prosopography

prosopography
noun Etymology: New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon person + -graphia -graphy Date: 1929 a study that identifies and relates a group of persons or characters within a particular historical or literary context • prosopographical adjective

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  • prosopography — [präs΄ə päg′rə fē] n. the study of careers, esp. of individuals linked by family, economic, social, or political relationships prosopographical [präs΄ə pə graf′i kəl] adj. * * * pros·o·pog·ra·phy (prŏs ə pŏgʹrə fē) n. A study, often using… …   Universalium

  • prosopography — [präs΄ə päg′rə fē] n. the study of careers, esp. of individuals linked by family, economic, social, or political relationships prosopographical [präs΄ə pə graf′i kəl] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Prosopography — In historical studies, prosopography is an investigation of the common characteristics of an historical group, whose individual biographies may be largely untraceable, by means of a collective study of their lives. Prosopographical research has… …   Wikipedia

  • Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire — (общепринятое сокращение  PLRE), «Просопография Поздней Римской империи»  трехтомное издание, в котором содержатся сведения о лицах, которые жили или якобы жили в Римском мире с 260 по 641 год н. э. В предисловии издатели… …   Википедия

  • Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire — (usually abbreviated as PLRE ) is a set of three volumes collectively describing every person attested or claimed to have lived in the Roman world from AD 260 to 641. Sources cited include histories, literary texts, inscriptions, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Prosopography of the later roman empire — La Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (prosopographie de l Empire romain tardif, abrégée souvent PLRE), est un grand ensemble de trois volumes regroupant les notices biographiques de toutes les personnes ayant vécu dans le monde romain de l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Prosopography of the Byzantine World — The Prosopography of the Byzantine World is a project to create a prosopographical database of individuals named in textual sources in the Byzantine Empire and surrounding areas in the period from 642 to 1265. The project is a collaboration… …   Wikipedia

  • Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England — The Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England (PASE) is a major research project based at King s College London in the Department of History and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, and at the Department of Anglo Saxon, Norse and Celtic,… …   Wikipedia

  • Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE) — The Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England (PASE) is a research project based at King s College London in the Department of History and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, and at the Department of Anglo Saxon, Norse and Celtic, University… …   Wikipedia

  • Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England — Die Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England (PASE) ist eine Online Datenbank, die vom Department of History und Centre for Computing in the Humanities (CCH) des King s College London und dem Department of Anglo Saxon, Norse and Celtic der University …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire — The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE) ist das wichtigste prosopographische Nachschlagewerk, das sich mit der Geschichte der Spätantike befasst. Es wird von der Cambridge University Press verlegt. Bereits Theodor Mommsen hatte ein… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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