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Elite Romans periodically chose to limit or destroy the memory of a leading citizen who was deemed an unworthy member of the community. Sanctions against memory could lead to the removal or mutilation of portraits and public inscriptions. H… more

A NOTABLE RELIGIOUS SURVIVAL : THE PARSIS.— ANQUETIL DUPERRON.I. Among the so-called heathen religions which still claim for their own more than one half of mankind, there is none of greater interest and importance than that of the Parsis, … more

Formatted for the Kindle. Linked Contents, footnotes, and Index.Excerpt:PREFACE.Of Ammianus Marcellinus, the writer of the following History, we know very little more than what can be collected from that portion of it which remains to us. F… more

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Ammien Marcellin - Histoire de RomeTraduction de Désiré NisardCe livre numérique présente l’Histoire de Rome, par Ammien Marcellin, éditée en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d’accéder directement aux différents livre… more

Marching With Caesar-Conquest of Gaul is a first-person narrative, written in the form of a memoir as dictated to a scribe of Titus Pullus, Legionary, Optio, First Spear Centurion of Caesar’s 6th and 10th Legion. The memoir is written three… more

By exposing the perversion, repression, corruption, and injustice at the heart of Justinian’s regime, Prokopios’ The Secret History destroyed forever that emperor’s reputation as the great and benevolent ruler of a vast Byzantine state.Fait… more

” From the time Cethen Lamh Fadha and his sharp witted wife Elena see a Roman ship slam into their village dock, to the clash of arms that takes place almost two years later as a result, their life is an uprooted trail of turmoil. Led by a … more

The histories of Roman senator Cornelius Tacitus constitute the most influential examination of tyranny, political behavior and public morality from the classical age. For centuries these portraits of courageous martyrs to freedom, of paran… more

CONTENTS:How Latin Became the Language of the World The Latin of the Common People The Poetry of the Common People of Rome: Their Metrical Epitaphs Their Dedicatory and Ephemeral VersesThe Origin of the Realistic Romance Among the Romans Di… more

• Annotated with suggested further readings and in-line links to additional web content.Sure, you can get each of these volumes for free, but this is the only Kindle book with all six volumes and all footnotes.There was a problem with the T… more

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Complete. Volumes I.-VI.

Conspiracy theory as a theoretical framework has emerged only in the last twenty years; commentators are finding it a productive way to explain the actions and thoughts of individuals and societies. In this compelling exploration of Latin l… more

Why did Rome fall? Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world’s most powerful civilization, and a ‘dark age’ for its conquered peoples. Or did it? The dominant view of this period today… more

An apophthegm is a concise , truthful saying; a maxim, or aphorism. The following is an expansive collection of apophthegms by Francis Bacon, the famous English philosopher and scientist.

I spent a lot of time putting together this book from the Project Gutenberg content. I cleaned up the text and added a table of contents. I consider books like this one of the great reasons to own a Kindle. It’s a large book that you probab… more

According to Wikipedia: “Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737[1] - January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes … more

Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events in the lives of Alexander and CaesarDiscusses little known facts about both men and whether some of the legends and myths about them were true.*Includes a Table of Contents … more

Arthur Weigall’s The Life and Times of Marc Antony is a readable history of one of Rome’s most famous leaders.A table of contents is included.

Book TwoCleopatra Selene was born to a world of plenty, where all of her wishes were granted. She was a princess of an ancient and powerful family of Egypt. Her own mother was a pharaoh, what else could a girl want more than that. Her whole… more