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Der Aufsatz ist die Fortführung eines Themas, das vom Autor schon früher behandelt wurde (A. Sinitsyn, Über die Ursachen der Expeditionen des Brasidas nach Thrakien, St. Petersburg, 2002). Es werden die Etappen des Gewaltmarschs Brasidas von Isthmos, dem Ausgangspunkt der Expedition, bis Dion untersucht, wo Brasidas nach der Durchquerung Thessaliens sich den Truppen Perdikkas II. von Makedonien anschloss. Diese Kriegsoperation von August 424 v. Chr.

The article deals with some aspects of time perception in Herodotus’ Histories. The author considers the problem from a terminological perspective. There are three main Greek words for «time»: kairos, chronos and aiōn. The first designates a moment in time («point-time»), the second — a period of time («line-time»), the third — time at the junction with space and life («plane-time»). In the article, principal contexts of all three time terms’ use by Herodotus are analyzed.

The article is devoted to the consideration of Herodotus V. 73 about first Athenian Embassy to the Persians on the eve of the democratic reforms of Cleisthenes in Athens of 508/7 B. C. Some popular historiography’s «myths» relating to this event are dismissed in this article. The first «myth» concerns the decisive role of Cleisthenes in the organizing this Embassy. The second «myth» is that the Athenian-Persian treaty actually has been concluded on the condition of giving «the earth and the water» as the signs of subjugation to Darius I.

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In this work characteristic features of social structure «chariot’s societies» of Near East and Forward Asia, and also some other territories are considered on the basis of available written sources. These features are compared to characteristics of sociopolitical structure of unwritten cultures of the Euroasian steppe according to the analysis of material complexes. It is judged that presence of a chariot is «marker» complex organization societies with the certain set of sociopolitical characteristics.

Tractate of Petrarch called «Remedies for fortune fair and foul» consists of seven dialogues dedicated to the topic of friendship.

As the analysis of the text shows this topic is due to Petrarch’s reading of classical authors. The revelations of Italian humanist concerning friendly relationships among men are openly paralleled the ideas of Aristotle, Cicero and Seneca; and also are illustrated by citations from Roman poets.

According to M.A. Gowing, Dio’s agnomen Cocceianus was mistakenly ascribed to him by Byzantine authors, who confused the historian with Dio Chrysostom. Contrary to this point of view, the paper presents additional arguments in favour the version that Dio’s name appeared as the result of the marriage of Cassius from Nicea and the daughter of Dio Cocceanus from Prusa. Most probably, the full name of the author of “Roman History” was Lucius Claudius Cassius Dio Cocceianus.

Progrès récents de l’épigraphie amphorique grecque en Occident Après une brève historiographie du sujet, est dressé un état de la discipline vers 1980, Çest-à-dire à la veille de son renouveau. Celui-ci s’est traduit en premier lieu par la recherche et la fouille des dépotoirs de rebuts céramiques jouxtant les ateliers antiques: à Thasos, en Egypte, à Cnide, à Samothrace, à Corcyre, à Sinope, etc. On y a trouvé des images fidèles de la production des amphores et un moyen aussi de comprendre leurs systèmes de timbrage.

The article presents the results of the latest excavations in the Eastern necropolis of ancient Phanagoria. They were performed in 2005—2007 by archaeologists of the Voronezh State University, who worked as a part of the Taman archaeological expedition of Institute of archaeology of the Russian academy of sciences. In the central part of the Eastern necropolis two pits were dug with the total area of 3994 m².

Investigated the complex № 23 at Old Bogdanovka which authors of excavation interpreted as «temenos with an altar of compound type and the established design» has was extended in the scientific literature. Meanwhile, the given object is the furnace, most likely for manufacture of ceramics. Existing analogies allow to present reconstruction of the given object, as a folding, dome furnace, with two channels. As fuel the reed was used. Prints of a reed are met by we on handles throats and legs of amphoras of various centres V—III B. C.