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THE race of Leo the Isaurian, which in no inglorious fashion had filled the whole of the eighth and ninth centuries with its iconoclastic struggles, social reforms, and palace intrigues, nominally died out in 867 in the person of a debauched and incapable young Emperor, Michael the Third, known as...

Clovis came to rule over a larger country than any Gaulish chief had ever done and it was a country which was worth governing. He called himself King of the Franks, but I think you had better emember him by the title which fits him best that of the First King of France. The baptism of Clovis, which...

As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn, where he won the trust of the most feared...

Arranged in topical sections, this two-volume encyclopedia will help students and general readers alike delve into the fascinating story of an empire that continues to influence the world despite having been dissolved almost 100 years ago. Detailed entries describe the people, careers, and major events...

A sweeping, richly detailed history that tells the fascinating story of how paper—the simple Chinese invention of two thousand years ago—wrapped itself around our world, humankind’s most momentous ideas imprinted on its surface.             The emergence of paper in the imperial court...

Who discovered the America? The answer to that and many other historical data will be presented in the pages of this book. This educational book is an excellent addition to your child's library of educational materials. The presentation of information is highly engaging so a child learns through experience. Make sure you grab a copy of this book today!

「對權力的熱愛最為強烈又不容共享，舉世尊榮的極致來自天下萬眾的臣服。」 雄霸一方的光輝國度，偉大不滅的盛世羅馬 看人類史上最威名遠播的西方帝國，如何走入墮落、衰亡的命運 羅馬帝國的衰亡，是人類歷史上最偉大、驚人的一幕。 這個壽命橫跨千年的龐大帝國，深遠地影響了後世。 它繁盛時的疆域廣闊無比，越過英吉利海峽西進英國，東伐敘利亞、埃及；它豐美的文化跨越國界線，以壓倒性的強勢姿態，改變了各地的飲食習慣、建築、藝術，甚至是宗教。 一個帝國的崛起、昌盛與衰亡，羅馬世界的禍福安危，除了天時與地利，皇帝的個人素質更是最為人矚目的重要影響；凱撒、奧古斯都、圖拉真、君士坦丁……這些聲明鑠金、驍勇善戰的帝王，至今仍為人津津樂道。但羅馬帝國的偉大不只在光明面，它晦暗的歷史也成為提點後世的珍貴教材；暴君圖蜜善、喀利古拉、尼祿，他們的殘虐無情、善變與揮霍，暴露了人性最原始邪惡與暴虐，與偉大君王的光輝相襯托，成為人們需時時警覺的暗影。 吉朋的《羅馬帝國衰亡史》梳理羅馬一千三百年的歷史軌跡，洋洋灑灑六大冊，精選本擷取六卷精華，凝縮成一冊，以對帝國自身和帝國對外影響最鉅的三方面為本：1....

The only great state with which the Roman empire bordered was the empire of Iran, based upon that nationality which was best known in antiquity, as it is in the present day, under the name of the Persians, consolidated politically by the old Persian royal family of the Achaemenids and its first great-king...

In this widely praised history, noted scholar James D. Tracy offers a comprehensive, lucid, and masterful exploration of early modern Europe's key turning point. Establishing a new standard for histories of the Reformation, Tracy explores the complex religious, political, and social processes that...

Marginalized by society and mistreated by her own family, Annah befriends a young man she's never seen before. Shem is captivated by Annah's courage, and he risks everything to help her gain her freedom. Trusting in the Most High, Annah marries Shem and joins her strange new family in their solitary...

AMONGST THE NUMEROUS NOMAD RACES of Central Asia there were two great tribes - the Mongols and the Turks - who in the thirteenth century overran a great part of the Muslim empire and penetrated beyond it. Hulagu Khan captured Baghdad, the seat of the renowned Abbasid Khalifate and the Mongols soon...

“Let me begin my American impressions with two impressions I had before I went to America. One was an incident and the other an idea; and when taken together they illustrate the attitude I mean. The first principle is that nobody should be ashamed of thinking a thing funny because it is foreign;...

 LIKE the Serbs, but unlike the Albanians, the Bulgarians are not autochthonous inhabitants of the Balkan country to which they have given their name. It was not till 679 that this Finnish or Tartar race, after numerous previous incursions into the Balkan provinces of the Byzantine Empire, definitely...

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