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A History of Ancient Greece Philosophy Of HistoryBook: Part II. The Greek World.Author: Hegel, G.W.F.Date: 1857 Translation: Sibree, J., M.A.Section I. The Elements Of The Greek Spirit.Greece is [that form of] the Substantial [i.e. of Moral and IntellectualPrinciple,] which is at the same time indiv...

HADRIAN (76-138). Publius Aelius Hadrianus, called Hadrian, was Roman emperor from AD 117 until 138. He regarded his 20-year reign as a golden age of peace and prosperity, comparable to that of his great predecessor Augustus more than 100 years earlier (see Augustus). Monuments to Hadrian's reign ar...

Early India The Asian Way Of LifeIntroduction This chapter will trace the genesis and development of the two oldest continuous civilizations - the Indian and the Chinese - in order to obtain an understanding of the Asian way of life and allow comparison with the West. In addition, this chapter will...

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ETRUSCANS A History of the Etruscan people including their cities, art, society, rulers and contributions to civilization By: Robert Guisepi 2002 Historical periods Their own inscriptions, dated about 700 BC, attest the presence of the Etruscan people in Etruria; it is widely believed, however, tha...

History of the 101st Airborne Division World War Two "Rendezvous with Destiny" The 101st Airborne Division was activated August 16, 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana and placed under the command of Major General William C. Lee. At the activation ceremony, MG Lee observed, "The 101st...has no history...

While the campaign for the Philippines was still in progress, U.S. forces were making great steps in the direct advance toward their final objective, the Japanese homeland. Aerial bombardment was, of course, the prerequisite of the projected invasion of Japan--which was to begin, it was imagined, wi...

A History Christianity Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi REFORMED CHURCHES. Among Protestant Christian denominations, those that use the names Reformed, Presbyterian, and Congregational originated during the 16th century in the work of John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and others centered mainly in Switzerl...

Rise Of The Hanseatic LeagueAuthor: Denicke, H.Translation: Joseph SohnPart II.The Hansa ships were usually round-bellied, high-boarded craft with onemast, and flew the pennant of their home port. They were comparatively broadand built of heavy planks, and could easily be transformed into war vessel...

A History of Ancient Greece Draco and Solon Laws Draco, 7th century BC also spelled DRACON, Athenian lawgiver whose harsh legal code punished both trivial and serious crimes in Athens with death--hence the continued use of the word draconian to describe repressive legal measures. The six junior arch...

World Civilizations: The Origins Of Civilizations Human Life In The Era Of Hunters And Gatherers By the end of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age in 12,000 B.C., humans had evolved in physical appearance and mental capacity to roughly the same level as today. Our species, Homo sapiens, had been com...

Cosmogony and cosmology Thorkild Jacobsen: Professor of Assyriology,Harvard University, 1962-74. Author of The Sumerian Kinglist; "Mesopotamia"in The Intellectual History of Ancient Man Reprinted by Permission Though the "Eridu Genesis" may have come close to treating existence as a whole, a true co...