CIL 14.4182a – Dedication to Diana by Marcus Livius

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Manoel Pinto

Como consequência das invasões francesas a Portugal, dá-se a partida da corte portuguesa para o Brasil e o consequente desenvolvimento daquela colónia. Esse crescimento tornou-a num destino de eleição para a emigração portuguesa e levou a que, após o regresso do rei a Portugal, o Brasil se tornasse num país independente. O recémcriado império brasileiro manteve-se atrativo para milhares de portugueses, muito dos quais regressavam posteriormente à terra natal com uma favorável situação económica. Nessas circunstâncias, estava Manoel Pinto quando retornou a Portugal e constituiu família em Castelo de Paiva. Porém o imprevisto fez dele um foragido levando-o de novo a terras brasileiras, onde um novo acontecimento deu um rumo improvável à situação e ao desfecho que lhe seguiu.

Poder sobre as periferias : A Casa de Bragança e o governo das terras no Alentejo (1640-1668)

Esta dissertação estuda as relações políticas entre a casa de Bragança e os poderes locais nos concelhos de Vila Viçosa, Arraiolos e Monsaraz, entre 1640 e 1668, a partir da prerrogativa jurisdicional de confirmar as vereações. A reconstituição dos autos eleitorais permitiu comparar o procedimento eleitoral que era seguido nas terras da casa de Bragança com o que era seguido na maioria dos concelhos do reino e avaliar comparativamente o peso da autoridade da casa de Bragança, do rei e de outros donatários sobre as terras. De seguida, a identificação dos diversos intervenientes no processo eleitoral permitiu caracterizar socialmente as elites locais e avaliar os níveis de coincidência das escolhas para os senados camarários entre as comunidades (periferias) e a Junta da Casa de Bragança (centro). Conclui-se que esta casa senhorial detinha privilégios que lhe reforçavam significativamente a capacidade de dominação sobre as suas áreas jurisdicionais. Summary; This dissertation studies the political relations between the House of Bragança and the local authorities in Vila Viçosa, Arraiolos and Monsaraz, between 1640 and 1668, considering the legal privilege of confirming councilors and other members of town halls senates. The recovery of different electoral documents led to the comparison of electoral procedures in lands ruled by the House of Bragança and those followed in most of the kingdom, and allowed a comparative study of the authority of the House of Bragança, the king and other landlords over its properties. Then, by identifying the different participants of the electoral process, we made a social characterization of local elites and analyzed the similarities of nominations to local town halls senates made by the different communities (peripheral) and by the House of Bragança's administrative council (central power). We concluded that this House detained certain privileges, which reinforced the dominance over the lands within its judicial authority.

CIL I(2): 2.1, 931 – Consular tesserae

Photograph and notes by A.E. Gordon

CIL I(2): 2.1, 2662 – Elegaic epigram celebrating the hauling of a Roman fleet across the Isthmus of Corinth by M. Antonius (grandfather of the triumvir) and Hirrus in 102 BC

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CIL I(2): 2.4, 2883 – Bronze lamina with dedication to Castor and Pollux, retrograde text

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CIL I(2): 2.4, 2965 – Epitaph of Sextus Aemilius Baro, a grain merchant

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CIL 2.1119 – Fragment of a dedication for L. Mummius

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CIL 3.7227 (top) + 3.7223 (bottom, in part) – Dedications,

Photographs and notes by A.E. Gordon

CIL 3.7234 – Inscribed base for equestrian (?) statue for L. Cornelius Sulla

Photographs and notes by A.E. Gordon

CIL 3.7235 – Inscribed statue base for L. Cornelius Sulla

Photograph and notes by A.E. Gordon

CIL 3.7237 – Fragments of an inscribed statue base for L. Licinius Lucullus

Squeeze, photographs and notes by A.E. Gordon

CIL 3.7238 – Inscribed statue base for Q. Pompeius Rufus

Photograph and notes by A.E. Gordon

CIL 3.7240 – Bilingual inscribed statue base for A. Terentius Varro

Photograph and notes by A.E. Gordon

Avaliação de um sistema de resfriamento passivo para o clima de Curitiba

Direct evaporative cooling systems (DECS) based on sprinkling water indoors in the form of droplets and indirect evaporative cooling systems (IECS), characterized by the use of wetted roof or wall surfaces for cooling without increasing the indoor air moisture, consist of interesting bioclimatic strategies still not quite explored in Brazil. This study aims to evaluate the use of a particular form of IECS (which combines evaporative cooling and thermal mass brought about by a water reservoir) for indoor thermal control in warm conditions in Curitiba, Two test cells were initially built, monitored and compared to each other: a control module (CM) and an experimental module (EM), the latter provided with an evaporative pond. A subsequent configuration of the system which cancels out the evaporative function of the system and that is solely based on the increase of thermal mass, was tested in a second monitoring round. A third configuration of EM combinig evaporative cooling and the increase of termal mass was tested. Results showed a higher effectiveness of the IECS for the indoor cooling of the tested cells. The average temperature in EM was reduced in 2.5°C and the maximum temperature was reduced in 8.0°C in comparison with the CM. Results also showed a strong relation between the wet-bulb temperature depression and the internal temperature decrease achieved by the evaporative cooling strategy.