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1. Armenian Highlands

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   Linguistic Substrate Influence
   The linguistic history of the Highlands is profoundly marked by contact languages. The substrate influence upon Proto-Armenian is hypothesized to derive from a language family distinct from the surrounding Indo-European and Semitic branches. This unattested substrate language is often implicated in the unusual phonological behavior found in [classical Armenian dialec…

2. Slavery In Antiquity

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   Ancient writers frequently debated the inherent nature of the enslaved person. Aristotle's influential formulation categorized some individuals as "living tools" naturally suited for servitude due to a deficiency in the rational faculty.
   Modern scholars examining funerary inscriptions have noted a peculiar standardized epigram found exclusively on the tombs of slaves who died in state service in the [late Roman Republic](/entries/lat…