Some scholars link the central place of olive oil in Greek sports, which were performed in the nude, with the rise of bronze statuary in the sixth century B.C. "A tanned athlete, shining in the summer sun, covered with oil, would really resemble a statue of the gods," Nigel Kennell, a specialist in ancient history at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, said.
Some scholars link its design to an Armenian influence, perhaps brought to Bulgaria by craftsmen from the Caucasus.
A mighty fire wrought havoc on the city a few decades later, which scholars link to King Sennacherib's devastating campaign of 701 B.C.
Most scholars link the creation of the Georgian alphabet to the process of Christianisation of a core Georgian-speaking territory, that is, Kartli (or Iberia in Classical sources).
Scholars link its dismantling to King Hezekiah's campaign against idolatry in which 'he did what was pleasing to the Lord... [and] abolished the shrines and smashed the pillars and cut down the sacred posts.'.
Some scholars link such priority shift in funding HIV prevention to economic and scientific interests of the donors [ 62, 63].
That representation of Christ, with one hand held up in blessing and the other grasping a translucent globe, was included in an exhibition at the National Gallery in London three years ago.The scholar linking the bronzes to Michelangelo is Paul Joannides, a professor of art history at Cambridge.
Some scholars have linked social pressure to community size, advancing the notion that pressure to conform to social norms is heightened in smaller, less populous communities in which citizens interact frequently and where monitoring behavior is less onerous.
Scholars have linked Odin's relation to Huginn and Muninn to shamanic practice.
