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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Decoding Symbolic Signification in Late Antiquity: An Analysis of the Adoption of the ‘Constantinian’ Monogram in the Fourth Century
DownloadFall 2022
Less than a decade after the beginning of the Diocletianic Persecution (303 CE), the emperor Constantine changed the course of religious history when, on the eve of battle in 312 CE, he perceived a symbol in the sky. He would later attribute this divine vision as a sign of support from the God of...
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Fall 2009
The topic of this thesis is the palaestrae of Roman Africa. Although many examples of palaestrae have been found in North Africa, there has never been a study solely focused on these facilities. They have usually been considered only in the context of Roman baths and as features of bath...
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With Her Own Money: Female Benefactions, Urban Space, and Power Relationships in Ancient Rome
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While it is generally accepted that monumental public buildings in the ancient world communicated the power and wealth of their benefactors, whether and how this equation worked when the person funding the construction was female is a matter of current debate. Studies of this phenomenon have...