Ancient Names for Fords

Language, 1998

4.2.5 Part for whole 4.2.5.1 The car is named after its engine: the type Advanced Six 4.2.5.2 The car is named after a part other than the engine: the type Mark IV 4.2.6 "Totum pro parte": the type Rebel Line 4.3 Metaphor 4.3.1 The car is a human being 4.3.1.1 The car is a person of distinguished rank: the type Monarch 4.3.1.2 The car is a person of unconventional lifestyle: the type Marauder 4.3.1.3 The car is a person of a certain provenance: the type New Yorker 4.3.1.4 The car is a traveling person or a person moving in a certain way: the type Sundancer 4.3.1.5 The car is a person with other characteristics 4.3.2 The car is an animal 4.3.2.1 The car is a bird: the type Eagle 4.3.2.2 The car is a carnivorous mammal: the type Cougar 4.3.2.3 The car is a horse or another hoofed mammal: the type Mustang 4.3.2.4 The car is a fish or a reptile: the type Cobra 4.3.2.5 The car is an insect or an arachnid: the type Hornet 4.3.2.6 The car is part of the body of an animal: the type Wing 4.3.3 The car is a man-made object (other than a car) 4.3.3.1 The car is another means of transport: the type Golden Rocket 4.3.3.2 The car is a weapon: the type Arrow 4.3.3.3 The car is a sign of distinction: the type Crown 4.3.3.4 The car is another man-made object 4.3.4 The car is an element or phenomenon of unanimated nature 4.3.4.1 The car is an atmospheric phenomenon or an energy: the type Thunderbolt240 4.3.4.2 The car is a kind of wind: the type Tempest

Itinera, 2021

The past few years have seen a sharp growth in archaeological studies concerning mobility and transport in antiquity. In the case of such studies pertaining to Roman society, however, Britain appears to have been frequently left out of the picture. Rather than serving merely to complement the research that has thus far been accomplished, Roman Britain’s unique and rich forms of evidence, of which this overview highlights a few, have extraordinary potential to become a focal point, as well as a source of renewed interpretation and evaluation, for future studies on the uses, capabilities, and technologies of transport in the Roman world.

2017

The primary evidence from the Roman building industry under the period of the Empire (AD14-565) demonstrates that the high level of skill held by tradesmen (all building and construction workers were male) promoted worker control over their tasks and that this control was increased because of the various layers of supervision on the building site which effectively distanced managerial control from the workers at the site. This is contrary to the deskilling hypothesis put forward by sociologists and ancient historians writing about Roman workers. It also suggests that aspects of the French Regulation School and post-Fordist theses are more applicable to the Roman world of two millennia previously than to the globalized market conditions of the 1990s and later for which they were developed. This is also contrary to the ideas of what constitutes a pre-industrial society and pre-industrial modes of production.

Emperors in Images, Architecture, and Ritual: Augustus to Faustina, Selected Papers on Ancient Art and Architecture 5, edited by Francesco de Angelis (Boston, MA: Archaeological Institute of America, 2020): 1-16, 2020

A series of coins with enigmatic images of empty chariots were minted from Augusts to Titus. Who or what did these vehicles convey? And in what context? A careful and systematic comparison of these mysterious vehicles with other quadrigae that represent a triumph yields some clear and distinct iconographical differences. The evidence suggests that these obscure, empty chariots were in fact tensae, sacred chariots that carried the symbols of the gods to the circus, employed as a synecdoche for the pompa circensis and the circus games that followed.

BAR Publications, 2023

Part II Egypt, Near East, the Balkans, the Steppes, China in the 2nd millenium BCE and later developments 5. Leather: An Integral Part of Chariots .

2013

This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-five and forty concise essays written by individual scholars within their area of specialization. The essays are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner, designed for an international audience of scholars, students, and general readers.

Henry Ford, 2021

Henry Ford

Roman Roads, 2019

Zusammenfassung: Der Fall des Marcus Dunius Paternus, eines Angehörigen der städtischen Elite in der römischen Kolonie Aventicum (Provinz Germania superior), beleuchtet exemplarisch Quellen und Forschungsstand zum römischen Straßenbau im etablierten Imperium Romanum der Kaiserzeit. Der vermögende Unternehmer bekleidete das lokale Oberamt in der nach römischem Recht verfassten Stadt und scheint nicht zuletzt aufgrund seiner eigenen ökonomischen Interessen mit privaten Mitteln den Ausbau einer via publica finanziert zu haben. Der Nutzen von Straßen auch für die Wirtschaft des Imperium Romanum wird einmal mehr demonstriert. Die Bedeutung des römischen Straßennetzes als Grundlage, Instrument und Symbol der römischen Herrschaft ist durch die Jahrhunderte der staatlichen Entwicklung zu verfolgen. Ein Überblick über die Quellenlage und den Stand der Forschung, insbesondere zu den heute bekannten über 8000 römischen Meilensteinen, ergänzen das Bild.

2024

Despite the large number of works on automobilism, the history of the development of motor transport, and related topics, the emergence and evolution of the term "automobile" has been neglected by researchers. The dating of the appearance of the word "automobile" has not been accurately established to date and is not supported by reliable sources, which leaves room for research in this area. In many profile works, dictionaries, encyclopaedias and other publications, the dating of the appearance of this term is indicated approximately or incorrectly. This uncertainty determined the purpose of this article - using original sources of its time, to find the first mention of the word "automobile", as well as to trace its evolution into the term used in its modern meaning, noting the dates of the most important stages of this process. As a result of this research we obtained such results as the dating of the first appearance of the word "automobile", the first appearance of the phrase "voiture automobile", corresponding to the modern meaning of "automotive vehicle" or just "car" in English, as well as the transformation of the adjective "automobile" into a noun and some others.

The process of naming ships began thousands of years ago and was originally based on fear and superstitions, as a safeguard from peril. Technically ship which carries a name is as seaworthy as one without a name; however, the name would reflect the ship's characteristics. The Ships' name is considered an accurate reflect of what the boat is all about. In antiquity, ships were decorated in order to be protected from evil, to impress their viewer and to supreme their beauty. Most of ancient civilizations called their ships after gods' names to honor their ships and please their gods, in addition to protect their ships during sea voyages. and to gain some protection from the elements that were always endangering sailors. The oldest surviving records are those for naval vessels. There seem to be a constant difference in naming warship and merchant vessels.