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  • De-monumentalising perceptions of ancient architectural practices

  • Sergio Alarcón Robledo
  • Journal:
    Antiquity , First View
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    15 April 2026, pp. 1-17
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  • Archaeologists often designate certain anthropogenic structures as ‘monumental’, creating an architectural dichotomy that has an ascribed implicit value. This article challenges the usefulness of such differentiation, which, the author argues, does not describe objective characteristics of buildings but rather reflects a social construct rooted in the origins of the modern discipline of architecture. By exploring the assumptions inherent in current three-dimensional views and evolutionary models of architectural development, and employing ancient Egyptian architecture as a pertinent case study, this article aims to open our eyes to fundamental aspects of past architectural practices that are veiled by these frameworks.

  • Chapter 12 - Time and Eternity in the Consolation of Philosophy

  • Edited by Michael Wiitala, Cleveland State University
  • Book:
    Boethius’ ‘Consolation of Philosophy’
    Published online:
    23 May 2024
    Print publication:
    30 May 2024, pp 202-219

  • Summary

    Boethius, like his Neoplatonic predecessors, poses a challenge to contemporary readers of the Consolation seeking to understand the world he thinks we occupy. That world involves a timeless, simple, but all-knowing creator god and a time-bound, infinite creation that is patterned from the ideas in the divine mind. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a modest illumination into the world as it is conceived in the Consolation by examining two fundamental Boethian categories and their relationship: the eternal and the temporal. The chapter examines the extent to which we should see these categories providing guidance as to the nature of beings rather than expressing the epistemic perspectives those beings have. By noting the limits, we will draw conclusions about the persistence of temporal beings; the ontological status possessed by future, present, and past states of affairs; and what characterizes eternal existence.