kaseler V.9. İzmir Körfezi’nin Kuzeyindeki Durum V.10. Propthaseia Vazoları V.11. Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiğinin Üretim Yeri Sorunu V.12. Eski Smyrna Seramiklerinin Kil Analizi Verileriyle Değerlendirilmesi V.13. Tarihsel ve Politik Çerçevede Eski Smyrna Siyah Seramiğinin Üretim Merkezi V.14. Körfez Atölyesi Siyah Seramiğinin Tarihsel Değişimi ve Oransal Verileri VI. Sonuç VII. Katalog VIII. Ekler VIII.1. Kil Analizi Listesi VIII.2. Analiz Dökümü Kaynakça ve KısaltmalarPlanHaritalarFigürlerLevhalarİndeks

Acta Classica Mediterranea 7, 2024Istanbul 2024ISSN 2602-2451262 S./pp., S/W-Abb. / b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcoverArtikel auf Englisch und Deutscharticles in english and german

Naturhistorisches Museum Wien (Hrsg.),Kalorësi i Babunjës: Die Reiterfigur von BabunjaWien 2025ISBN 978-3-903096-86-838 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 27 x 19 cm; broschiert/softcover zweisprachig albanisch - deutsch Bei diesem Objekt handelt es sich um eine herausragende Bronzestatuette eines einstmals bewaffneten Reiters auf einem Pferd. Der gesondert gearbeitete Helm, die zum Wurf erhobene Lanze und der Schild fehlen. Das Kunstwerk wurde in einer antiken Siedung bei Babunja nahe der antiken Stadt Apollonia in Illyrien, im heutigen Albanien, im Zuge der albanisch-deutschen Forschungsgrabungen 2018 entdeckt. Es wurde in einer griechischen Werkstatt in der spätarchaischen Zeit um 510−490 v. Chr. hergestellt und ist ein einzigartiges künstlerisches Meisterwerk der griechischen Bronzearbeit. Möglicherweise wurde die Bronzestatuette als Weihgabe von einem bzw. einer Angehörigen der einheimischen illyrischen Elite in einem Heiligtum geopfert. Auf jeden Fall zeigt das Kunstwerk, dass die illyrische Elite kostbare griechische Importarbeiten schätzte und sich mit griechischer Kunst, Lebensweise und dem griechischen Geistesleben auseinandersetzte.

Natural History Museum Vienna (ed.),Kalorësi i Babunjës: The equestrian figurine of BabunjaWien 2025ISBN 978-3-903096-87-538 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 27 x 19 cm; broschiert/softcoverbilingual albanian - english This object is an outstanding bronze statuette of a once armed horseman on a horse. The separately crafted helmet, the lance raised for throwing and the shield are missing. The artwork was discovered in an ancient settlement near Babunja near the ancient city of Apollonia in Illyria, in present-day Albania, during the Albanian-German research excavations in 2018. It was made in a Greek workshop in the late Archaic period around 510-490 BC and is a unique artistic masterpiece of Greek bronze work. It is possible that the bronze statuette was sacrificed in a sanctuary as a votive offering by a member of the local Illyrian elite. In any case, the work of art shows that the Illyrian elite appreciated precious Greek imports and was interested in Greek art, lifestyle and intellectual life.

Nikolina Maraković – Tin Turković, TRANSLATIO IMAGINIS TRIUMPHALIS: Elephant in the Iconography of Power from Antiquity to the Early Modern AgeZagreb 2025ISBN 978-953-379-097-8 484 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcover The authors address the issue of the translation of political power and the legitimacy of rule over the civilized world from antiquity to the early modern period, focusing on the image of the elephant and its role in triumphal iconography. The elephant is thus recognized as a proper imago triumphalis – the most obvious, most universal, and at the same time, the most easily comprehensible symbol of the idea of translatio. Through the analysis and interpretation of the use of this specific motif across several millennia of human history, a complex historical topic is made approachable and understandable, even to a wider audience.