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• The transformation of the case system in African Latin as evidenced in inscriptions

  13–36

  Béla Adamik

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  Present paper intends to explore the process of the transformation of the case system as evidenced in the inscriptions of the Roman provinces Africa Proconsularis and Numidia. First the peculiarities of the transformation of the case system in African Latin in the preChristian and Christian periods will be analysed. Then the African distributional patterns of case system changes will be compared to those of other regions of the Empire selected for the survey including Spain, Gaul (including Germany), Italy, Illyricum, and the city of Rome. Finally, the results of the present analysis, especially those regarding the dialectological positioning of Roman Africa, will be compared with the results of the investigation of Gaeng 1992 regarding the later, Christian period.

• Demonios, guerreros y engaños entre el mundo antiguo y la América colonial

  163–177.

  Paolo Taviani

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  When Christopher Columbus arrives in the New World he is surprised to see that the natives are not familiar with weapons made of metal. Watching them touch the metal blades unaware of the risk of accidentally hurting themselves, Columbus convinces himself that Europeans could get these people to do anything. Columbus informs the Spanish monarchs of his opinion. Then, within a short period of time things change drastically in America, and in Europe images of Indios as cannibals begin to circulate. However, it seems as if there is a desire to somehow maintain that wonderful first impression. The image of the Indios fighting Europeans offers a very specific vision of this enemy. It was an image that had its roots in stereotypes of the past. But it had been reshaped into a new and original version. It was an image that did not have to hinder the expansion of European traffic and conquest.