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... ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emporers. (Summary by kmerline)...

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... ancient Greece to the 19th-century papacy, are at once scholarly and accessible to the layman. This work covers the period from the beginning of the Roman Empire until Gibbon begins; from Augustus through Marcus Aurelius and the Antoinine Emporers. (Summary by kmerline)...

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...The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings (a remarka...

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...The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, fro...

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...The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, fro...

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...The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after Marcus Aurelius, fro...

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...ia Company ‘It is the strangest of all governments but it is designed for the strangest of all empires.’ Macauley, 1833 On New Years Eve 160... ... Company would influence more than 200 years of British and Indian history and found the greatest Empire the world has ever known? Historians have m... ...y little, auburn haired cousin, Helen. She will do just as well as any other woman.” ‘Not a very romantic acceptance, Uncle, which is hardly surpris... ...d. Gavin is not exactly the ardent suitor. He is merely doing his duty by marrying me. Not a very romantic proposal.’ Rosita seemed suddenly anxious... ...married again. Gavin was the son of this second marriage. Helen, herself, had firmly quelled that romantic dream of her adolescence and plunged hers... ... For Gavin’s sake, you will have to discourage him.’ Helen laughed, ‘Rosita you are an incurable romantic. The man was just being polite. But tell ... ...ther sought the protection of the British against the warring factions of the fragmenting Moghul Empire. ‘Needless to say, part of my job here as R... ...or flout her dead father’s wishes. This was an arranged marriage and she had no right to expect a romantic union. Gavin had never said he loved her.... ...ding at the entrance to the large ballroom to greet their guests. The Comtesse was dressed in the Empire style favoured by the Empress, Josephine, a...

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...As the Roman Empire receded Limmers took the seat of Limmer in Germany. They were quiet happy in their wooden castle until it was seized by the house of Hanover. Undeterred, they built longboats and sailed for England, felling tree...

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...ively by those who remained in visible communion with the See of Rome, and many Roman Catholic writers of those periods maintained that no such powe... ...rmous piece of rock fell from the height of the capitol , and carried with it a Roman standard bearer, who was on guard, at the opening of the road... ...d seems connected a lusus nature of ashtree bough, resembling the litui of the Roman augurs and the Christian pastoral staff, which still obtains a... ...s wife. The squaw was from New Spain, and once a subject of the old Montezumian empire, and probably was imbued with some of its gloomy and unfathom...

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...rowd, forced me to retreat. As I closed the door of the house I ob- served Roman soldiers. I asked to be left alone. I ate supper alone. Early in the ... .... “Work fast,” someone was constantly urging. Peter got defiant: “Let the Romans come,” he shouted. “We have a right to bury our dead.” Luke had to ... ...dst of my writing I see John’s face; I hear him. We talk about him. “The Romans are going to take you, one of these days! What can I do to look aft... ...ed; lamps and rugs, hangings VOICES FROM THE PAST 186 and x-shaped Roman chairs, cushions and inlaid boxes brightened the room. Propped on a ... ...in Jerusalem... Your faith is for the little towns and villages where the Romans have less influence or none at all... “When James was here a month ... ....wish me God’s speed. I am contributing £3,000, and it seemeth to me this Empire is reserved for Her Majesty and the Nation. I can find the gold Ki...

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...Russian leader has the same name as a former Russian tsar or prince, then a repetition of events takes place - the names Boris (Godunov) and Mikhail (Romanov) are connected with the Time of Troubles, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin mark the perestroika, its modern version. The book is addressed to those interested in history, historical, geographical and linguistic ana...

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...some of them (namely, Austria, Hungary, parts of Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia) have belonged to the Austro- Hungarian Empire, where German was the official language; - others (France, Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania and Italy) have annexed after World War I territories peopled at least in part by ethnic Germans; these were the German territor...

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...The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 121 during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, while Suetonius was Hadrian's personal secretary. On the Life of the Caesars concentrates on the acts and personalities of the Julio-Claudians...

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...ytheas, the philosopher -- Tears of sorrowing sea-birds -- Discovery of a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empire....

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... a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empir... ...ssage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empire 33-44 CHAPTER II. Visions of the past. -- Eastward and westward ... ...sesses a charm which modern annals cannot rival; there is a sun-tinted mist of romance enveloping the remote past which flatters, like a wondrous mira... ...e it upon the authority of Antonio Galvano, the Portuguese historian, that the Romans, having made themselves masters of all Europe, Northern Africa, ... ...ehring Strait, through which they sailed, and finally reached Cathay which the Roman soldiers successfully invaded. The Khan was defeated in every bat... ...ed and then destroyed, and lading their vessels with the treasure captured the Romans returned to their own country by the southern route. DESTRUCTION... ... returned to their own country by the southern route. DESTRUCTION OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. The Romans continued to rule the world and carried on an overla... ...Romans continued to wage war against the invaders, however, until 474 when the Empire passed into the hands of the fierce Norsemen. For several hundre... ...two Polos, sent two Dominicans to carry the Christian religion into the Tartan Empire. But before they had completed any considerable part of the jour...

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...so far, has been done to appeal to a single sense, and that the most exacting and jaded human faculty, a faculty developed ever since the days of the Roman Empire, until, in our own times, thanks to the efforts of the most fastidious civilization the world has yet seen, its demands are grown limitless. That faculty resides in the ?eyes of Paris.?...

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...ng and jaded human faculty, a faculty developed ever since the days of the Roman Empire, until, in our own times, thanks to the ef- forts of the most ... ... jaded human faculty, a faculty developed ever since the days of the Roman Empire, until, in our own times, thanks to the ef- forts of the most fastid... ...dark, mysterious, por- 8 Gaudissart II tentous Gaudissart advances like a romantic character out of one of Byron’s poems. If she is a city madam, the... ...hopping into an occu- pation, an amusement. She quizzes us, forsooth!” The romantic assistant came to the front. “Does madame wish for real Indian sha... ...ind is made up; I will take the shawl.’ While M. Bigorneau (indicating the romantic-looking assistant) was serving, I watched her carefully; she kept ...

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...tment in similar degrees to what might now be called medical malpractice suits. The book is organized chronologically, beginning with the fall of the Roman Empire and growth of the early Christian Church. From there, Dr. Walsh details the development of medical knowledge and practice in Arabia, to Medieval and Renaissance Europe. The reader will also discover how modern cu...

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... for Natural History) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subj...

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... for Natural History) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subj...

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... second edition filling two heavy folio volumes with a total of 2,300 pages, estimated to be twice as long as Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. This edition is much abridged from Foxe's original. This book was first published shortly after the death of Queen Mary. During Mary's reign, common people of Protestant Christian faith were publicly burned at t...